David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG

Retired and working on my second book
Delivered babies and Public Health and Preventive Medicine for 50 years
Started Sexual Dysfunction Clinic Lackland AFB

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@kayleighmcenany

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

Dr. David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
125 Arias Way
HSV, AR 71909
Ph 501-226-0016
[email protected]
July 31, 2026 Fox News Channel
Attn: Bookers / Producers
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 The Honorable Tom Cotton
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510 Members of Congress
(Relevant Health, Oversight, and Appropriations Committees)
Re: Offer to Interview or Testify on Preventable COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Suboptimal Vitamin D3 Levels and the Failure to Act on Available Evidence
Dear Producers at Fox News, Senator Cotton, and Members of Congress:I am writing to offer myself for an interview (from my home or in studio) or to provide formal testimony before Congress regarding the large number of COVID-19 cases and deaths that evidence indicates could have been prevented with widespread use of safe, inexpensive, optimal-dose vitamin D3 (with K2 support) long before mRNA vaccines became available. I am a physician with more than 50 years of experience (MPH, LFACOG, FACPM). My recent book, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9, synthesizes the published evidence on these nutrients for immune function, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy outcomes, and COVID-19 risk reduction. Key points supported by the literature include:
The 2020 Kaufman et al. observational study of 191,779 U.S. patients (published in PLOS ONE) found that SARS-CoV-2 positivity was strongly and inversely associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Patients with levels ≥55 ng/mL had a positivity rate of 5.9%, compared with 12.5% among those with deficient levels (<20 ng/mL)—a reduction of more than 50%. My analysis of the implications of this and related data is that optimal levels (>50–55 ng/mL) could have prevented on the order of 8 million cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States before mRNA vaccines were available. The book notes associated reductions in COVID cases of over 50% and in deaths of approximately 80% at the highest levels examined.
https://t.co/QdZV2HUSjf
Achieving these levels in the large majority of seniors and nursing-home residents would have required doses on the order of 10,000 IU of D3 daily (or 50,000 IU weekly), doses shown to be safe in prior pharmacokinetic work (e.g., Heaney et al.) and far higher than the 600–800 IU government recommendations that left ~95% of Americans with suboptimal levels.
The Spanish pilot randomized trial by Entrenas Castillo et al. (2020) administered calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) to hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Only 1 of 50 treated patients (2%) required ICU admission, versus 13 of 26 (50%) in the untreated arm. Related Spanish observational data similarly showed marked reductions in ICU need, intubation risk, and mortality when calcifediol was given early, even among patients who arrived with inadequate baseline vitamin D status.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and senior public-health officials either knew or should have known of the Kaufman findings and the broader vitamin D literature in 2020. Emphasis remained on other measures while a cheap, widely available, low-risk intervention that observational and early interventional data linked to substantially lower infection and severity rates received little coordinated attention. Strong general immunity supported by optimal D3/K2 (and B9) is complementary to, not a substitute for, targeted vaccines; the latter function as highly specific tools once disease-specific immunity is needed. I am prepared to discuss the evidence hierarchy (observational data such as Kaufman versus randomized trials), practical dosing and safety monitoring, the role of K2, and how these findings fit into evidence-based medicine. I can appear for television or podcast interviews from home or in studio on short notice, and I am willing to testify before the Senate (including before Senator Cotton or relevant committees) or the House .I request the opportunity to present this information so that Congress and the public can examine whether earlier, broader use of optimal-dose vitamin D3 could have saved lives and whether current recommendations should be updated on the basis of the accumulated data. I am available at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
Author, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9 Enclosure: Curriculum vitae and selected references upon request.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@kayleighmcenany Dr. David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
125 Arias Way
HSV, AR 71909
Ph 501-226-0016
[email protected]
July 31, 2026 Fox News Channel
Attn: Bookers / Producers
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 The Honorable Tom Cotton
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510 Members of Congress
(Relevant Health, Oversight, and Appropriations Committees)
Re: Offer to Interview or Testify on Preventable COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Suboptimal Vitamin D3 Levels and the Failure to Act on Available Evidence
Dear Producers at Fox News, Senator Cotton, and Members of Congress:I am writing to offer myself for an interview (from my home or in studio) or to provide formal testimony before Congress regarding the large number of COVID-19 cases and deaths that evidence indicates could have been prevented with widespread use of safe, inexpensive, optimal-dose vitamin D3 (with K2 support) long before mRNA vaccines became available. I am a physician with more than 50 years of experience (MPH, LFACOG, FACPM). My recent book, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9, synthesizes the published evidence on these nutrients for immune function, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy outcomes, and COVID-19 risk reduction. Key points supported by the literature include:
