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MYTH: WE NEED VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS IN WINTER!

People new to a proper human diet are frequently asking about Vitamin D, especially at this time of year. TLDR; all we need is food & sun! 🧀 🍳 🐟 🌞

Anyone who tells you different is selling you something. (Even the linked article, but I like it because it is mostly emphasizes natural sunlight, whole animal foods and it is well sourced.)

Natural Vitamin D Sources:
- Sunlight exposure
- Cod Liver (the oil is just OK, the actual livers are better!)
- Fatty Fish (wild salmon, sardines, mackerel, cod)
- Eggs
- Cheese

“…only vitamin D from food, such as cod liver oil, egg yolks, animal fats like lard, organ meats, fish eggs and shellfish,… is balanced by its cofactors vitamin A and K2. Vitamin D taken on its own can rapidly deplete vitamins A and K2 stores. Taking large doses of vitamin D can also induce severe depletion of magnesium, as magnesium is essential to the metabolism of vitamin D. [1] Vitamin D enhances mineral absorption and can lead to hypercalcemia (dangerously high levels of calcium in the blood), and higher levels of vitamin D also have been linked to enhanced absorption of toxic elements such as aluminum, cadmium, cobalt and lead. [2]”

Got Vitamin D? We recommend sun exposure and food as your sources.