Vitamin d3 bloods

[elastica]

I recently read that d3 can cause cardiovascular abnormalities and is harmful to storage organs such as the liver. Remember it is fat soluble. Any idea how this can be rectified? Funny thing is d3 is not even a vitamin, it's a sex hormone

Vitamin D3 has a number of cofactors that should accompany it. Vitamin K2, directs calcium to be deposited into bones instead of soft tissues and blood vessels (D3 linked to cardiovascular issues is more an issue of inadequate K2 rather than high D3).

Also included should be chelated magnesium (best to spread doses out over the day) and fish oil.

Vitmain A (fat soluble form) provides balance to vitamin D, if you are worried about toxicity. Cod liver oil can be a great whole food source of vitamin D, since it contains a ratio of both D3/A.

5000 iu's is considered to be a maintenance dose for most people. Re the side effects of heart palps, anxiety, etc., some do much better with a dry form of D3 instead of oil based. Supplementing with D2 instead of D3 can also cause these types of side effects.

[mike198]

Vitamin D3 has a number of cofactors that should accompany it. Vitamin K2, directs calcium to be deposited into bones instead of soft tissues and blood vessels (D3 linked to cardiovascular issues is more an issue of inadequate K2 rather than high D3). Also included should be chelated magnesium (best to spread doses out over the day) and fish oil. Vitmain A (fat soluble form) provides balance to vitamin D, if you are worried about toxicity. Cod liver oil can be a great whole food source of vitamin D, since it contains a ratio of both D3/A. 5000 iu's is considered to be a maintenance dose for most people. Re the side effects of heart palps, anxiety, etc., some do much better with a dry form of D3 instead of oil based. Supplementing with D2 instead of D3 can also cause these types of side effects.

Trust me man, I researched the hell out of this. I took K, A, magnesium. I was taking d3, not d2. No matter what I did I felt pretty shitty and could feel that cardiovascular side effects were occurring. I would get winded and a rapid heart beat when doing deadlifts and squats with weights that I could typically smoke.

I honestly felt like my electrolytes were out of whack

I've heard about cod liver oil. Perhaps I could give that a shot

I'd love to be able to use it again since it took my TT up to 636. Which is pretty good for 35 years old.

Fun fact: cholecalciferol (aka D3) is actually the main ingredient in rat poison