Spiritual Minded Military Oregon Army Reserve: Why 90% of Veterans Are Vitamin D Deficient — The Vitamin D Restoration Protocol

 

THE STATISTIC THAT SHOULD SCARE YOU

Ninety percent of veterans have vitamin D levels below the optimal range. Not borderline. Not a little low. Deficient.

You are probably one of them. You do not know it. Your doctor does not know it. The VA does not screen for it. They screen for disorders. They prescribe pills for those disorders. They never test your vitamin D.

You feel tired. You feel depressed. Your bones ache. Your muscles are weak. You catch every cold that passes through the armory. You think this is just what getting older feels like.

This is not aging. This is a deficiency.

"The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty." — Psalm 90:10

You are not supposed to feel like you are eighty when you are thirty. Your vitamin D is low.

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WHAT VITAMIN D ACTUALLY DOES

Vitamin D is not a vitamin. Vitamin D is a hormone. Your body makes it when sunlight hits your skin. Then it travels to every organ in your body.

Your bones need vitamin D to absorb calcium. Without it, your bones soften. They crack. They break. You get stress fractures from PT. You think it is bad luck. It is biology.

Your immune system needs vitamin D. Without it, your T-cells do not activate. You get sick. You stay sick. You cannot fight off infections.

Your muscles need vitamin D. Without it, your muscle fibers do not contract properly. You are weak. You are slow. You are sore for days after drill weekend.

Your brain needs vitamin D. Without it, your serotonin drops. You feel depressed. You feel anxious. You cannot think clearly. The fog is not in your head. The fog is in your blood.

Vitamin D is not optional. Vitamin D is essential. And you are running on empty.

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WHY RESERVISTS ARE AT HIGHER RISK

Active duty soldiers live on base. They train outside. They stand in formation in the sun. They cannot avoid sunlight.

You are different. You are a reservist. You have a civilian job. You work indoors. You drive to work in the dark. You drive home in the dark. The sun sets before you leave the office.

Your drill weekends are inside. Classrooms. Briefings. Simulators. Armories. You are under fluorescent lights, not the sun.

You are a reservist in a northern state. California. New York. Illinois. Colorado. The winter sun is too weak to make vitamin D. The angle of the sun is wrong. You could stand outside naked for hours and still not make enough.

He does not need to kill you. He just needs you weak.

"I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you." — 3 John 1:2

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THE SYMPTOMS YOU MISTAKE FOR SOMETHING ELSE

You think you are just getting older. You are not. You are deficient.

• Fatigue: You sleep eight hours. You wake up tired. You drink coffee to function. You crash by 2 PM. You think this is normal. It is not.
• Depression: You feel flat. Nothing excites you. Nothing matters. You think you need antidepressants. Your brain needs vitamin D.
• Bone pain: Your shins hurt when you run. Your back aches for no reason. You think you have old injuries. Your bones are softening.
• Muscle weakness: You used to lift more. You used to run faster. You used to recover quicker. You think you are out of shape. Your muscles are starving.
• Frequent illness: You catch every cold. The flu hits you hard. 
• Hair loss: You notice more hair in the shower drain. You think it is stress. Your follicles need vitamin D.
• Poor wound healing: Cuts take forever to close. Bruises last for weeks. Your body cannot repair itself.

You have been treating these symptoms individually. Painkillers for the bone pain. Caffeine for the fatigue. Antidepressants for the mood. You are treating the smoke. The fire is vitamin D deficiency.

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THE VITAMIN D RESTORATION PROTOCOL

Step One: Get Tested

Ask your doctor for a vitamin D blood test. 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Do not accept "normal." Normal is not optimal. The standard range is 20-50 ng/mL. The optimal range for veterans is 50-80 ng/mL.

If your doctor refuses, order a home test. The test costs less than a co-pay. The information is priceless.

Step Two: Supplement Correctly

The government recommendation is 600 IU per day. That is enough to prevent rickets. That is not enough to optimize a veteran.

You need 2,000-5,000 IU per day. If you are deficient, you need more. Take vitamin D3. Not D2. D2 is plant-based and less effective. D3 is what your body makes from the sun.

Take it with food. Vitamin D is fat-soluble. It needs fat to absorb. Take it in the morning. Vitamin D can interfere with sleep if taken at night.

Step Three: Get Sun When You Can

Between 10 AM and 2 PM. Ten to thirty minutes. No sunscreen. Arms and legs exposed. Do not burn. Do not overdo.

In winter, the sun is useless. You must supplement. In northern states, you cannot make vitamin D from November through March.

Step Four: Support Your Vitamin D

Vitamin D needs magnesium to activate. Without magnesium, vitamin D stays dormant. You are probably deficient in magnesium too.

Vitamin D needs vitamin K2 to direct calcium to your bones. Without K2, calcium ends up in your arteries. Not your skeleton.

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WHAT YOUR DOCTOR WON'T TELL YOU

Your doctor follows the standard range. The standard range is based on bone health only. It ignores immune function. It ignores muscle function. It ignores mental health.

The VA does not routinely test vitamin D. They test for disorders. They prescribe pills for disorders. They never address the root cause.

The supplement industry wants you confused. They sell vitamin D in low doses. They sell it in the wrong form. They sell it without cofactors. They want you to take their product and stay sick so you keep buying.

The enemy uses the medical system as his ally. The system treats symptoms. The system does not restore function.

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength." — Isaiah 40:31

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Conclusion

Army Reserve, you asked why 90% of veterans are vitamin D deficient.

The answer is modern life. Indoor work. Northern latitudes. Winter darkness. The medical system that does not test. The standard range is too low. The enemy who wants you weak.

The Vitamin D Restoration Protocol is the fix.

Get tested. Supplement correctly. Get sun when you can. Support with magnesium and K2.

Your vitamin D is low. The protocol is how you fix it.

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