What Are Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms? | Dr. Josh Axe
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In this video, I’m going to talk about the benefits of vitamin D as well as symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. In certain studies, Americans have been found to be the #1 population in vitamin D deficiency.
Some of the main symptoms of vitamin D deficiency are a weakened immune system, candida or bacterial overgrowth, emotional ups and downs, hormone imbalance, trouble putting on muscle or losing weight, weakened bones or teeth, cancer, heart disease, or diabetes. Vitamin D supports having a healthy immune response, digestive health, hormone balance, and more.
The biggest causes of vitamin D deficiency are not getting enough sunlight, certain chemicals from plastic bottles (BPA), and toxicity. Try to get outside every day for about 20-30 minutes of natural sunlight.
Certain foods that are sources of vitamin D are wild caught fish, raw fermented milk, mushrooms, and eggs. However, there are small amounts in the food you eat.
For a good supplement, I would recommend a high-quality vitamin D supplement. You don’t want to take vitamin D2, but you do want to take vitamin D3. For supplementation, take about 2000-5000 IUs a day. However, if you have a severe deficiency, then for 1-2 months, you may take 5000 IUs twice daily. Lastly, you want to take your vitamin D3 with some form of fat like coconut oil or avocado to help absorption in your body.
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Taking vitamin D supplements cured my depression. 🙏🏾
What brand did you take and how much?
@@dianelindenberger6941 Dr Bergs work
Which brand?
Woah! That is awesome. 🙏👍
How much did you take IU?
This is the truth. I am an African man and I live in the States. I was having all sorts of health problems and tried everything. All the scans and nothing worked. Then a friend of mine said to go do a test for vitamin D deficiency. Found out i was so low beyond critical. Got on vitamin D3 supplement and all my ailments went away.
Half of African Americans in the U.S are low on vitamin D, hope you spread the word 👍🏽
wow! ,,i am into vitamin d now because i am trying to avoid the dentist ,anyway i haven't taken a vitamin d supplement in ages ,,,yesterday i emptied a 50,000 iu capsule in my mouth ans swallowed,,,and my next bowel movement was a perfect one piece and my pee was a beautiful yellow,, as far as i know the way your bowel movement looks is a fantastic gauge on how healthy you are,,i haven't had a perfect bowel movement in quite a while
Bro can u please tell after hown many days or weaks u recovered completely after using vit D suplmnts?
Ayaz Ahmad it takes a few months or two months.
@@TheGlowingOnee u were having pains...like in legs ...hips...?
I have been suffering for 5 years! My doctor told me I was just fat and that I needed to lose weight but I could barely moved I had pain everywhere in my body, dizzy spells, nausea, fatigue, headache, and brain fog. I became depressed and even suicidal. Yesterday I found out that my vitamin d levels are at an 8. I have been so sick! I will start taking vitamin d and I pray I will get my health back.
Oh wow that's not the nicest thing for your doc to say!! It is key to figure out why you are vitamin D deficiency the root cause !
Have you had any success?
Notes:
-get at least 20-30 min of sunlight(for me I will try to get at least of 1hr midday in winter)
-eat wild salmon
-take 2,000ius-5,000ius(I will be taking 5,000ius)
-take it with fat(fish oil, avocado, eggs) so that it absorbs properrly
I've been taking vitaminD 3days!!! I'm not sure but my anxiety is little bit gone away👀Perhaps it was caused by hormone balance. I do continue taking for a while!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make the world better place for everyone by good health so on. I really appreciate it. Good on you. Keep up the good work.
hi Dr.Axe , thanks a million for the incredible videos. They are very informative and everything is explained in a detailed yet a simplified manner..keep up with the gr8 job..waiting for more such videos.☺
Love Dr. Axe.....straight talk and lots of knowledge along with helpful tips.
when I was in the uk where the sun doesnt come up, I was suffering from it.
The minute I moved away, I got cured!
Nothing can replace sunlight.
Yes yes again YES.
No sun in UK . Are you thick
meld beach no sun in the U.K.? Muppet
Well it's 26deg at the moment and only 7am .. quite hot enough thanks
It's almost dark today in Yorkshire England 4/8/20.
Great information! As a teen, my teeth enamel eroded and my bones were very weak to the point where dentists asked if I was bulimic. I also constantly felt freezing cold due to vitamin D deficiency. After prescribed high dosages of Vitamin D and going out in the sun for 45 minutes a day (even with sunscreen), these symptoms have greatly diminished. Also, I am not sure if there is sufficient research to back this up, but taking TURMERIC (curcumin) with many of my vitamins has greatly helped my health. Most times, nature is the nurture!
