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Robby Besner

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332 total appearances

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Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

Okay.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

Okay.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

And the science on vitamin D, FDA suggests that the range between 35 and 50 is adequate.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

But the real science is suggesting that 85 to 100 vitamin D3 level is actually a way that you can change your internal body chemistry.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

Wow.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

And that'll actually fight off pathogens.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

So, in a sense, and I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but I think that the fact that they're kind of downplaying the level, the public is generally taking vitamin D, think that they're getting enough, and they're really not.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

And to your point, you can overdose on it because if you get to over 100, that's when it becomes detrimental.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

So you were over 100?

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

And it has a lot to do with your skin color.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

So you're a little on the fair skin side.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

You tan a little bit, right?

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

It looks that way.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

So tanning is actually a chemical reaction by a skin cell that's called melanocyte.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

Melanin actually gives you a tan.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

It's our natural way to filter UV light that creates vitamin D.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

So that as the more sun exposure you get, the tanner you get, the more light you need in order for you to make the proper amount of vitamin D. So darker skinned people need more natural sunlight in order for them to make the same amount of vitamin D3 as someone that might be fairer skinned.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

But that's the problem.

Digital Social Hour
He Took Too Much Vitamin D… And It Became Poisonous | Jennifer Cohen & Robby | DSH #1852

The problem is that, see, in order to do it properly, you should take a vitamin D scan or blood test.