My Vitamin D Routine Wasn’t Delivering What I Expected
She then walked me through it in a way that finally made sense. She went full-throttle in the science.
'Vitamin D is the one doing the heavy lifting,' she said. 'It supports your immune system doing its normal job, day to day. But most people take it on its own and wonder why they don't feel much different.'
'Why's that?' I asked.
'Because if you only take D3, it's like you're putting gas on a car with no wheels.'
'In order to get the benefits of D3, it has to get to where it's needed. That's what K2 is for. Because D3 needs K2 to actually deliver it where your body needs it,' she said. 'Without K2, D3 is only doing half the job.'
I was so fascinated that I can't stop thinking about how those gummies were a waste of money and time.
She also mentioned that a lot of D3 supplements are sourced from lanolin — sheep's wool. And most brands don't pair it with K2 at all, let alone a clinically studied form of it.
That's when I understood why the gummies never did much.