That's great, Doctor Axe! May God bless you always for every good you have done! Hugs from Brazil!
Amen!
Thank you Doctor. You explained everything so nicely. I've been told that I'm deficient of vit. D and this may be why I've been feeling so bad and tired . I bought some yesterday.
Great information. Seattlelites NEED to see this and believe more on those symptoms. Doctors NEED to see and medicate less and pay more attention to this deficiency. Thank you for posting💕
I was so sick from my vitamin D deficiency that my doctor did all this blood work and we couldn't figure out what it was.. Finally my doctor called a psychologist (they thought I was depressed but I know my own body and I wasn't) and thankfully he recommended that we test my vitamin D.. Thank god he did because it was less than half of what it was supposed to be. I'm finally back up to a healthy level but my doctor still recommended that I continue taking 5,000 units a day because I'm no where near to much.
Get your vitamin D checked!
Hi, what kind of symptom were you having btw. As I have vitamin D deficiency. And have metal problem.. I e anxiety, stress, panic, fear etc. Just wondering if that can be the cause. That's all my blood work showed, was vitamin D deficiency. Thanks.
yes! I am on medication for my mental illness and i have been very stable for the past two years.. i defintly felt a change in mu body when i started taking vitamin D. I was ALWAYS tired. Ive never been so tired in my life. i felt like flu like sick all the time.. It felt like my body was just slowing down more and more everyday. When i started taking the vitamin i got energy and i also didnt get sick after i ate. I think it can be diferent for other people
+FlyingMonkies325 hi hon
Try testing for polycystic ovarian syndrome and also check your prolactin levels and don't forget your vitamins D test.
Good luck !!
I have polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS and also a prolactinoma (3mm pituitary tumour)
+Enkey Winter thank you! I just had to have an ultra sound due to pain on my sides. Is that how it is checked? It
Came back normal
+cspace6257 dang that's crazy. They thought at first I had mono. So I was tested for everything possible but the vitamin d
Dr. Axe
Thank you for taking the time to up load these videos, they are very informative.
What brand of vitamins do you recommend?
I just turned 30 last week and went in for my yearly check up and my blood results showed my vitamin D level at 13. I live in Ohio so it's not uncommon apparently but this explains the depressed, no sex drive I've been experiencing. I'm excited to get my levels to normal range.
What is a normal range and for what ages male & female.
You should watch Dr. Berg videos on vitamin D3, you should take it with K2 so the calcium gets put in the right places like your bones and teeth. 13 is so low! You will be shocked by the amount of IUs Dr. Berg recommends!
Did you get your D fixed, and did it help your depression and sex drive?
I lived in mediterrenean my whole life, Greece Turkey Israel Lebanon. Moved to Sweden, no sun, always dark... Shitty and for two years studied indoors, got really sick, felt much better back in Greece again. Sun. Is. Life. 🙌
Thank you sir for the awesome tip. keep them coming to save people.
Thanks for clarifying. Buying vitamins can be confusing with all the various choices. You know you need them...but often times I'm in the aisle like "Hun?" Thanks Dr. Axe!
I love this guy, am learning so much. Am glad to live in a era of youtube knowledge, there's a bright side to the Internet
Glad to know that there are Poeple in this world like u
Paul Tremblay Do you know how dumb you sound right now?
yeah,,most youtube doctors are boring he is actually interasting
True
@@VilinaRai You do know he's not an actual medical doctor?
I don't know if you have already done so, but if not, could you please do a video for Vegetarians regarding the vitamin supplements we need and how to know for sure what we need and the best ways to take them? I've been a vegetarian for almost twenty years and only in the last two years or so I have had some major deficiency issues. I had found a Dr. Who recognized the deficiencies and gave me B12 shots as well as supplements for my vitamin D and Anemia issues, but she retired after her third child and I haven't found another Dr like her that really listens to me and addresses my Vegetarian diet. Any suggestions or if you could do a video on the vegetarian diet and our supplemental needs would be greatly appreciated!
Dr. Josh Axe,
First of all thank you for making such an informative video,
secondly please give some names of supplements that are good according to you,
thanks,,,,
by the way nice shirt, I like it :)
My immune system is extremely strong. I went for my annual physical is when I was informed that I was Vitamin D3 deficient, I had know idea no symptoms that I was aware of.
Love your channel. Always learning. Very helpful and informative.
