The recommended daily vitamin D intake according to FDA is 650 IU for adults. Researchers have suggested the value is massively underestimated as a result of calculation error in research papers of the past. They suggest a daily value of 7-8000 (more then 10 times the current value!) for an average adult. The vitamin tablets you find at Costco come for 5000 IU per caplet, meaning you'd do well to take 3 of them every two days. Even number of caplets on even days and odd (one) on odd days? Seems reasonable.
Vitamin D deficiency causes depression, results in tiredness, fatigue, and generally feeling shitty. It makes your immune system weaker. Taking vitamin D supplements regularly has been found to change people's personality and outlook on life to be more outgoing and positive. It is the energy booster for the mind.
I've been taking vitamin D caplets regularly for about a month now, months after I ran out of my personal stock of the vits. PL's supply is higher-dose, and it's also smaller, and easier to swallow. I've been averaging one per a couple of days, but will be increasing the intake going forward. They're saying vitamin-D deficiency is related to covid-19 deaths, something I'm a little concerned about.
I need to find more interesting topics to write about.
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