The 2020 Kaufman et al. observational study of 191,779 U.S. patients (published in PLOS ONE) found that SARS-CoV-2 positivity was strongly and inversely associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Patients with levels ≥55 ng/mL had a positivity rate of 5.9%, compared with 12.5% among those with deficient levels (<20 ng/mL)—a reduction of more than 50%. My analysis of the implications of this and related data is that optimal levels (>50–55 ng/mL) could have prevented on the order of 8 million cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States before mRNA vaccines were available. The book notes associated reductions in COVID cases of over 50% and in deaths of approximately 80% at the highest levels examined.
https://t.co/QdZV2HUSjf
Achieving these levels in the large majority of seniors and nursing-home residents would have required doses on the order of 10,000 IU of D3 daily (or 50,000 IU weekly), doses shown to be safe in prior pharmacokinetic work (e.g., Heaney et al.) and far higher than the 600–800 IU government recommendations that left ~95% of Americans with suboptimal levels.
The Spanish pilot randomized trial by Entrenas Castillo et al. (2020) administered calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) to hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Only 1 of 50 treated patients (2%) required ICU admission, versus 13 of 26 (50%) in the untreated arm. Related Spanish observational data similarly showed marked reductions in ICU need, intubation risk, and mortality when calcifediol was given early, even among patients who arrived with inadequate baseline vitamin D status.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and senior public-health officials either knew or should have known of the Kaufman findings and the broader vitamin D literature in 2020. Emphasis remained on other measures while a cheap, widely available, low-risk intervention that observational and early interventional data linked to substantially lower infection and severity rates received little coordinated attention. Strong general immunity supported by optimal D3/K2 (and B9) is complementary to, not a substitute for, targeted vaccines; the latter function as highly specific tools once disease-specific immunity is needed. I am prepared to discuss the evidence hierarchy (observational data such as Kaufman versus randomized trials), practical dosing and safety monitoring, the role of K2, and how these findings fit into evidence-based medicine. I can appear for television or podcast interviews from home or in studio on short notice, and I am willing to testify before the Senate (including before Senator Cotton or relevant committees) or the House .I request the opportunity to present this information so that Congress and the public can examine whether earlier, broader use of optimal-dose vitamin D3 could have saved lives and whether current recommendations should be updated on the basis of the accumulated data. I am available at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
Author, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9 Enclosure: Curriculum vitae and selected references upon request.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@SenRandPaul Dr. David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
125 Arias Way
HSV, AR 71909
Ph 501-226-0016
[email protected]
July 31, 2026 Fox News Channel
Attn: Bookers / Producers
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 The Honorable Tom Cotton
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510 Members of Congress
(Relevant Health, Oversight, and Appropriations Committees)
Re: Offer to Interview or Testify on Preventable COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Suboptimal Vitamin D3 Levels and the Failure to Act on Available Evidence
Dear Producers at Fox News, Senator Cotton, and Members of Congress:I am writing to offer myself for an interview (from my home or in studio) or to provide formal testimony before Congress regarding the large number of COVID-19 cases and deaths that evidence indicates could have been prevented with widespread use of safe, inexpensive, optimal-dose vitamin D3 (with K2 support) long before mRNA vaccines became available. I am a physician with more than 50 years of experience (MPH, LFACOG, FACPM). My recent book, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9, synthesizes the published evidence on these nutrients for immune function, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy outcomes, and COVID-19 risk reduction. Key points supported by the literature include:
The 2020 Kaufman et al. observational study of 191,779 U.S. patients (published in PLOS ONE) found that SARS-CoV-2 positivity was strongly and inversely associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Patients with levels ≥55 ng/mL had a positivity rate of 5.9%, compared with 12.5% among those with deficient levels (<20 ng/mL)—a reduction of more than 50%. My analysis of the implications of this and related data is that optimal levels (>50–55 ng/mL) could have prevented on the order of 8 million cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States before mRNA vaccines were available. The book notes associated reductions in COVID cases of over 50% and in deaths of approximately 80% at the highest levels examined.
https://t.co/QdZV2HUSjf
Achieving these levels in the large majority of seniors and nursing-home residents would have required doses on the order of 10,000 IU of D3 daily (or 50,000 IU weekly), doses shown to be safe in prior pharmacokinetic work (e.g., Heaney et al.) and far higher than the 600–800 IU government recommendations that left ~95% of Americans with suboptimal levels.
