DrV's 3-minute Video Review of J Steroid Biochem Molecular Biol 2020 Aug (Castillo et al)
We’ve had at least 2 good studies from Spain which used the 25ohD form of vitaminD and both of which showed impressive benefit and complete safety far superior to other medical treatments including Vx
SUMMARY: Vitamin D against severe COVID
First-day loading dose: equivalent to 68,096 IU vD3
Average daily dose: equivalent to 12,160 IU/day vD3
Effects: 1) greater survival among Covid patients, 2) less need for ICU treatment, 3) amazing financial savings, 4) perfect safety, 5) low cost, 6) readily available
Video: 3-minute summary
Publication: J Steroid Biochem Molecular Biol 2020 Aug
Population: 76 Cv19 pts Spain (typical 25ohD <15ng/ml)
Action: oral 25ohD oddly administered 266 mcg d1x2,d3,d7 (dose#4),d14 (dose#5); my math on this:
First-day loading dose equivalent to 68,096 IU vD3: 532mcg is approx (by 40x)=21280 IU of 25ohD with biological equivalence (by 3.2x)= loading dose 68,096 IU vD3, which is perfectly aligned with 60,000 IU used in Postgraduate Medicine Journal 2020 Nov (Rastogi et al)
Average daily dose equivalent to 12,160 IU/day vD3: 266mcg x40conversiontoIU x3.2biologicalEQ x5doses /14days = 12,160 IU/day [biol.equiv.] D3, with slight loading
Effects: 1) greater survival among Covid patients, 2) less need for ICU treatment, 3) amazing financial savings, 4) perfect safety, 5) low cost, 6) readily available
Summation: excellent initial data
DrV: From this point forward, the international medical and political “communities” could have reasonably started using vitamin D treatment preventively and therapeutically rather than do nothing, wait for a crisis, then use emergency care with high cost and high mortality
Orientation: Remember, we’ve had at least 2 good studies from Spain, both of which used the 25ohD form of vitamin D and both of which showed impressive benefit and complete safety far superior to other medical treatments including vaccines
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Dr Alex Kennerly Vasquez (introduction; brief Bio-CV) writes and teaches for an international audience on various topics ranging from leadership to nutrition to functional inflammology. Major books include Inflammation Mastery, 4th Edition (full-color printing, 1182 pages, equivalent to 25 typical books [averaging 60,000 words each]), which was also published in two separate volumes as Textbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine (Volume 1: Chapters 1-4; Volume 2: Chapter 5—Clinical Protocols for Diabetes, Hypertension, Migraine, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Vasculitis, Dermatomyositis and most other major inflammatory/autoimmune disorders); several sections have been excerpted including Antiviral Strategies and Immune Nutrition (ISBN 1502894890) (aka, Antiviral Nutrition [available as PDF download] and Brain Inflammation in Chronic Pain, Migraine, and Fibromyalgia. Dr Vasquez’s books are available internationally via bookstores such as BookDepository, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, ThriftBooks, AbeBooks, BetterWorldBooks, WaterStonesBooks and his new Telegram channel is https://t.me/DrAlexVasquez.
