Xemnoraq
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This may sound a bit foolish but bare with me, in an interview Ray actually mentioned that we produce vitamin D in response to stressful things such as radiation from the sun, he mentions a few other situations where stressful things can trigger vitamin D synthesis. So it makes me question the idea of a vitamin D deficiency, does that mean we just have a deficiency of a specific kind of stressor? We produce vitamin D endogenously in response to the sun as a protective factor against UVB, so with that being said if our body can produce it endogenously from stress, why can't it produce either vitamin D or other anti-stress hormones in response to say lack of sunlight?
So if were deficient in vitamin D does that just mean we're deficient in a specific stressor that triggers it (Sunlight) does that sort of dip into the hormesis idea of some stressors being good and toughening up the system? obviously if a person has elevated estrogen poor cholesterol these will all not just interfere with vitamin D synthesis but other protective hormones as well.
So my next question, is given that vitamin D is essentially an actual seco-steroid or hormone i guess you can say that starts with cholesterol, if taking artificial hormones like testosterone for example shuts down our own natural production through negative feedback loop would it not be the same for vitamin D given that its a hormone our body will synthesize on its own? if we do the work for our body are we left in a natural production deficiency if we stop taking it?
Just kind of had me thinking because i sort of see taking vitamin D almost like taking steroids haha, you're basically supplementing a hormone/steroid, im big on supplementing D, it has amazing effects for me, however i was just wondering has anyone thought about this more deeply and maybe has something interesting to add?
If vitamin D is a steroid produced in response to a stressor such as UVB sunlight, and sunlight is not the only thing that can trigger its synthesis, then couldn't a deficiency of vitamin D be filled in for by lets say the stress of winter or anything in life the body compensating by producing more progesterone or DHEA etc.
Im a huge fan of vitamin D for its anabolic effects, after 2 years of not working out cause of bull**** covid first day back in the gym my lifts are still decent my muscle mass still good despite being sedentary, vitamin D created great muscle mass for me, and it would knock me out and give me great sleeps if i take it before bed, its my go to supplement for everything, so im not against it at all, im kind of just looking and thinking a little deeper into the rationality for supplementing it if we can just push our body to make the steroids its needs with the right stimulation, lets have a discussion
So if were deficient in vitamin D does that just mean we're deficient in a specific stressor that triggers it (Sunlight) does that sort of dip into the hormesis idea of some stressors being good and toughening up the system? obviously if a person has elevated estrogen poor cholesterol these will all not just interfere with vitamin D synthesis but other protective hormones as well.
So my next question, is given that vitamin D is essentially an actual seco-steroid or hormone i guess you can say that starts with cholesterol, if taking artificial hormones like testosterone for example shuts down our own natural production through negative feedback loop would it not be the same for vitamin D given that its a hormone our body will synthesize on its own? if we do the work for our body are we left in a natural production deficiency if we stop taking it?
Just kind of had me thinking because i sort of see taking vitamin D almost like taking steroids haha, you're basically supplementing a hormone/steroid, im big on supplementing D, it has amazing effects for me, however i was just wondering has anyone thought about this more deeply and maybe has something interesting to add?
If vitamin D is a steroid produced in response to a stressor such as UVB sunlight, and sunlight is not the only thing that can trigger its synthesis, then couldn't a deficiency of vitamin D be filled in for by lets say the stress of winter or anything in life the body compensating by producing more progesterone or DHEA etc.
Im a huge fan of vitamin D for its anabolic effects, after 2 years of not working out cause of bull**** covid first day back in the gym my lifts are still decent my muscle mass still good despite being sedentary, vitamin D created great muscle mass for me, and it would knock me out and give me great sleeps if i take it before bed, its my go to supplement for everything, so im not against it at all, im kind of just looking and thinking a little deeper into the rationality for supplementing it if we can just push our body to make the steroids its needs with the right stimulation, lets have a discussion
