It's harder to be too high than too low, especially with enough magnesium and vitamin K2. When high, just lower calcium to the 500-600 mg range and use magnesium to eclipse phosphorus.
The sentiment of nutrition hacking with supplements expressed in the parent comment just seems wrong. Not factually wrong, I'm not able to judge, though it could be--one expert says one thing and the other the opposite. It just seems like a dangerous attitude of over-confidence to think you can mix and match supplements based on numbers from blood results. And who has their blood tested so often they can adjust their supplements weekly or monthly--because you wouldn't want to go too long at the wrong level.
There are so many complex systems in the body, and so many interactions such as vitamin D and calcium, that it just seems risky. Some people are knowledgeable about supplements and interactions, others sound knowledgeable but are just selling the next fad. Not to mention that it all depends on the person's specific metabolism and any conditions they might have (such as the patient in the article).
Or do we even need supplements at all if we just ate well and had an active lifestyle? Speaking as someone who just had yogurt and a banana: "Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food."
>It just seems like a dangerous attitude of over-confidence to think you can mix and match supplements based on numbers from blood results.
unfortunately that seems to be the the only option we have - "Let thy be thy doctor" :) From personal experience - thanks to Epic software i was given the total printout of my visit to a doctor few months back - the doctor somehow completely skipped low RBC and other related counts in my blood results which were clearly showing anemia and actually did match my feelings of overall fatigue, especially setting up quickly upon trying to exercise, restless leg syndrome, etc. After looking at those blood numbers myself, i started B12 (B12 deficiency is one of the reasons for iron deficiency, and i have an underlying condition known to cause B12 deficiency which the doctor was actually aware too - though, nevermind, the doctors could do nothing with that condition too) and iron, and the things improved remarkably, in particular RLS is gone and i can exercise without hitting almost immediately that fatigue ceiling.
>Or do we even need supplements at all if we just ate well and had an active lifestyle? Speaking as someone who just had yogurt and a banana: "Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food."
you're enjoying condition which can be summed up as confirmation bias of a healthy person. It is a really great condition - i've enjoyed it myself for about the first 40 years of my life.
There are 2 tests (a few months apart) needed to calibrate vitamin D dose. One could even go through the Coimbra protocol induction (though they don't have MS) to find the optimal amount for them.
There are so many complex systems in the body, and so many interactions such as vitamin D and calcium, that it just seems risky. Some people are knowledgeable about supplements and interactions, others sound knowledgeable but are just selling the next fad. Not to mention that it all depends on the person's specific metabolism and any conditions they might have (such as the patient in the article).
Or do we even need supplements at all if we just ate well and had an active lifestyle? Speaking as someone who just had yogurt and a banana: "Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food."