There could be something much deeper going on that’s causing your vitamin D deficiency. Check this out.
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Timestamps
0:10 Vitamin D deficiency statistics
0:16 Vitamin D deficiency causes
0:37 The Vitamin D receptor
1:20 Immune modulation
1:29 Pathogens and the vitamin D receptor
2:10 Microbes that interfere with the vitamin D receptor
2:55 What is your vitamin D deficiency coming from?
3:11 What to do
In this video, we’re going to talk about another important huge cause of a vitamin D deficiency. There are over 1 billion people on this planet that don’t have enough vitamin D.
There are many reasons for this big problem. A few causes of a vitamin D deficiency are:
• You don’t get enough sun
• You’re sitting in front of a computer screen all of the time
• It’s almost impossible to get the vitamin D you need from food
• You have insulin resistance
• You consume a lot of sugar and refined carbs
But there’s something else that’s very important going on. Vitamin D can only work if it connects to a receptor. There is something called the vitamin D receptor (VDR). A few vitamin D benefits are that it helps regulate calcium and supports bone health. But, that’s only a small part of what it does.
The vitamin D receptor is responsible for 229 genes. So, this receptor has the ability to create a lot of different effects. A really big function of vitamin D is immune modulation. This means that it can control your immune system to a great extent.
One of the primary strategies used by pathogens is called “successive infection,” which means it slows down the immune system by interfering with the vitamin D receptor.
Some microbes that interfere with the vitamin D receptor:
• TB
• Lyme (Borrelia burgdorferi)
• Syphilis
• Leprosy
• EBV
• HIV
So, could your vitamin D deficiency be caused by a microbe shutting down the receptor, or could you have a vitamin D deficiency allowing these microbes to invade? If you have an infection, you may want to take vitamin D.
Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, 53 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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Could this be the hidden cause of your vitamin D deficiency?
