Senior cognition improved in 4 ways by Vitamin D (50,000 IU weekly for 8 weeks) – Sept 2023

The effect of vitamin D on neurocognitive functions in older vitamin D deficient adults: a pilot longitudinal interventional study

Psychogeriatrics. 2023 Sep;23(5):781-788. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12997
Banu Ozulu Turkmen 1, Busra Can 2, Seda Buker 3, Birsu Beser 3, Deniz Büyükgök 3, Bahar Dernek 4, Sevilay Bovatekin 1, Pınar Kucukdagli 1, Birkan Ilhan 1, Şükriye Akça Kalem 3, Nilgun Erten 1, Mehmet Akif Karan 1, Gulistan Bahat 1

Background: The relationship between vitamin D and cognitive status remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D replacement on cognitive functions in healthy and cognitively intact vitamin D deficient older females.

Methods: This study was designed as a prospective interventional study. A total of 30 female adults aged ≥60 with a serum 25 (OH) vitamin D level of <10 ng/ml were included. Participants were administered 50 000 IU vitamin D3 weekly for 8 weeks followed by a maintenance therapy of 1000 U/day. Detailed neuropsychological assessment was performed prior to vitamin D replacement and repeated at 6 months by the same psychologist.

Results: Mean age was 63 ± 6.7 years and baseline vitamin D level was 7.8 ± 2.0 (range: 3.5-10.3) ng/ml. At 6 months, vitamin D level was 32.5 ± 3.4 (32.2-55) ng/ml.

• The Judgement of Line Orientation Test (P = 0.04),
• inaccurate word memorizing of the Verbal Memory Processes Test (P = 0.02),
• perseveration scores of the Verbal Memory Processes Test (P = 0.005),
• topographical accuracy of the Warrington Recognition Memory Test (P = 0.002), and the
• spontaneous self-correction of an error in the Boston Naming Test (P = 0.003)

scores increased significantly, while the

• delayed recall score in the Verbal Memory Processes Test (P = 0.03),
• incorrect naming of words in the Boston Naming Test (P = 0.04),
• interference time of the Stroop Test (P = 0.05), and
• spontaneous corrections of the Stroop Test (P = 0.02)

scores decreased significantly from baseline.

Conclusion: Vitamin D replacement has a positive effect on cognitive domains related to visuospatial, executive, and memory processing functions.

Comment on inadequate follow-up dosing by Vitamin D Life:

Only 1,000 IU of vitamin D was given daily during the last 4 months
If they had instead used 50,000 IU every two weeks they would have had much better outcomes
And vitamin D levels of 40 ng instead of 30 ng

Vitamin D Life - 5 studies in both categories Intervention - non daily and Cognition

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Vitamin D Life – Cognitive category contains

Very brief summary of Cognitive decline
Treatment : Vitamin D intervention slows or stops progression
Prevention : Many observational studies - perhaps Vitamin D prevents
Omega-3 both prevents and treats cognition
Wonder the benefits if both Vitamin D AND Omega-3 were to be used
Dementia page - 50 items

see also Overview Alzheimer's-Cognition and Vitamin D
Overview Parkinson's and Vitamin D

Poor cognition 26 percent more likely if low Vitamin D (29 studies) – meta-analysis July 2017
Every schizophrenia measure was improved when vitamin D levels were normalized – June 2021
Cognitive Impairment and Dementia often associated with low Vitamin D – April 2020
IQ levels around the world are falling (perhaps lower Vitamin D, Iodine, or Omega-3)
Search Vitamin D Life for "WHITE MATTER" 325 items as of March 2023

Types of evidence that Vitamin D helps brain problems - 2014

Vitamin D Life – Overview Alzheimer's-Cognition and Vitamin D contains:

• FACT: Cognitive decline is 19X more likely if low vitamin D
• FACT: Dementia is associated with low vitamin D levels.
• FACT: Alzheimer’s Dementia 2.3X more likely in elderly if low vitamin D – Dec 2022
• FACT: Dementia is associated with low vitamin D - many studies
• FACT: Alzheimer's Disease is 4X less likely if high vitamin D
• FACT: Every single risk factor listed for Alzheimer's Disease is also a risk factor for low vitamin D levels
• FACT: Elderly cognition gets worse as the elderly vitamin D levels get even lower (while in senior homes)
• OBSERVATION: Reports of increased vitamin D levels result in improved cognition
• OBSERVATION: Alzheimer’s patients 3X more likely to have a malfunctioning vitamin D receptor gene – 2012
• OBSERVATION: Alzheimer's Disease has been seen to halt when vitamin D was added.
• OBSERVATION: Alzheimer’s is associated with all 7 of the genes which restrict vitamin D
• OBSERVATION: 39 vitamin D and Alz. or Cognition intervention trials as of Sept 2018
• OBSERVATION: 2 Meta-analysis in 2012 agreed that Alzheimer's Disease. associated with low vitamin D
• OBSERVATION: 50X increase in Alzheimer's while decrease in vitamin D
• OBSERVATION: Vitamin D reduces Alzheimer’s disease in 11 ways
• OBSERVATION: Alzheimer’s cognition improved by 4,000 IU of vitamin D
• OBSERVATION: Plaque removed in mice by equiv. of 14,000 IU daily
• OBSERVATION: DDT (which decreases Vit D) increases risk of Alzheimer's by up to 3.8X
• OBSERVATION: 2% of people have 2 copies of the poor gene reference: Alz Org
• OBSERVATION: Genes do not change rapidly enough to account for the huge increase in incidence
• OBSERVATION: End of Alzheimer's videos, transcripts and many studies protocol has been very successful
  • It adjusts Vitamin D, B-12, Iron, Omega-3, food, etc, and can now be done at home.
• FACT: Vitamin D is extremely low cost and has very very few side effects
• CONCLUSION: Everyone concerned about cognitive decline or Alzheimer's Disease should take vitamin D
• PREDICTION MET: By 2024 Omega-3 and high dose Vitamin D will be found to reverse Alzheimer's in humans
  There are 13+ Alzheimer’s meta-analyses in Vitamin D Life
  There are 97+ Alzheimer’s studies in Vitamin D Life
  Dementia is associated with low vitamin D - many studies 50+ studies
  16+ studies in both categories Cognitive and Omega-3