Quote · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Vitamin D Expert: The Supplement World Is Giving The WRONG Advice!
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What Your Gut Microbiome Reveals About Your Sleep
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Bartlett confesses he was recently diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency via a blood test — unsurprisingly, given he jokes he 'lives in a dark bunker.' He bought supplements and assumed the problem was fixed. Dr. Gominak corrects this assumption on two grounds. First, citing researcher Stephanie Seneff, she explains that vitamin D made on skin is sulfated — chemically distinct from supplemental D3 — and may behave differently in the body. Second, when UVB strikes cholesterol in skin it generates not just D3 but approximately 15 to 20 other compounds simultaneously, including anti-inflammatory molecules that protect the skin from the damaging effects of sunlight. None of these accompany the supplement pill. Bartlett produces a selection of fermented foods — kimchi, sauerkraut, kefir, kombucha, yoghurt — and asks whether diet plus sunlight is sufficient for people without serious sleep disorders. Dr. Gominak says yes: for people without significant sleep problems, the healthier path is to be outside more and include fermented foods, which deliver the equivalent of B50 through their bacterial content. Supplements are the fast, clinical-certainty path for those who are already significantly disordered.
When UVB hits cholesterol in your skin, it makes vitamin D3 and roughly 15 to 20 other anti-inflammatory compounds simultaneously. A supplement only delivers the D3. The rest — the compounds that protect your skin and reduce inflammation — never arrive.
