About this episode

Dr. Gundry discusses the importance of vitamin D, its role as a hormone, and the misconceptions surrounding its dosage and effects on health.

I once had a patient tell me, "You don't know much about vitamin D, do you?"  He had a point, not because I hadn't studied it, but because so much of what we're taught about vitamin D simply hasn't caught up to the research. My patient’s question  led me down a path of research that changed how I treat every patient who walks through my door. In this episode, I break down Why vitamin D isn't a vitamin at all but a hormone quietly running the show for your gut and immune system Why the "toxic" dose you've been warned about is a myth that's kept millions of people needlessly deficient Why this one hormone might be the closest thing we have to a longevity switch. Plus, learn the exact number I push my own patients' levels to, and why your doctor's idea of "normal" is probably way too low. For full show notes and transcript: drgundry.com/how-much-vitamin-d-should-i-take On this episode, you’ll learn:   Why vitamin D isn't actually a vitamin (01:11) How nearly 80% of new patients turn out to be vitamin D deficient (you probably are too!) (01:31) What vitamin D has to do with the diversity of your gut microbiome (02:18) What a major university research group…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Gundry

Topics covered

• vitamin D
• gut health
• immune system
• longevity
• nutrition

Keywords

• vitamin D
• gut microbiome
• deficiency
• longevity switch
• hormone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: major university research group, drgundry.com

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