Vitamin D3 (also referred to as Cholecalciferol or Calciol) is receiving a great deal of attention as being very key to natural immunity. Dr. John J. Cannell states that,
“Naturally produced antibiotics in the body are called anti-microbial peptides. There are hundreds of them if not over a thousand. What up regulates anti-microbial peptides? Vitamin D3 – it makes the immune system smarter more than it makes it stronger.”
He also states that our vitamin D3 blood levels in the winter are as low as 1/3 of what they are in the summer due to the lack of sun exposure. He further states that lacking proper regulatory resources (D3 being a very important one) the immune system can over react to challenges and a “Cytokine Storm can result which strips the respiratory system linings making ventilation impossible.” This reaction can be severe enough to cause death.
