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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