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“Satchin's work deals specifically with the timing of food and its relationship with our biological clocks, which are governed by a circadian rhythm. "Mice that ate within a 12-hour time period had 70% less fat and 28% less total body mass.".”

“Vitamin D activates the innate immune system, which elicits an early antiviral response. The vitamin binds to receptors on neutrophils, macrophages, and natural killer cells and stimulates them to produce microbial peptides that have antiviral activity.”

“Three COSMOS cognitive substudies found small improvements in global cognition and episodic memory among older adults who received a standard multivitamin. Vitamin D supplementation can help correct low vitamin D status, which is influenced by sun exposure, skin pigmentation, season, latitude, and other factors.”

“Participants that were given vitamin B supplements for 4 weeks before exposure to concentrated air pollution for 2 hours reversed the bad effects on the heart rate by 150% and total white blood count by 139%.”

“The finding adds to evidence that adequate micronutrient intake may support cognitive resilience with age. Dr. Patrick also discusses vitamin D, omega-3s, ubiquinol, and sulforaphane in the context of her father's Parkinson's disease, medication use, and her mother's experience.”

“Women age 51 and older generally need about 1,200 milligrams of total calcium per day, preferably with food supplying most of it, while measured vitamin D deficiency should be corrected in an individualized plan.”

In this clip, Dr. Roger Seheult and Dr. Rhonda Patrick discuss how to assess vitamin D requirements and its toxicity potential.

“In addition it can be hard to keep track of the nutrient content of the food one eats. For these reasons, Bruce says that taking a “multivitamin and mineral is a good insurance.” However he also qualifies the statement by saying that too much vitamins or minerals can be a bad thing too.”

“Vitamin D deficiency — easily corrected — compromises immune function, cognition, and longevity. Nearly half of Americans don't get enough magnesium — impairing DNA repair and increasing the risk of cancer. We are not solving these problems—we are medicating them.”

“A growing number of studies have demonstrated the importance of vitamin D in regulating the immune system and controlling COVID-19 disease severity. Authors of a new study found that vitamin D supplementation shortened SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitamin D-deficient people.”