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Jim Stephenson on Vitamin D Deficiency: Deconstructing the Deception & Stop Fearing the Sun

Jim Stephenson on Vitamin D Deficiency: Deconstructing the Deception & Stop Fearing the Sun
Feb 13, 2023 · 1h 5m 9s

Episode Highlights With Jim - Is Vitamin D harmful? - Most of the work done on Vitamin D has been associative data - The difference between D3 (intermediate molecule) vs...

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Episode Highlights With Jim
  • Is Vitamin D harmful?
  • Most of the work done on Vitamin D has been associative data
  • The difference between D3 (intermediate molecule) vs storage form vs active form
  • Different forms of Vitamin D we can test for and why these aren’t always accurate
  • Is there actually accurate testing for Vitamin D?
  • How to actually test the active form of Vitamin D in the body
  • Why he doesn't recommend taking an isolated pill of vitamin D
  • The reason he says you don’t actually need vitamin K to absorb Vitamin D
  • Genetic components of Vitamin D receptors and use
  • Many genetic mutations are meant to be an advantage 
  • Why you aren’t going to get over 60 on a vitamin D test naturally
  • One snip that is important for vitamin D
  • Misconceptions about Vitamin D during pregnancy
  • The difference between getting Vitamin D as a supplement vs making it from sun exposure
  • We make a sulfated form of D3 from sun exposure
  • 7-Dehydrocholesterol from the sun (not present in supplements)
  • Why the most important molecule from sun exposure can’t be obtained from a supplement
  • How PUFA molecules interact with the sun equation and his take on PUFAS
  • How viruses like Epstein-barr can interfere with the vitamin D process in the body
  • What to do if you’ve taken a lot of oral Vitamin D and think it might have caused an issue
  • How vitamin K can actually be helpful and why magnesium is important too
  • Can sun exposure actually help avoid cancer
  • The problems with sunscreen
  • What to know for healthy sun exposure and what it means when we look pink for a few minutes after sun exposure
  • The importance of not wearing sunglasses in the sun because it makes your more likely to burn
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