The Vital Vitamin D/COVID-19 Connection—Sarah Hiner Talks to Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, Author of The Vitamin D Solution

In this edition of the Bottom Line Advocator Podcast, Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, joins Bottom Line President Sarah Hiner to discuss the scientific evidence that demonstrates vitamin D’s crucial role in our fight against COVID-19 and the best ways you can achieve healthy levels of this enormously powerful nutrient. A professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston University Medical Center, Dr. Holick is author of The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problems Topics covered include… • Groundbreaking early research on vitamin D (4:23 – 6:19) • The link between kidney disease and weak bones (6:19 – 6:58) • Mother Nature’s wisdom around the “sunshine vitamin” (6:58 – 7:43) • The surprising ways vitamin D keeps us healthy (7:43 – 9:39) • Vitamin D’s healing effects on psoriasis (9:39 – 10:22) • The link between vitamin D deficiency and pregnancy complications, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and more (10:22 – 11:25) • Why vitamin D helps fight COVID-19 and autoimmune disorders (11:25 – 13:24) • Remarkable research on vitamin D and COVID-19 (13:24 – 15:43) • Optimal levels of vitamin D (15:43 – 17:51) • Vitamin D deficiency in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (17:51 – 20:33) • High-risk groups for COVID-19 are inherently vitamin D–deficient (20:33 – 22:44) • A free app that helps you track your vitamin D levels (22:44 – 23:44) • Why vitamin D doesn’t get more respect and its effect on the COVID-19 vaccine (23:44 – 24:41) • Too much vitamin D can cause harm to these individuals (24:41 – 26:08) • Can you get too much vitamin D? (26:08 – 28:10) • The myth about vitamin D-3 versus vitamin D-2 (28:10 – 29:22) • Vitamin D use in those with kidney disease (29:22 – 29:59) • How skin pigment affects vitamin D levels (29:59 – 32:06) • Why there’s no vitamin D in human breast milk (32:06 – 32:51) • How quickly can I increase my vitamin D levels? (32:51 – 34:47) • Stress and vitamin D levels (34:47 – 35:27) • Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency (35:27 – 36:24) • The “sweet spot” for supplementation and sun exposure (36:24 – 40:22) • Tanning beds and UV light (40:22 – 43:27) • Phytoplankton for vitamin D (43:27 – 44:03) • The right vitamin D supplement for vegans (44:03 – 45:14) • Why everyone needs a vitamin D supplement (45:14 – 48:47 Learn more about Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, and his work at DrHolick.com. You can connect with and stay in touch with Sarah at her website www.bottomlineinc.com! Find Bottom Line on Facebook @WeAreBottomLine and at Bottom Line Inc. on  www.linkedin.com. And if you enjoyed this podcast, please share a review so that more people can benefit from Be sure to subscribe to the Bottom Line Advocator Podcast with Sarah Hiner on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.