This helped me so much. I had some health issues and out of bloodtests came i have vit d deficiency. Hopefully it will be okay
Stuck in a building with no windows for 8-10 hours a day. few hours of sunlight... sounds healthy!
I love all the information you give and I have been watching your video every day thank you
Appreciate all your very helpful information Dr. Axe.
Someone I know was diagnosed with low Vit D, Doctor prescribed 400ui tablets… didn’t really change much. Moved onto 4000ui and the improvement was immense
I agree! The average recommendations are too low, it was not until I swithced to 5000 iu (with oils) I saw drastic improvement. You want your levels to be in the higher and not lower range of normal, for sure.
@@naominaomi6508 The RDA of 400 is likely if someone isnt already deficient just to maintain a proper amount. Its definitely not for those who have a deficiency. Also "normal" is a score of 30 or higher from a regular doctor. Endocrinologists want you to be inbetween 40 and 60.
@@moderaterevolution504 I used to be around 8 ng, and was treated with very high dosage from endocrinolog. I got my levels up to 50 ng, and then was treated with calcium for several months. Too many doctors forget this important factor, that with a deficiency, we are automatically deficient in calcium. Body must have sufficient amounts of vitamin d for calcium to be absorbed. No doctor has ever told me this, only the endicronlogist.
Unfortunetely my levels dropped back to low levels over the years, and I had docs telling me my levels were fine (20 ng, considered to be just within normal range for many docs where I live).
We also have to fight getting docs to take tests as the "test is too expensive". We are adviced to take supplements; 10 - 20 mcg. It is ridiculous.
I think if a person is naturally higher in vitamin d, can absorb it well from sunlight and has access to sun big parts of the year, 400 IU could be just fine. But that is not the case for many.
@@naominaomi6508
What oils?
@@allwillberevealed777 Oils that are added to the supplement, preferably organic olive oil. Or just take them with some fats, so it absorbs easier.
Could not figure out why I was so ill one winter. Vitamin D level was 7. Sure did not take long to start feeling better after that was corrected. Mentally and physically I was a wreck. Watch this carefully it’s no joke.
How much the dosage u taked?
Is 20 low? I’ve been feeling terrible and doctor said it was normal?
How long did it take you to feel better
Thank you Doc for all the help and tips!
Timothy McL.
Who would gives this info thumbs down? People are so insane. Thank you for the free info
Hehe, probably people with a vitamin D deficiency.
Thank you Dr. Axe, very informative! I was sick as a dog for more than a month, my doc assumed it's pollen allergy but it turned out I'm very Vitamin D defficent (mark 18 from 100). Never thought "just a vitamin" can be so important.
Vitamin D is actually a hormone. It uses calcium to activate D3 in the body which will be used for hundreds of functions in the body. Ask the doctor to take a calcium deficiency test as well.
Great presentation, and thank you for the post!
Enjoyed ..not really but it is the most clear..no nonsense ..thorough..effective in helping deliver the key info to apply .Thank you for this awesome video.G-D BLESS YOU.
Thank you for sharing this information I know you helped a lot of people I really enjoyed your video 👍 👍
I have been experiencing a lot of the symptoms you listed. I found out today that my vitamin D level is at an 11. I was prescribed a pill to take weekly for 12 weeks. I had no idea vitamin D is so important! Thanks for your video.
Georgianna Warren very very important... keep taking it your whole life please ...i live in Belgium im white and my level was 0 and wanted to kill myself, smoking doest help it either
You shouldn't take a "weekly" dose of Vitamin D3, you're far better off taking a daily dose of 10,000IU per day. Mega doses on a weekly basis don't do very much. You should also take it with Vitamin K2, around 180mcg for every 5,000IU of Vitamin D3.
Were you healed and back to feeling better? Did you get your Vitamin D checked again and did it elevate? If so what was it?
@@MattSamson83 they may have been prescribed 50,000 units, which you cant buy over the counter. I was prescribed that amount to take once a week as well...because my vitamin d level was at a 10, when the minimum for people is supposed to be at 30. So a tad low lol
@@stephl.5334my vitamin level also 10 I have middle back pain and hand pain what symptoms do u have .and how long it takes to recover
Your video was very helpful for me, thanks alot!!
Your video has been very informative many thanks Dr Josh Axe.
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I agree with the mental health symptom. I recently started taking H&B 25um and my mental has been improved dramatically. I haven't felt like this for a long time. I might not need medication for my anxiety and mild depression soon! Thanks Dr Axe.
Thank you for this great info.
One more Great Video Dr. Axe. Thank You.. God Bless You.
Thanks for the advice, really helpful and information
I like how you make the most important review of each theme.
