20 reasons for not taking Vitamin D debunked

1. Fear high cost
   • Vitamin D can cost as little as 40 cents/month
2. Hassle of getting it
   • Can buy on the Internet, grocery store, pharmacy
3. Think that a doctor's approval is required
   • 19 organizations agree 4,000 IU daily is OK and 6 say up to 10,000 IU daily is OK
   • 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly is often recommended 18+ sellers on Amazon recommend weekly
4. Need a Vitamin D test (fear of needles, hassle, and cost)
   • Note: Testing is rarely needed, but if you want it, an in-home test costs about $50
5. Toxicity fear
   • Incorrectly believe that >4,000 IU of Vitamin D is toxic
   • Vitamin D has lower toxicity than water, ZERO deaths from Vitamin D supplementation in 10+ years
6. Fear long-term consequences - to self, fetus, child
   • People have been taking high-dose Vitamin D for >100 years with no long-term problems
   • The only long-term consequence of taking lots of Vitamin D a huge reduction in about 200+ health problems
7. Difficulty in swallowing pills
   • Can break open a capsule and add the powder to drink/food
   • Can use liquid, spray, topical forms
8. Worry about forgetting to take a pill
   • Can just take a 50,000 IU dose 2 or 4 times a month
   • Put the capsules in a cup at the start of the month and be sure they are taken by the end of the month
   • Alternately, just add Vitamin D to food/beverage to be consumed over 2-4 weeks
9. Worry that the pill casing may be made from animals
   • Many companies, such as:1 2 make capsules that are not made from animals
10. Worry that animals might have been killed to make vitamin D
    • Some companies such as: 1 2 3 4 make the Vitamin D3 from plants, rather than from oil from sheep wool
    • Note: no animals are harmed in making ANY type of vitamin D
11. Might have to modify current drugs/supplements typically none: possible exceptions:
    • Reduce Calcium or take a Calcium made from algae, such as 1 2 3 4
    • Chemotherapy - enhances effects of some chemo drugs, so you MUST check with the doctor before taking Vitamin D
    • A few prescriptions increase in potency with Vitamin D
12. Have to know enough about Vitamin D to be able to justify supplementation to family/friends
    • Taking a single capsule (50,000 IU) once every 2 weeks can be hidden from family
13. Concerned that others you know are not taking Vitamin D
    • Lots of evidence of many others taking Vitamin D, for example, in Australia
14. Might forget to take the capsule at a particular time of day
    • Can take Vitamin D any time of the day: before, during, or after meals - but not after supper (might keep you awake)
    • However, better response if taken with the largest meal of the day
15. Unsure of how much to take
    • 4,000 IU or 5,000 IU daily or 50,000 IU twice a month is a great place to start
16. Have an adverse reaction to Vitamin D
    • Rare adverse reaction (3 in 1,000) to lots of Vitamin D is often due to lack of magnesium
    • Adverse reactions to D are far less common than reactions to gluten, lactose, peanut butter, iron etc.
    • See also Getting Vitamin D into your body for other forms, types of Vitamin D - including Sun and UV lamps
17. Unsure if Vitamin D will help, and not want to wait for months to find out
    • Take a loading dose and see results in as little as a week
    • 50,0000 IU daily for a week is a typical loading dose
18. Believe that food (still) has the right nutrients needed for health
    • Food today vs 100 years ago has 3X less Vitamin D
19. Your country does not (yet) allow sales of capsules containing >1,000 IU of Vitamin D
    • Many people buy larger doses over the Internet from other countries
    • Hint - Buy only a few bottles at a time so as to not concern the customs agents about re-sale
20. Believe that you can get enough Vitamin D from the sun if outdoors at least 10 minutes daily
    • 10 minutes is enough if you want only 400 IUs and are young, white-skinned, lying down, with few clothes on, in the summer, around noon

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