To restore normal vitamin D levels, deficient at-risk patients should be supplemented with 50,000 IUs of prescription vitamin D2 or D3 (vitamin D comes in two forms) once a week for 8 to 12 weeks, according to the report’s authors. They should then maintain these levels with either 50,000 units every two weeks, 1,000 to 2,000 IUs of vitamin D3 every day, or approximately 10 minutes of sunlight a day between the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Harris agrees with most of these recommendations, although she warns that sun exposure in the northern United States during the months of November through April tends to be an inadequate source of vitamin D. The bottom line, says Dr. O’Keefe, is that adequate vitamin D levels are a necessity for overall health—and they probably improve heart functioning as well.
“Deficiency really wreaks havoc on long-term health,” he says. “And so even though [the cardiovascular benefit] is still theoretical, we have a mandate to normalize levels in heart patients—and really in all patients—just for the good it will do the rest of their system.”
Dr. O’Keefe is an unpaid consultant for CardioTabs and the group practice where he works uses the supplement company’s funds for marketing and patient education.
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I totally agree. There are so many vitamins that are essencial for good health. With a busy life, it’s not always the case where we eat all the fruits and veggies we need to keep healthy. I don’t know if you’ve heard of Kyani Sunrise, but it’s a natural organic drink that provides high levels of antioxidents and vitamins that we need for the day. I personally prefer a drink to pills, especially when they are natural.
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I’m not sure if I’m getting enough vitamin d. I do not want to get cardiovascular disease from not getting enough vitamin d.