Rhonda Patrick

Rhonda Patrick on Vitamin D3

Reported use

27 episodes · 72 references · 2013–2025

Based on dated public statements, not confirmation of use today.

Rhonda Patrick has reported taking Vitamin D3. Referenced across 27 episodes with 72 total references.

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Consumption Evidence (5)
Reported useVitamin D344:32

“I personally take 4,000 IUs a day and I get my vitamin D levels measured, ideally quarterly, and my levels hover around 50 nanograms per milliliter.”

Rhonda Patrick at Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (Keynote Oct. 3rd, 2015)

Reported useVitamin D343:01

“I currently supplement with 4,000 IUs per day and my levels are consistently 50 nanograms per milliliter.”

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Reported useVitamin D31:31

“In the evening after dinner, I take my vitamin D.”

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Reported useVitamin D313:10

“I personally take 4,000 IU a day and my levels range between 50 to 54 nanograms per mil, which is considered adequate.”

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Reported useVitamin D30:30

“I'm taking the vitamin D K2.”

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Benefits (32)

“Vitamin D can actually protect your DNA. Telomeres are caps at the end of your DNA that protect it from unwinding, and vitamin D can actually protect telomere length.”

How Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Genetics (2010)

“Vitamin D also upregulates a variety of neurotrophic factors including nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor.”

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“Having levels above 30 is associated with a lower all-cause mortality.”

How Vitamin D, Omega-3s, & Exercise May Increase Longevity | Dr. Rhonda Patrick

“Nutrition research has demonstrated the positive benefits of micronutrient supplementation such as vitamins D, E, B and omega-3 fatty acids on disease prevention and decreasing all-cause mortality.”

Rebuttal to Anti-Vitamin Editorial: "Enough is Enough"

“Vitamin D is so much more than a vitamin. It's actually converted into a steroid hormone. That means that it goes into the nucleus of our cells and interacts with our DNA and it activates genes that are important.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick: Optimizing Longevity with Micronutrients & Vigorous Exercise

Best practices (23)
Best practiceVitamin D338:52

“They found weekly doses, daily doses worked, but monthly doses did not in terms of protecting against acute respiratory tract infections.”

Dr. Roger Seheult from MedCram on COVID-19 Vaccines, Vitamin D, and Heat Hydrotherapy

Best practiceVitamin D314:54

“You want to have your 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels between 30 to 60 nanograms per milliliter as a great level to have.”

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Best practiceVitamin D357:17

“They were given 4000 IU of vitamin D a day.”

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Best practiceVitamin D30:36

“Depending on like vitamin D we have more, it's not exact but that was the default that we finally agreed to after multiple meetings and intense discussions.”

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Best practiceVitamin D333:03

“Vitamin D levels should be measured prenatally. If these women do not have enough vitamin D, they need to be given a vitamin D supplement.”

Rhonda Patrick at Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (Keynote Oct. 3rd, 2015)

Cautions (12)

“You don't really want to go above 80 nanograms per milliliter; then you start getting into a pretty high range.”

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“Vitamin D2 supplementation with vitamin D2 seemed to like inhibit some of the effects of vitamin D in muscle.”

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“In this study they only took 2,000 IUs a day. If you're deficient it takes about 4,000 IUs of Vitamin D3 a day to bring you up to a sufficient status.”

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“Sunscreen, dark skin color, high body fat and old age all affect the ability of your body to produce vitamin D upon UVB radiation.”

"Hacking Your Genes" at SF Nerd Nite

“About 50% of the vitamin D bioavailability is reduced in people that are overweight and obese. So, you're just not able to release vitamin D into the bloodstream to be converted into the active steroid hormone.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick: Optimizing Longevity with Micronutrients & Vigorous Exercise

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