How to Fix a Vitamin D Deficiency (Without Taking More of It)

Añadido: 2026-06-06

[00:00:00]How do you fix a vitamin D deficiency without taking more vitamin D? Most people think about a vitamin D deficiency as if you're not getting enough vitamin D. So, they end up taking more and then they get their blood test, find they're still deficient. Vitamin D does not work alone. It's dependent on cofactors that allow the absorption of vitamin D. And we're talking about the big one, magnesium, vitamin K2, zinc, retinol, the active form of vitamin A.

[00:00:26]Then we have cholesterol, the raw material that helps you make vitamin D.

[00:00:29]On top of that, there's something called vitamin D receptor resistance, which is super common. And many times because the receptor is blocked for various reasons, you're going to be deficient. Even if you have normal levels in your blood.

[00:00:43]And then the other barriers are obesity.

[00:00:45]The more obese you are, the less vitamin D is going to go in your body. The more insulin resistance you have, the less vitamin D is going to go in there. And then also, the more gut issues you have, the less absorption you're going to have a vitamin D.