The Spanish pilot randomized trial by Entrenas Castillo et al. (2020) administered calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) to hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Only 1 of 50 treated patients (2%) required ICU admission, versus 13 of 26 (50%) in the untreated arm. Related Spanish observational data similarly showed marked reductions in ICU need, intubation risk, and mortality when calcifediol was given early, even among patients who arrived with inadequate baseline vitamin D status.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and senior public-health officials either knew or should have known of the Kaufman findings and the broader vitamin D literature in 2020. Emphasis remained on other measures while a cheap, widely available, low-risk intervention that observational and early interventional data linked to substantially lower infection and severity rates received little coordinated attention. Strong general immunity supported by optimal D3/K2 (and B9) is complementary to, not a substitute for, targeted vaccines; the latter function as highly specific tools once disease-specific immunity is needed. I am prepared to discuss the evidence hierarchy (observational data such as Kaufman versus randomized trials), practical dosing and safety monitoring, the role of K2, and how these findings fit into evidence-based medicine. I can appear for television or podcast interviews from home or in studio on short notice, and I am willing to testify before the Senate (including before Senator Cotton or relevant committees) or the House .I request the opportunity to present this information so that Congress and the public can examine whether earlier, broader use of optimal-dose vitamin D3 could have saved lives and whether current recommendations should be updated on the basis of the accumulated data. I am available at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
Author, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9 Enclosure: Curriculum vitae and selected references upon request.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@foxandfriends Dr. David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
125 Arias Way
HSV, AR 71909
Ph 501-226-0016
[email protected]
July 31, 2026 Fox News Channel
Attn: Bookers / Producers
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 The Honorable Tom Cotton
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510 Members of Congress
(Relevant Health, Oversight, and Appropriations Committees)
Re: Offer to Interview or Testify on Preventable COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Suboptimal Vitamin D3 Levels and the Failure to Act on Available Evidence
Dear Producers at Fox News, Senator Cotton, and Members of Congress:I am writing to offer myself for an interview (from my home or in studio) or to provide formal testimony before Congress regarding the large number of COVID-19 cases and deaths that evidence indicates could have been prevented with widespread use of safe, inexpensive, optimal-dose vitamin D3 (with K2 support) long before mRNA vaccines became available. I am a physician with more than 50 years of experience (MPH, LFACOG, FACPM). My recent book, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9, synthesizes the published evidence on these nutrients for immune function, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy outcomes, and COVID-19 risk reduction. Key points supported by the literature include:
The 2020 Kaufman et al. observational study of 191,779 U.S. patients (published in PLOS ONE) found that SARS-CoV-2 positivity was strongly and inversely associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Patients with levels ≥55 ng/mL had a positivity rate of 5.9%, compared with 12.5% among those with deficient levels (<20 ng/mL)—a reduction of more than 50%. My analysis of the implications of this and related data is that optimal levels (>50–55 ng/mL) could have prevented on the order of 8 million cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States before mRNA vaccines were available. The book notes associated reductions in COVID cases of over 50% and in deaths of approximately 80% at the highest levels examined.
https://t.co/QdZV2HUSjf
Achieving these levels in the large majority of seniors and nursing-home residents would have required doses on the order of 10,000 IU of D3 daily (or 50,000 IU weekly), doses shown to be safe in prior pharmacokinetic work (e.g., Heaney et al.) and far higher than the 600–800 IU government recommendations that left ~95% of Americans with suboptimal levels.
The Spanish pilot randomized trial by Entrenas Castillo et al. (2020) administered calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) to hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Only 1 of 50 treated patients (2%) required ICU admission, versus 13 of 26 (50%) in the untreated arm. Related Spanish observational data similarly showed marked reductions in ICU need, intubation risk, and mortality when calcifediol was given early, even among patients who arrived with inadequate baseline vitamin D status.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and senior public-health officials either knew or should have known of the Kaufman findings and the broader vitamin D literature in 2020. Emphasis remained on other measures while a cheap, widely available, low-risk intervention that observational and early interventional data linked to substantially lower infection and severity rates received little coordinated attention. Strong general immunity supported by optimal D3/K2 (and B9) is complementary to, not a substitute for, targeted vaccines; the latter function as highly specific tools once disease-specific immunity is needed. I am prepared to discuss the evidence hierarchy (observational data such as Kaufman versus randomized trials), practical dosing and safety monitoring, the role of K2, and how these findings fit into evidence-based medicine. I can appear for television or podcast interviews from home or in studio on short notice, and I am willing to testify before the Senate (including before Senator Cotton or relevant committees) or the House .I request the opportunity to present this information so that Congress and the public can examine whether earlier, broader use of optimal-dose vitamin D3 could have saved lives and whether current recommendations should be updated on the basis of the accumulated data. I am available at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
David L. Grimes, MPH, LFACOG, FACPM
Author, The Secrets of Vitamins D3, K2 & B9 Enclosure: Curriculum vitae and selected references upon request.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