Dr. Axe, I appreciate all of your help and the information you give has really been life changing for me. I have one request though...when you talk about things like getting in the sun to increase the amount of Vitamin D in our system, would you please include the fact that it may take longer than 20 to 30 minutes for people of color to absorb the needed amount of sunlight and helpful suggestions for us too. Thanks a lot.
That certainly can be a challenge and therfore even more important to keep a check on your levels and supplement accordingly with d3 and k2 ..even though I am light skinned I have a hard time keeping my d levels up to par so I have to supplement 10k iu s daily with k2 ..It's a struggle 🙃
Great advice. I have learned a lot. Thanks Dr Axe.
You are the best doctor i have seen..thank you very much your marvellous informations.
Very informative! Thanks.
I love this doc. So great!
Dr axe is really comforting.
Thanks so much! You are a very big help. ♥️🙏🏽
I love listening to this guy, so much knowledge. Thanks so Much Dr Axe.
It's why we love being out side. We feel good doing out side activities!
Dr. Axe , thank for your talk. Before I am very scared of sunlight. Now I also have vitamin D because I was lack of sunlight because of my bones. Good advise.
Thank you very much for the great information.
Useful thanks Dr.
Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 both convert to the same active form. The difference is that D2 breaks down quickly in the system whereas D3 remains very much longer. But your advice on the dosage of Vtramin D is absolutely correct, unlike some other CZcams doctors. Also note that a function of Vit D is to convert calcium into strengthening bones. But in the elderly it deposits calcium on blood vessel linings. To correct this and have the calcium go toward bone strength, Vitamin K2 will correct the problem.
I take 10,000IU of Vitamin D3 and 360mcg of Vitamin K2 per day.
@@MattSamson83 Hi Matt. You need to be careful with high doses, as if high enough, there may be a risk of causing problems. I know directly that 10,000 IU of D3 is safe (although unnecessary, unless you have an extraordinary demand on D3 in your system). I can't advise if there are potential issues with your D2 dose, but it's probably OK. Remember, I'm not a doctor, but have the formal training to give intelligent, informed and unbiased comments. You should consider that while taking doses higher than the commonly recommended ones (which are usually minimum recommended dosage) there is both no point in taking too much over the most effective dose, because it's a wasted effort as you are gaining no extra benefit, and also the unused extra quantity may possibly head you toward unwanted peripheral issues. The problem is, with many vitamins, there can be disagreement over minimum effective dose/most useful and effective dose/maximum safe dose i.e., the level above which unwanted/potentially harmful side effects may occur. So, while I think you are OK, ir's unlikely you need that much of either, and tread warily with high doses. As with many things, you approach a point where "more ain't necessarily better".
@@MattSamson83 If you are taking that amount you should get tested at least twice a year to make sure you arent overdoing it. You can have too much vitamin D.
Hi Dr. Axe! Thanks so much for this video. I just found out I am deficient. Is there a particular brand of supplement you recommend?
great video good to see a DR like you.
Great info, as always! Can you also address Vitamin A and K (or any other) requirements needed for optimal Vitamin D absorption?
Magnesium 100%
Yes you have a point there..I have since started supplementing with cod liver oil which has d3 vitamin a and Omegas . I also still take my d3 and k2 and mag though but I am feeling. Some better and hoping my eyesight improves ...
Thank you so much, Dr. Josh! I learned a lot :-)
Thank you so much Dr. Axe, I follow your advice always.
Thank you so much doctor, you become my favorite doctor keep it up dear👍
This helped so much in my nutrition project on vitamin D lol
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excellent video thank you
Thanks Dr.Axe!!! I needed this information!!!!
Excellent presentation!
Thank you for making this, my doctor said to look into Vitamin D deficiency. I'm an indoor person so I don't get enough sunlight at all. I'm very pale 😅
It’s very ok to be pale (I am, too), but try to eat a balanced, healthy diet and go and walk for exercise. I’m 70, and with COVID conditions, I have been walking as much as I can, I now feel the better than at any younger time in my life. I live in the north and don’t get much sunshine, and do take 2000 units vit D3.
Do you have any information on the correlation between Vitamin D and Sarcoidosis? My mom has Sarcoidosis and it came on twice when starting a vitamin D regiment. Any ideas?
Please, which brands are high quality supplements of vitamin D? Thank you 🙏
Thanks for the great info Dr.
Most informative video on vitamin D deficiency I've ever seen. Thanks
I’m Here in 2020 Thanks for the info
I'm here in 2030 bro
thank you, that was very useful and precise!
