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Podcast: The Ben Azadi Show
Episode: They Knew 600 IU Wasn’t Enough - The Vitamin D Myth Fueling Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, and Immune Dysfunction With Ben Azadi | #1257
Description: You’re taking 600 IU of vitamin D.Your labs say “normal.”But you could still be deficient.
In this episode, Ben reveals why the official vitamin D recommendations were based on preventing rickets, not optimizing immunity, metabolism, muscle, or brain health. Independent researchers reanalyzed the original RDA data and found the required intake for adequacy was dramatically higher — yet the guidelines barely changed.
Vitamin D is not just a vitamin. It functions like a steroid hormone and impacts:
Immune regulation
Inflammation control
Insulin sensitivity
Muscle protein synthesis
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