Apparently, for vitamin D supplements to work properly one also needs magnesium:
http://collapse.news/2018-03-20-vitamin-d-requires-magnesium-supplements-deficient.html
“According to a recent review, at least 50 percent of Americans store inactive vitamin D in their bodies. This occurs since the vitamin can’t be metabolized if an individual’s magnesium levels are low. Dr. Mohammed S. Razzaque, a professor of pathology at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and a co-author of the study, explained that most people who take vitamin D supplements don’t know how it’s metabolized. He warns that unless you’re also taking magnesium supplements, “vitamin D is not really useful or safe.” The review, which was published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, revealed that when an individual takes vitamin D supplements, they can increase their calcium and phosphate levels, regardless if they’re still vitamin D deficient.
However, this means that they may experience vascular calcification if their magnesium levels aren’t high enough to avoid the dangerous complication. Per the review, people with high magnesium levels only require a lower dose of vitamin D supplements to reach adequate levels of vitamin D. Dr. Razzaque advised that magnesium can also minimize osteoporosis, and this will help to reduce the risk of bone fracture that may be due to a vitamin D deficiency. Low levels in either of these nutrients are believed to be linked to several disorders like cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, and skeletal deformities.”
Enough! I will add magnesium to my list of daily supplements, which seems to be getting longer each day. Anyway, apparently magnesium is good for one’s nerves, as it used to be put, and after a day of reading material for this blog, I certainly need that! “You see what comes from all of this Mr Bond…it’s exhausting”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9QC3WisjHg