Grok can help you build a lifetime medical record: Does moving or your insurance company make you change doctors or hospitals? They do not always share. Keep your own records that you can carry on a USB on your keychain for ERs or new providers.; I have mild memory problems (age; 79 ?); can you give me an annual memory exam so I see any progression?; If you can't keep a file I will keep it and take a new test each year and give you last years result for comparison; can you start a chart on my entire medical history (including labs/Xrays, ect); AI, insurance companies, and hospitals are slowing heading that way; they do not share well with each other or new doctors

Yes, I can help you run a simple, repeatable annual cognitive screening so you can track any changes yourself. I cannot store a permanent personal medical file or chart across conversations (I have no long-term private database for individual users’ health data). You keep the records; each year you can paste last year’s results + this year’s answers and I’ll compare them side-by-side for you.

Important disclaimer (as a retired physician you already know this):
This is not a medical diagnosis, not a substitute for a formal neuropsychological evaluation, and not clinical advice. Mild age-related memory changes are common, but any progressive concern should be evaluated by your own doctor (neurologist or primary care) with validated tools, labs, imaging if indicated, etc. These questions are adapted from widely used public screening elements (orientation, immediate/delayed recall, attention, etc.). Score them the same way each year for consistency.Annual Memory / Cognitive Screen (do this once a year, same conditions if possible – quiet room, no notes, no interruptions)Date of this test: _______________
Your age at testing: _______________ 1. Orientation (max 10 points)
Answer these out loud or write them:
•Full date today (day of week + date + month + year)
•Current season
•City / town you are in right now
•State / country
•Name of the building or place you are in (home, office, etc.)
Score: 1 point for each correct element (you decide the exact scoring consistency).2. Immediate recall (max 3 points)
I will give you three unrelated words. Repeat them back immediately.
Words for this year: apple – table – penny
(Write them down after you repeat them so you can check later.)3. Attention / concentration (max 5 points)
•Count backward from 100 by 7s (serial 7s): 100, 93, 86… continue for 5 steps.
or
•Spell the word “WORLD” backward.
4. Delayed recall (max 3 points)
After a 3–5 minute delay (do the attention task first), try to recall the three words from #2 without cues.
Score 1 point for each correct word.5. Simple language / praxis check (optional, max 3–4 points)
•Name as many animals as you can in 60 seconds (write the number).
•Follow a simple 3-step command: “Take a piece of paper, fold it in half, and put it on the floor/table.”
•Draw a clock face showing 10 past 11 (or any fixed time you choose and keep the same each year).
Total possible points: roughly 20–25 depending on how you weight the sections. Record your raw answers + your own score each https://t.co/2el08ZiUSk to use it going forward
•Save this year’s answers and score.
•Next year (or whenever you want), paste last year’s results + the new ones and ask me to compare.
•I will note any changes in orientation, recall numbers, serial 7s accuracy, animal fluency count, etc.
Would you like me to administer the test right now (I’ll give the three words, wait for your answers, then prompt the delayed recall)? Just say “start the test” and reply with your answers one section at a time. Medical history chart;

I can help you build and update a clean, structured personal medical summary (timeline of diagnoses, surgeries, medications, key labs, imaging, family history, etc.). You supply the data; I organize it into a readable table or chronological list you can copy and keep.Starter template (fill in whatever you want; leave blanks for later):
CategoryDetails / DatesNotes / Results
DemographicsAge, sex, retired OB/GYN + Prev Med
Major diagnoses(e.g., any hypertension, cardiac, etc.)
Surgeries / procedures
Current medications(include D3K2, any others)doses & start dates
Key labs (last 2–5 yrs)CBC, metabolic panel, lipids, Vit D, etc.dates + values
ImagingMRI/CT (brain or other), X-rays, etc.dates + findings
Cognitive / neuroAny prior formal testing, Alzheimer’s family hxwife’s history noted
Preventive / lifestyleExercise, sleep, supplements researched
Allergies / reactions
Family history
Just paste whatever pieces you remember or have on hand (or say “start with what I already told you about my wife’s illness and my research”) and I’ll format the first version. You can add labs, X-ray reports, or new entries any time. Whenever you’re ready—memory test now, medical chart draft, or both—just tell me how you’d like to begin. I’m here for the tracking support; your doctors remain the ones for official care.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

Grok:
Whomever invented the mute button should get the Nobel Prize; TV has become unwatchable because of commercials every few minutes; longer than the content; Woke--fat ugly mixed race people that think they can sing and dance; streaming (paid but commercial free) is our last hope (Endeavor, Two and a half men, X files; Ground Hog Day). The only ones that did not get the message ("Woke is dead') are the advertising agencies (Bud Light);what ever happened to the lady that approved that add after she was fired? You either mute and get a snack or go to streaming!

