Excellent article Dr. Stillwagen. We really need to keep building on this very honest, non-hysterical, immune system centered discussion about vaccines and our health in general. As I read and research I can't help but think that mass pursuit of high Vitamin D3 sufficiency would bring about dramatic reductions in all infectious disease, if not cancer also. Aside from all the data that shows that people having the worst outcomes with various illnesses, including Covid-19, tend to have the lowest Vitamin D sufficiency, there are studies that point to a magic number of high sufficiency that seems to be where protection plateaus out.. that being 50 ng/ml.
First off, there are two very different studies, one for Covid-19, and one for post-surgical bacterial (i.e. "hospital") infections that both point to this same sufficiency target;
Locally weighted scatter plot smoothing plots (Figure 1 and Figure 2) showed a near inverse relationship between 25 (OH)D level and the risk for nosocomial infection for 25(OH)D
levels around 30 ng/mL. Between 25(OH)D levels of 30 ng/mL and 50 ng/mL, there was a progressive flattening of the curve. Beyond 50 ng/mL, the curve appeared flat.
COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/ml 25(OH)D3: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Finally, we should probably ask the question; Is there an evolutionary basis for this being a magic blood level, knowing that for most of human history Vitamin D came from sun exposure, and that all human evolutionary roots stem from Africa? The simple answer is YES! noting that 115nmol/l equates to 46 ng/ml. This was the average of the two tribes measured.. the Maasai average was actually 47.6 ng/ml.
Traditionally living populations in East Africa have a mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration of 115 nmol/l
So the picture becomes very clear I think, based on three very different data points, one viral, one bacterial, one evolutionary, all telling the same story: Our immune systems were designed to operate with Vitamin D3 blood levels in the range of 50 ng/ml.
Here is another summary of the Vitamin D vs health story put together by a passionate person;
"Everyone needs at least 50 ng/mL 125nmol/L 25-hydroxyvitamin D for their immune system to function properly. Without proper vitamin D3 supplementation, most people's 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are 1/2 to 1/10th this - greatly raising the risk of severe symptoms from COVID-19, Kawasaki disease, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome and sepsis."
The lack of exemptions for all scheduled vaccines are a problem here in Australia. The GOVT has tied vaccination to taxation, schooling and day care. Deplorable manipulative practice. https://www.health.gov.au/news/clinical-update-no-jab-no-pay
Hi Dr. Stillwater. I am an RN and have been to your conferences in Largo, FL & on Roosevelt Ave near Clearwater Airport. I have a question for you. How can I send you my contact info? Thank you. Ruth Ann
Excellent article Dr. Stillwagen. We really need to keep building on this very honest, non-hysterical, immune system centered discussion about vaccines and our health in general. As I read and research I can't help but think that mass pursuit of high Vitamin D3 sufficiency would bring about dramatic reductions in all infectious disease, if not cancer also. Aside from all the data that shows that people having the worst outcomes with various illnesses, including Covid-19, tend to have the lowest Vitamin D sufficiency, there are studies that point to a magic number of high sufficiency that seems to be where protection plateaus out.. that being 50 ng/ml.
First off, there are two very different studies, one for Covid-19, and one for post-surgical bacterial (i.e. "hospital") infections that both point to this same sufficiency target;
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/1782085
Locally weighted scatter plot smoothing plots (Figure 1 and Figure 2) showed a near inverse relationship between 25 (OH)D level and the risk for nosocomial infection for 25(OH)D
levels around 30 ng/mL. Between 25(OH)D levels of 30 ng/mL and 50 ng/mL, there was a progressive flattening of the curve. Beyond 50 ng/mL, the curve appeared flat.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.22.21263977v1
COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/ml 25(OH)D3: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Finally, we should probably ask the question; Is there an evolutionary basis for this being a magic blood level, knowing that for most of human history Vitamin D came from sun exposure, and that all human evolutionary roots stem from Africa? The simple answer is YES! noting that 115nmol/l equates to 46 ng/ml. This was the average of the two tribes measured.. the Maasai average was actually 47.6 ng/ml.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22264449/
doi: 10.1017/S0007114511007161. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
Traditionally living populations in East Africa have a mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration of 115 nmol/l
So the picture becomes very clear I think, based on three very different data points, one viral, one bacterial, one evolutionary, all telling the same story: Our immune systems were designed to operate with Vitamin D3 blood levels in the range of 50 ng/ml.
Here is another summary of the Vitamin D vs health story put together by a passionate person;
https://vitamindstopscovid.info/
"Everyone needs at least 50 ng/mL 125nmol/L 25-hydroxyvitamin D for their immune system to function properly. Without proper vitamin D3 supplementation, most people's 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are 1/2 to 1/10th this - greatly raising the risk of severe symptoms from COVID-19, Kawasaki disease, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome and sepsis."
The lack of exemptions for all scheduled vaccines are a problem here in Australia. The GOVT has tied vaccination to taxation, schooling and day care. Deplorable manipulative practice. https://www.health.gov.au/news/clinical-update-no-jab-no-pay
It's premeditated murder.
Hi Dr. Stillwater. I am an RN and have been to your conferences in Largo, FL & on Roosevelt Ave near Clearwater Airport. I have a question for you. How can I send you my contact info? Thank you. Ruth Ann