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Apr 2024
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Lyme Disease Blocks Vitamin D Absorption...

DR. ERIC BERG
About this episode

In this podcast, we’re going to talk about the top nutrient deficiency in Lyme disease, vitamin D. The spirochete microbe involved in Lyme disease blocks your ability to receive vitamin D. This means you could have normal vitamin D levels in your blood but be severely deficient deep in your tissues.


Vitamin D typically comes from the sun and is absorbed into the liver and kidneys through your skin. It’s eventually turned into the active form of vitamin D but has to be received by a vitamin D receptor.


The spirochete microbe in Lyme disease downgrades your vitamin D receptors by 50 to 80x! This inhibits your immune system’s ability to fight the microbe.


Other microbes, viruses, and certain types of cancer also downgrade vitamin D receptors. If you have a problem with your vitamin D receptors, it won’t be detected in your blood. You must do a specialized vitamin D receptor test to identify the problem.


It’s estimated that 30% of the population has issues with the vitamin D receptor. Many people who are overweight have resistance to vitamin D at the receptor level. Other microorganisms like chlamydia, microplasmas, and aspergillus (toxic mold) downgrade vitamin D receptors.


The following factors can make it more difficult for your body to absorb vitamin D: darker complexions, old age, low cholesterol, seed oil consumption, and smoking. You also need adequate zinc and magnesium for vitamin D to work properly in the body.


Natural alternatives to increase vitamin D levels and combat vitamin D resistance include:

1. Large amounts of vitamin D, 50,000 IU sporadically (i.e., once a week)

2. Sunshine

3. Omega-3 fatty acids

4. Resveratrol

5. Intense exercise

6. Quercetin

7. Zinc

8. Boron

9. Progesterone

10. Sulforaphane

11. TUDCA


DATA:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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