Thanks for the information that is so easy to understand
Hey Dr Axe thanks for the info. Can I take vitamin d3 with flaxseed oil omega 3 as my heathy fat?
DaYum Dr. Josh! That's a BEAUTIFUL shirt you're wearing!
I didn't notice his shirt.
Helpful and concise. Great video.
Thank you for this video My Dr. said my vitamin D was low but didn’t explain to me how to correct it! This video has helped me a lot!
My teeth were sensitive to sugar and foods and I thought I just needed a dentist but since taking the vitamin they’re not sensitive anymore
Mee too
@@ebisc966 me tree
Omg me too! I have an infection under the tooth root that the dentist said the body has to heal on its own bec it's already been treated properly but still doesn't heal completely... I hope upping my vit d3 level can help heal it🙏
@@leogirl8927 Were you taking vitamin K2 along with vitamin D3?
Have a water filter, drink from non plastic cup or glass always. Take a good supplement. I take Source of life, vitamins from fruits and vegetables with meals. Buy organic food. Take sunlight for 20 minutes at day. Get a goodnight sleep , if you can't ,try lavender oil on a diffuser before going to bed. Have a positive actitud.
Glass????
Perfect summary Maxula
Me 2
There are glass water bottles with a rubber case around it. They are sold everywhere. (Target, Walmart, the internet...) The cases come in a variety of colors.
I got rid of all my plastic food containers. I’m doing like my grandma did and using canning jars, and my glass cookware sets with lids. It’s made a world of difference.
If I have to take food to an event I just get the cheep foil ones at the store. Cook my food in it and take it to the event. I come home empty handed because I don’t need my dish back.
Thanks for the video, I needed that info.
Wow! I really needed this!
Wow - professional advise and NOT trying to sell something THANK YOU ! I am doing exactly as you say, that was 'right on the 'mark' of my own doctor . I have been getting hair loss / bald spots due to very low vitamin D (hormone) deficiency, as well . Essential oil massages with Peppermint oil and almond oil , is working wonders . I also lay on my stomach across the bed with my head hanging over , letting oxygen rich blood go straight to my scalp . Simple solutions to a deficiency that can be extremely harmful .
Love Dr. Axe, sorry I usually forget to comment or thumbs up. I taught electronics and I like your clear message filled with appropriate information.
Wonderful work Dr. Axe
Thank you so much for the information
I go out in the sun every day shirtless.
Also, if you are having hair shedding (not male pattern baldness), you may be Vitamin D deficient and going out in the sun can stop it fairly fast.
Travis Kraft...I went out shirtless and now I need bail money. Help.
It’s freezing out side... and shirtless could get me in to trouble...
Travis Kraft you need minerals like selenium
make sure to wear sunscreen (all recent evidence shows it barely affects vitamin D production) but yeah definately get some sun
Well, I live in Arizona and I'm still vitamin D deficient lol
I felt ver weak....hard to get up even....done so many tests....only vitamin D was critically low in my sys.
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took vitamin D and back to health .....
How long did it take you to recover? Weeks? Months?
How much level u had
Thanks again for another awesome video 👍🏼
I miss ☀️ , I’m going back to Africa, this British winter weather is depressing, I was depressed for no reason, I had to hustle this video. Cheers.
No Sun In Michigan!
I just doubled up on my D3.
My vitamin D level is at 10. Have been experiencing low energy and frequent colds since I can remember. At least now I know
That's extremely low
Great helpful information!!
Thank you Dr,I appreciate your advice, very helpful
Get this. Been dealing with SIBO for 3 months. Started taking vitamin D and next thing you know the bacteria issue is gone in 2 days.
People with SIBO, take vitamin D!
Christian Thames what was s SIBO
Christian Thames ~ Christian can you plz explain what that is? Thanks
@@Mia-wh9gd SIBO is an acronym for "small intestine bacterial overgrowth"
It's when the bacteria that should be in your lower intestines and bowels climb up into your small intestine. Causes all sorts of issues and irritation
this is super true! i had gastritis, gerd, ibs, hiatal hernia, and heartburn. vitamin d got rid of everything except the hernia!
I appreciate the info but what Dr. Axe didn't mention is that if you're Black you're going to need up to 2 hours of sunlight.
And I'm darker from being out in the sun so yeah I have to spend more time out there
science is racist
Thanks for the great information. I didnt know about taking it with a fat source!
You’re the Best Doc...Thanks!
I have been taking prescription Vitamin D for two months now every week. I can't tell the difference