Thread by @Outdoctrination

Vitamin D is one of the most important factors for your mental and cognitive health.

Here's why you NEED to stay on top of it this winter (🧵1/10):

A recent massive study showed low vitamin D levels increase depression risk by ~60%.

Vitamin D improves depression.

50,000 IU vitamin D weekly in people who were not "deficient" significantly improved their depressive scores after 3 months.

Even in people with extreme depression.

If you can't get enough sun, supplementing is a no-brainer.

Vitamin D cuts suicide risk in HALF in some studies.

People taking supplements show substantially decreased suicidality.

"Supplemented black veterans and veterans with 0–19 ng/ml vitamin D serum levels were at ~64% lower risk relative to controls"

Keep it optimal this winter.

In this paper, Vitamin D completely abolished severe depression.

Low vitamin D more than doubles the risk of depression.

Everyone should know this.

Why is vitamin D so important?

For one, it grows + matures neurons (brain cells).

Vitamin D is a powerful differentiating factor for cells, allowing them to grow into their final forms.

This:

☼ Lengthens brain cells
☼ Increases cell branching
☼ Improves dopamine output

Vitamin D is also important for maintaining dopamine production.

It directly induces the expression of the dopamine producing enzyme, a neurotransmitter vital for:

• Energy
• Pleasure
• Libido
• Motivation
• Movement
• Attention

& more.

Vitamin D is also a master energy booster.

It was shown to MASSIVELY improve:

‣ Fatigue
‣ Physical functioning
‣ Emotional wellbeing
‣ Pain
‣ General health

I see this all the time where people get pulled out of brutal fatigue just from some vitamin D.

Vitamin D is important for restful sleep:

⬩Increases sleep duration
⬩Reduces time to fall asleep
⬩Improves sleep efficiency
⬩Enhances feeling of restful sleep
⬩Decreases need for sleep meds

There's a reason the sleep after being in the sun all day hits different.

Vitamin D can also lower cortisol.

Just 2,000 IU / day here did so by 40%.

It also lowered blood pressure substantially (by 9/7 mmHg).

Likely by:

◈ Inhibiting 11BHSD1
◈ Lowering inflammation
◈ Controlling calcium balance in the brain

This is the vitamin D supplement I use personally + with our clients.

1-2 drops a day orally should be plenty.

Get your levels checked - >40 ng/mL (100 nmol/L) is optimal.

Cofactors: calcium, vit A, K2, magnesium. healthnatura.com/vitamin-d3-in-…

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