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Ask HN: If you take lot of Vitamin D what else do you supplement with and why?

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I have read things that indicate that vitamin D alone is not ideal. So wondering what are other people doing.

Vitamin K2 is a must, because without it all the extra calcium will be just hanging in your blood and that's not good.

D increases absorption, while K2 increases utilization. And we're all starved of K2 because industrial farmers feed crappy food to our animals...

> Vitamin K2 is a must, because without it all the extra calcium will be just hanging in your blood and that's not good.

What happens?

i've read that if you don't take enough calcium then to maintain blood level vit D causes calcium to be taken from bones. however, no clue about numbers. I drink two glasses of milk and get way more calcium than i need, is 4000 IU vitamin D high enough to warrant k2? what about body weight/composition, gender and my diet.

Nutrition science is in middle ages for sure

Well, for one it will deposit in the walls of your arteries.

Is it ok to take d in the morning and k2 in the afternoon?

My guess would be that it's OK.

Vitamin D should definitely be taken in the morning, as it affects circadian clock, but K2 timing is probably not that important.

Is k2 equally important if you don’t take d but get a lot of natural sun exposure?

Melatonin and turmeric. The melatonin is actually more to help me wake up than fall asleep. I used to have a horrible time waking up. Now I usually wake up right before my alarm goes off.

Macula carotenoids: lutein , zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin

For eye health. I actually only went for this supplement because the BBC had a documentary about it and it proved to be helpful for the eyes.

Fish oil, just because im not getting enough fish lately lol.

I take 5k IU of Jarrow Formula D3.

What is the recommended amount of K2?

https://examine.com/supplements/vitamin-k/

Magnesium?

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