18. Vitamin D3: The Single Most Important Nutrient in the Human Body | Ultimate Human Short with Gary Brecka

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Join our FREE 3 Day Water Fast: https://fast.garybrecka.com/go-1 Order Your Vitamin D3 Supplements: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://10xhealthnetwork.com/pages/supplements?utm_source=gbrecka Get weekly tips from Gary Brecka on how to optimize your health and lifestyle routines - go to https://www.theultimatehuman.com/ For more info on Gary, please click here: https://linktr.ee/thegarybrecka BODY HEALTH - USE CODE ULTIMATE10 for 10% OFF YOUR ORDER https://bodyhealth.com/ultimate Let’s talk about one of the most important nutrients for our health - vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Many people are deficient in this essential vitamin, and in this episode I break down how it acts more like a hormone than a vitamin. Vitamin D3 impacts so many systems in our body from brain and mood to immunity, heart health and more. I provided an overview of some of the key studies showing the links between vitamin D3 levels and diseases like cancer, diabetes, arthritis and neurological conditions. I even talk about seasonal affective disorder, my personal experience with it, and its link to low levels of vitamin D3. Tune in for my recommendations on getting your vitamin D3 levels optimized through supplementation. HIGHLIGHTS 0:00 Vitamin D's role in brain health and disease prevention. 04:00 The science behind how vitamin D3 improves immune health. 06:30 Why do we associate getting sick in the winter and colder weather? 08:15 How does vitamin D3 benefit mood, weight loss, and overall health? 12:30 Vitamin D's role in heart health and supplementation. Journal Articles Referenced https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/942497 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/ https://charmaustin.com/3-ways-to-fight-seasonal-affective-disorder/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/#bib63 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/#bib64 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/#bib63 FOLLOW Gary Brecka: @garybrecka The Ultimate Human: @ultimatehumanpod Subscribe on YouTube: @ultimatehumanpodcast Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions. Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation. Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys welcome back to the Ultimate Human Podcast where we go down the road of everything
0:15.8	anti-aging longevity, biohacking, and everything in between.
0:20.6	Today's biohacking short is about the single most important nutrient in the entire human body.
0:27.0	I'll give you a little hint. It is the only vitamin that a human being makes on our own.
0:32.0	If you were to check your bloodstream,
0:33.2	you'd see that you have hundreds of vitamins
0:35.1	in your bloodstream, but you're only capable of making one.
0:38.8	We make this vitamin from sunlight and cholesterol
0:42.3	and nearly every single cell in the entire
0:45.2	human body has a receptor site for this vitamin. You have any idea what this
0:49.5	vitamin is? It's Vitamin D3, colocalsiferal.
0:53.8	When we make Vitamin D from sunlight and cholesterol,
0:56.3	but specifically the one that I want to talk about
0:58.4	is the most active form of vitamin D3,
1:00.7	which is called colocalsiferal.
1:02.4	And vitamin D3 which is called colocalsiferol. And vitamin D3 is one of the most chronic
1:06.8	deficiencies on the planet. It's estimated that about 50% of the world's
1:11.5	population is clinically deficient in Vitamin D3.
1:15.8	85% of the dark complected populations, African Americans, Latinos,
1:21.2	and other dark complected populations are even deficient in Vitamin D3.
1:26.7	You see, the darker the complexion, the more sunlight it takes for us to generate this vital
1:32.3	nutrient.
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