The mute button is one of civilization’s underrated achievements. Remote control + mute is pure defensive technology against the modern commercial assault: longer, louder, more frequent, and often more annoying than the programming itself. Broadcast and basic cable have optimized for ad load over audience goodwill for years. That’s not a conspiracy; it’s the business model when the product is your attention sold to the highest bidder.Streaming (the ad-free tier, specifically) is the rational escape hatch for a lot of people. Catalogs like the ones you mentioned—Two and a Half Men, The X-Files, Groundhog Day, and whatever “Endeavor” refers to—let you watch what you want without the constant interruption tax. Paid ad-free services exist precisely because enough viewers got fed up with the alternative. On the “woke” advertising point and Bud Light specifically: the 2023 partnership with Dylan Mulvaney produced a very public, measurable backlash. U.S. sales took a significant hit (estimates around $1.4 billion in lost revenue for the brand that year), market share slipped, and the company spent a long time trying to recover. Marketing decisions that alienate a large portion of a brand’s existing customer base while chasing a different one carry real financial risk. Some brands adjusted; others doubled down. Advertising agencies and brand teams do not always update their models as fast as sales data arrives. The executive most closely associated with that campaign was Alissa Heinerscheid, then Bud Light’s VP of Marketing. She and another executive were placed on leave of absence in April 2023 amid the fallout. Anheuser-Busch never publicly used the word “fired,” but she left the company permanently by November 2023. As of the most recent reports, she has been working in Team Business Operations at LIV Golf since September 2024.
Mute + snack, or switch to ad-free streaming, remain the practical consumer responses. Markets eventually punish campaigns that treat large parts of their audience as the problem rather than the customer.

How ad load impacts viewer retention
The rise of ad-supported streaming tiers
Endeavor great multi-year PBS series (commercials only at beginning and end asking for donations)

Yes — Endeavour (the British spelling) is an excellent example of what you’re talking about. The multi-season prequel to Inspector Morse, starring Shaun Evans as the young Endeavour Morse, ran for nine series (2012–2023) and was a staple of PBS Masterpiece in the US. Because it’s public television, the only interruptions are typically the brief pledge/donation appeals at the very beginning and end (or during intermissions on longer presentations). No mid-episode commercial breaks every 6–8 minutes. You get the full story, atmosphere, and period detail without the constant hard-sell https://t.co/sjnlVDjTtA’s exactly the kind of viewing experience that makes broadcast network TV feel increasingly broken by comparison: long-form storytelling, strong writing, and respect for the audience’s attention. Same reason a lot of people still treasure older Masterpiece presentations, Downton Abbey, Sherlock, or the various Foyle’s War runs — the content isn’t constantly subordinated to the ad load. If you’re deep into the series, the final seasons in particular tighten up the character arcs nicely while still delivering those classic Oxford mysteries. Commercial-free (or nearly so) long-form drama remains one of the better remaining defenses against the “ads longer than the content” problem.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@luvMillieee The new COVID mRNA vaccines that we thought were safe have now been shown to have serious adverse side effects. I advise my patients not to take any mRNA vaccines until further long term studies have been done. They now have a new mRNA vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection (RSV), flu, and many others are in the pipeline. The old RSV vaccine (a non mRNA vaccine) should be used until long term (several years) mRNA studies show that mRNA vaccines are safe.
The COVID epidemic with its many deaths allowed the government to release these mRNA vaccines without adequate studies. The government also took away your ability to sue the vaccine company for adverse effects and deaths. They also coerced people into taking the vaccine. Doctors and nurses that contracted COVID before the vaccine was even available developed "natural immunity" that was much better than the mRNA vaccine. When the vaccine became available they were fired from their hospital, federal, and military jobs if they refused the less effective, and now known to be dangerous and deadly mRNA vaccine. Many are now successfully suing the Federal Government (unfortunately US Taxpayers).
President Biden and Dr. Fauci provided false statements about COVID and the need for "everyone" to get multiple yearly boosters. They said it would prevent you from getting COVID or giving it to someone else. That was false. They said the new, inadequately tested, mRNA vaccines were perfectly safe. This was another falsehood that will be discussed in a later chapter. They prevented people from learning about other treatments that were safer (like Vitamin D and Ivermectin) by forcing liberal media giants into banning these reports or declaring them "fake and dangerous news".
The importance of EBM cannot be overstated. It provides a structured framework for making clinical decisions, which can result in better patient outcomes. Using EBM, clinicians can navigate through vast quantities of data to find the most relevant and reliable information. This approach minimizes the guesswork and variability in medical practices, leading to more standardized and predictable outcomes. Moreover, it empowers patients by involving them in the decision-making process, ensuring that their values and preferences are considered.Kaufman's study investigated the connection between vitamin D levels and the rates of COVID-19 positivity in a large group of patients across the United States before the COVID vaccine was available. Analyzing data from over 190,000 patients tested for SARS-CoV-2, researchers found that those with lower levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (less than 20 ng/ml) had a higher positivity rate of 12.5%, compared to 8.1% in those with adequate levels (30-34 ng/ml) and just 5.9% in those with high levels (>55 ng/ml or more). Higher levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are linked to lower positivity rates for SARS-CoV-2. The study included data from 191,779 patients across all 50 states. Positivity rates were 12.5% for those with vitamin D deficiency, while it dropped to 5.9% for those with high levels. The relationship between vitamin D levels and SARS-CoV-2 positivity was consistent across different demographics (age, sex, and race). This research highlights the importance of considering vitamin D supplementation in strategies to reduce COVID-19 infections and deaths. Remember we said it takes your body about two weeks to make VitD into the active VitD3. So if you go into the hospital ICU with COVID and have an “empty D3 gas tank”, you may be dead before your body can make the active D3 if they give you regular VitD. This is why everyone should be taking daily D3 so your gas tank is always full of the active D3. We can now give ICU patients calcidiol or calcitriol (the active forms) to keep them from dying if they come in with an “empty tank”. People with active infections actually need extra doses of VitD. When you have an active infection your body uses up a lot of D3 to fight the infection and it becomes inactivated. It is like a shotgun. One and done and then you need to reload. If you had always been on adequate levels, you may never have developed COVID in the first place. Further details will be discussed in the chapters on dosages and COVID. References: Get and read this book----Vitamin D Deficiency and Covid-19 by Drs. David C Anderson and David S Grimes (no relation to me); Kaufman HW, Niles JK, Kroll MH, Bi C, Holick MF (2020) SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. PLoS ONE 15(9): e0239252. https://t.co/oKtQeXoDkh

