The Vitamin D Balance Illusion
What if more supplements just reveal a deeper problem?
The Setup
Your vitamin D is low. You start supplementing. You feel better. Success, right?
Then someone tells you: vitamin D needs magnesium to activate. And K2 to direct calcium properly. And vitamin A to balance receptor function. And boron to extend its half-life.
So now you're taking 5 supplements instead of 1. But is this actually solving the problem?
The Cascade Problem
Vitamin D needs magnesium to convert to its active form
Magnesium needs adequate stomach acid to absorb, and B6 for cellular uptake
B6 needs zinc to convert to its active form (P5P)
Zinc needs adequate stomach acid and competes with copper
Stomach acid production requires zinc, B vitamins, and adequate thyroid function
And the cascade continues deeper
Meanwhile, lack of proper bile flow is inhibiting all of this.
The Theory: You Can't Supplement Your Way Out
Vitamin D is a steroid hormone. It's powerful. When you mega-dose it, you feel the effects. But feeling better isn't the same as getting better.
The fact that vitamin D needs 4+ cofactors doesn't mean "take 5 supplements instead of 1." It reveals that you're deficient in many things, and you can't fix systemic deficiency by juicing one powerful hormone.
Each of those cofactors depends on other nutrients. Those depend on digestive function. Digestive function depends on bile flow, stomach acid, and enzyme production. All of which require nutrients you may also be low on.
The Real Question
Instead of "What supplements do I need to make vitamin D work?"
Ask: "Why is my body unable to process nutrients properly, and what foundational systems need repair?"