Available as both powder (added to food or drinks) and capsules
- AIWO Amazon Nov 2020
- CADILA (Vitamin D3-Cholecalciferol) 60000 IU, Pack of 5 x 4 Capsules, Once a Week Amazon India Nov 2020
- Appears to be 8 cents per capsule
- Vitamin D Supplements in the Indian Market - 2016 PDF
Dosing Recommendations by Sharan
- 0- 10 ng/ml:- 60,000 IU twice a week for 4 weeks followed by once a week for 6 weeks for levels to reach above 30 ng/ml
- 10 – 20 ng/ml:- 60,000 IU twice a week for 3 weeks followed by once a week for 6 weeks for levels to reach above 30 ng/ml
- 20 – 26 ng/ml:- 60,000 IU once a week for 10 weeks for levels to reach above 30 ng/ml
- 26 – 30 ng/ml:- 60,000 IU once a week for 2 weeks for levels to reach above 30 ng/ml or 1000 IU daily
- 30 – 40 ng/ml:- 60,000 IU once every 4 – 6 weeks lifelong or 1000 IU daily
See also Vitamin D Life
- 60,000 IU vitamin D weekly with daily Calcium was safe but not enough in the winter – 2012
- How often might 50000 IU vitamin D be taken - results of clinical trials
- 1 pill every two weeks fights all of the following
Diabetes + Heart Failure + Chronic Pain + Depression + Autism + Breast Cancer + Colon Cancer + Prostate Cancer + Preeclampsia + Premature Birth + Falls + Cognitive Decline + Respiratory Tract Infection + Influenza + Tuberculosis + Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease + Lupus + Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome + Urinary Tract Infection + Poor Sleep + Weight Loss + Growing Pain + Multiple Sclerosis + PMS + Schizophrenia (25 problems) Taking 50,000 IU once a week proven to fight an additional 17 health problems
- Loading dose of vitamin D then monthly maintenance is the most popular – Nov 2018
- 2X fewer COVID-19 deaths observed if infrequent vitamin D (2X more deaths if daily dose) – UK Oct 20, 2020
- Fortify your immune system quickly by taking your D monthly in a single day
- French National Academy recommended 100,000 IU of Vitamin D to elderly to fight COVID-19 - May 2020
- "...loading dose of 50,000 to 100,000 IU in case of deficiency"
- 66% of the COVID-19 Clinical trials use >100,000 IU in first week
INDIA
- Vitamin D sachets in India – fewer than a third had the stated amount – Nov 2013
- COMING OUT STRONGER FROM LOCKDOWN WITH VITAMIN D: A VITAMIN D MOVEMENT INITIATIVE Renu Mahtani and 3 others 13 minutes, June 5 - see her other video below.
- "It is not an optional supplement, It is a non negotiable cellular necessity" 40 ng minimum
- "Worrying about Vitamin D toxicity is like worrying about drowning when you are dying of thirst" Dr. Cannell
- Anecdote: 50,000 IU daily for 10 days given to people who live with person infected by COVID-19 ==> prevented infection
- Why India's vitamin D deficiency is grim - 40 pages Feb 2014
- Vitamin-D: An Immune Shield Against COVID-19 – India May 21, 2020