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@SenRandPaul The new COVID mRNA vaccines that we thought were safe have now been shown to have serious adverse side effects. I advise my patients not to take any mRNA vaccines until further long term studies have been done. They now have a new mRNA vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection (RSV), flu, and many others are in the pipeline. The old RSV vaccine (a non mRNA vaccine) should be used until long term (several years) mRNA studies show that mRNA vaccines are safe.
The COVID epidemic with its many deaths allowed the government to release these mRNA vaccines without adequate studies. The government also took away your ability to sue the vaccine company for adverse effects and deaths. They also coerced people into taking the vaccine. Doctors and nurses that contracted COVID before the vaccine was even available developed "natural immunity" that was much better than the mRNA vaccine. When the vaccine became available they were fired from their hospital, federal, and military jobs if they refused the less effective, and now known to be dangerous and deadly mRNA vaccine. Many are now successfully suing the Federal Government (unfortunately US Taxpayers).
President Biden and Dr. Fauci provided false statements about COVID and the need for "everyone" to get multiple yearly boosters. They said it would prevent you from getting COVID or giving it to someone else. That was false. They said the new, inadequately tested, mRNA vaccines were perfectly safe. This was another falsehood that will be discussed in a later chapter. They prevented people from learning about other treatments that were safer (like Vitamin D and Ivermectin) by forcing liberal media giants into banning these reports or declaring them "fake and dangerous news".
The importance of EBM cannot be overstated. It provides a structured framework for making clinical decisions, which can result in better patient outcomes. Using EBM, clinicians can navigate through vast quantities of data to find the most relevant and reliable information. This approach minimizes the guesswork and variability in medical practices, leading to more standardized and predictable outcomes. Moreover, it empowers patients by involving them in the decision-making process, ensuring that their values and preferences are considered.Kaufman's study investigated the connection between vitamin D levels and the rates of COVID-19 positivity in a large group of patients across the United States before the COVID vaccine was available. Analyzing data from over 190,000 patients tested for SARS-CoV-2, researchers found that those with lower levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (less than 20 ng/ml) had a higher positivity rate of 12.5%, compared to 8.1% in those with adequate levels (30-34 ng/ml) and just 5.9% in those with high levels (>55 ng/ml or more). Higher levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are linked to lower positivity rates for SARS-CoV-2. The study included data from 191,779 patients across all 50 states. Positivity rates were 12.5% for those with vitamin D deficiency, while it dropped to 5.9% for those with high levels. The relationship between vitamin D levels and SARS-CoV-2 positivity was consistent across different demographics (age, sex, and race). This research highlights the importance of considering vitamin D supplementation in strategies to reduce COVID-19 infections and deaths. Remember we said it takes your body about two weeks to make VitD into the active VitD3. So if you go into the hospital ICU with COVID and have an “empty D3 gas tank”, you may be dead before your body can make the active D3 if they give you regular VitD. This is why everyone should be taking daily D3 so your gas tank is always full of the active D3. We can now give ICU patients calcidiol or calcitriol (the active forms) to keep them from dying if they come in with an “empty tank”. People with active infections actually need extra doses of VitD. When you have an active infection your body uses up a lot of D3 to fight the infection and it becomes inactivated. It is like a shotgun. One and done and then you need to reload. If you had always been on adequate levels, you may never have developed COVID in the first place. Further details will be discussed in the chapters on dosages and COVID. References: Get and read this book----Vitamin D Deficiency and Covid-19 by Drs. David C Anderson and David S Grimes (no relation to me); Kaufman HW, Niles JK, Kroll MH, Bi C, Holick MF (2020) SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. PLoS ONE 15(9): e0239252. https://t.co/oKtQeXoDkh

