347: Vitamin D myths, the yo-yo effect & what to avoid in a supplement | Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN: “Most standalone vitamin D3 products on the market are sub-efficacious doses...It’s like going to get a pumpkin spiced latte and they left out the latte part.” Ferira, mbg's Director of Scientific Affairs, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the biggest vitamin D myths she sees all the time, plus: - How much vitamin D you need daily & what amount is too much - How to maximize bioavailability - What vegans should look for in a vitamin D supplement - The link between vitamin D & fertility - How to approach food vs. sunshine vs. supplementation for D sufficiency* - How to make sure your vitamin D supplement actually works* Referenced in the episode: - Audio skip at 06:58: Ferira mentions biochemist & nutritionist Sir Edward Mellanby who discovered vitamin D in 1919. - A study on the link between vitamin D & erectile function. - A study that 1 in 20 kids during the Roman Empire had rickets. - Ferira's mbg article on why you can't get enough vitamin D from food alone. - An mbg article on the difference between vitamin D2 & D3. - Research showing a blood level less than 30 ng/ml is considered deficient. - Research showing 1,000 IU of vitamin D per day raises blood levels by 10 ng/ml. - An mbg article on factors that affect your individual response to vitamin D. - A 2014 study showing 20,000 to 50,000 IU per day increase vitamin D levels without toxicity. Don't forget to use the code D3POD to save 25% off mbg's vitamin D3 potency+ supplement. We've cracked the code to provide you with the latest in vitamin D3 technology—just one gel cap per day can help you achieve optimal vitamin D levels for life.* To learn more, visit mindbodygreen.com/d3pod. Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
0:08.7	Hey everyone, we have our resident PhD, RD, and Director of Scientific Affairs,
0:15.2	Ashley Jordan-Ferrera, back on the podcast today to discuss all things vitamin D.
0:22.0	And we have a special offer for all of our listeners as the newest edition to the MyBuddyGreen
0:27.8	supplements line has arrived, introducing vitamin D3 potency plus.
0:34.0	Now I'm sure many of you are familiar with how important vitamin D is for overall health and
0:39.1	well-being, but did you know that sunshine and fortified foods are not enough to get the job done,
0:44.7	almost all Americans, yes, that's like all of us are failing to consume just 400 I use of vitamin D each
0:52.0	day. And half of all adults in America are clinically vitamin D insufficient, truly staggering
1:00.5	statistics when you take into account just how important vitamin D is to muscle, bone, immune
1:07.6	and whole body health. So we developed vitamin D3 potency plus because we wanted to bring to you
1:14.5	a truly high quality high dose and highly absorbable vitamin D3 supplement with 5,000 I use
1:23.2	of organic algal vitamin D3 which our bodies prefer to D2 and a trio of organic oils to maximize
1:32.7	absorption. We've really cracked the code to provide you with the latest in vitamin D3 technology.
1:39.6	Just one gel cap a day will help you achieve optimal vitamin D levels for life. So
1:46.5	visit mybuddygreen.com slash D3 pod POD and use the code D3 pod to save 25% off your order of vitamin D3
2:00.5	potency plus. Ashley, welcome back. Good to see you again. Thanks Jason.
2:13.1	You are an expert in all things, nutrition and supplements, but specifically vitamin D.
2:19.2	And so can you start by giving us a primer on what exactly vitamin D is and why it is so critical
2:27.4	to our wall being? Well, I'm super excited. This is my favorite nutrient and I think we share that
2:35.2	that's kind of that's kind of nerdy of us. We have a favorite micronutrient. So vitamin D we've
2:40.8	all heard of it. It's become even more top of mind in the past. What is it? 20 plus months for
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