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Grok:What daily dose of D3 is required to have 97% of US population to be above 50 ng/ml and not be over 200 ng/ml?

Thoughts

In short, the dose derived from the available dose-response cohort data that meets the stated 97% / 50 ng/ml criterion while staying below 200 ng/ml for practical purposes is on the order of 14,000 IU supplemental vitamin D3 daily.Around 14,100 IU/day of supplemental vitamin D3 (based on community cohort data), with total all-source intake potentially higher depending on baseline sun/food intake; this keeps nearly all levels well below 200 ng/ml in the studied https://t.co/p35ZLqncwM.iiarjournals.orgThis figure comes from the 2011 analysis by Garland, French, Baggerly, and Heaney of a U.S. community-based cohort (n ≈ 3,667 adults, mean age ~51). They plotted self-reported supplemental vitamin D intake against measured serum 25(OH)D and derived the lower bound of the 95% probability band. The supplemental doses needed so that 97.5% of the cohort reached at least the target levels were approximately:6,100 IU/day for ≥30 ng/ml,
9,600 IU/day for ≥40 ng/ml,

14,100 IU/day for ≥50 ng/ml.ar.iiarjournals.orgAt those intakes the observed means were roughly 65, 75, and 85 ng/ml respectively (with SDs around 18 ng/ml). The cohort’s estimated non-supplemental (food + sun) input averaged ~3,300 IU/day, so total intake from a low-basal state to hit the 97.5% thresholds would be higher (~17,400 IU/day all-source for the 50 ng/ml target). Response is curvilinear and plateaus at higher levels; individual variation is large (factors include body weight/BMI, baseline status, absorption, and genetics).pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govOn the upper end, no intakes ≤10,000 IU/day produced 25(OH)D values above the ~200 ng/ml lower bound of potential toxicity in that dataset. The authors concluded that universal intakes up to ~40,000 IU/day are unlikely to cause toxicity. Other community and long-term data (including doses up to 10,000–15,000 IU/day) similarly show mean levels in the 90–120 ng/ml range with rare or no values exceeding 200 ng/ml and essentially no hypercalcemia attributable to these doses in healthy people. Toxicity is typically associated with prolonged very high intakes (often >50,000–100,000 IU/day) and levels well above 150–200 ng/ml.www-sciencedirect-com.translate.googNotes and caveats:These are population-level statistical estimates (97.5th percentile targets), not personalized recommendations. Weight/BMI strongly affects needs (obese individuals often require substantially more). Testing 25(OH)D (and calcium if indicated) is the reliable way to individualize.
Official guidelines (IOM/Endocrine Society, etc.) target much lower levels (typically 20–30 ng/ml) with RDAs of 600–800 IU (or modestly higher for certain groups) and set a tolerable upper intake of 4,000 IU for most adults; higher targets remain debated.
Related analyses (e.g., GrassrootsHealth/Heaney data) give similar orders of magnitude for 40 ng/ml (~9,000–10,000 IU supplemental) and emphasize wide inter-individual variability.
Safety of chronic high-dose use should be assessed with a clinician, especially with conditions affecting calcium metabolism, kidney function, or granulomatous disease.

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@foxandfriends Don’t Let Democrats (if they get back in) Steal Your Money
· Everybody needs an Individual Roth IRA
o Max it out every year with “after tax dollars” if you can
o 2026 contribution limits for the 2026 tax year the limits are:
$7,500 if under age 50
$8,600 if age 50 or older (includes the catch-up amount)
If spouses are each other’s primary beneficiaries
You cannot directly transfer ownership of a Roth IRA to a spouse or child while alive. The account must stay in your name.
Surviving spouses have the most flexibility. You can generally roll the assets into your own Roth IRA (treat it as your own).
In that case there are no required minimum distributions (RMDs) during your lifetime, tax-free growth can continue, and you can name new beneficiaries (kids?).
Distributions remain tax-free if the original 5-year rule is satisfied (measured from the original owner).
Children (non-spouse beneficiaries):
o They receive an inherited Roth IRA.
o Under current rules (SECURE Act and subsequent guidance), most non-spouse beneficiaries must fully distribute the account by the end of the 10th year following the year of death.

When you die, the Roth IRA passes according to the beneficiary designation on the account (it does not go through probate like assets titled in your name alone).

· Naming your children directly as primary beneficiaries (after your spousedies) is usually the simpler and often preferred approach for a Roth IRA:
They become designated beneficiaries and are subject to the standard 10-year rule (or eligible-designated-beneficiary rules if applicable).
Qualified distributions remain tax-free.

The bumper-sticker option:

· If you haven’t seen your kids for years (or they are on drugs)
· Get a bumper sticker for your RV that says; “We’re spending or kids inheritiance”
· Spending the money yourself is always an option and completely avoids the 10-year rule for the kids.
· A Roth IRA has no lifetime required minimum distributions for the original owner, so you can let it grow tax-free as long as you like (or draw it down tax-free for your own use).
· Many people deliberately spend or gift during life for exactly this reason — or simply because they prefer to enjoy it.
· Bottom line:
Many estate-planning professionals recommend naming individual beneficiaries (your kids) directly for Roth IRAs and other retirement accounts unless there is a clear need for the control or protection a properly drafted trust provides.
· Roth IRA conversion for children
· Yes, your children can take a (qualified) distribution from the inherited Roth IRA and use that cash to contribute to their own Roth IRAs, up to the annual limits, and the contribution itself is made with after-tax dollars.

How it works
A qualified distribution from an inherited Roth IRA is generally completely income-tax-free (both original contributions and earnings, once the 5-year holding period from the original owner is satisfied).
The money lands in their bank account with no tax withheld or owed.
That tax-free cash is ordinary after-tax money.
Roth IRA contributions must be made with after-tax dollars, so it qualifies for funding their own Roth IRA.
They cannot roll over or transfer the inherited Roth directly into their personal Roth IRA (non-spouse beneficiaries cannot do that).
They take a distribution first, and then make a regular annual contribution to their own account.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@kayleighmcenany Don’t Let Democrats (if they get back in) Steal Your Money
· Everybody needs an Individual Roth IRA
o Max it out every year with “after tax dollars” if you can
o 2026 contribution limits for the 2026 tax year the limits are:
$7,500 if under age 50
$8,600 if age 50 or older (includes the catch-up amount)
If spouses are each other’s primary beneficiaries
You cannot directly transfer ownership of a Roth IRA to a spouse or child while alive. The account must stay in your name.
Surviving spouses have the most flexibility. You can generally roll the assets into your own Roth IRA (treat it as your own).
In that case there are no required minimum distributions (RMDs) during your lifetime, tax-free growth can continue, and you can name new beneficiaries (kids?).
Distributions remain tax-free if the original 5-year rule is satisfied (measured from the original owner).
Children (non-spouse beneficiaries):
o They receive an inherited Roth IRA.
o Under current rules (SECURE Act and subsequent guidance), most non-spouse beneficiaries must fully distribute the account by the end of the 10th year following the year of death.

When you die, the Roth IRA passes according to the beneficiary designation on the account (it does not go through probate like assets titled in your name alone).

· Naming your children directly as primary beneficiaries (after your spousedies) is usually the simpler and often preferred approach for a Roth IRA:
They become designated beneficiaries and are subject to the standard 10-year rule (or eligible-designated-beneficiary rules if applicable).
Qualified distributions remain tax-free.

The bumper-sticker option:

· If you haven’t seen your kids for years (or they are on drugs)
· Get a bumper sticker for your RV that says; “We’re spending or kids inheritiance”
· Spending the money yourself is always an option and completely avoids the 10-year rule for the kids.
· A Roth IRA has no lifetime required minimum distributions for the original owner, so you can let it grow tax-free as long as you like (or draw it down tax-free for your own use).
· Many people deliberately spend or gift during life for exactly this reason — or simply because they prefer to enjoy it.
· Bottom line:
Many estate-planning professionals recommend naming individual beneficiaries (your kids) directly for Roth IRAs and other retirement accounts unless there is a clear need for the control or protection a properly drafted trust provides.
· Roth IRA conversion for children
· Yes, your children can take a (qualified) distribution from the inherited Roth IRA and use that cash to contribute to their own Roth IRAs, up to the annual limits, and the contribution itself is made with after-tax dollars.

How it works
A qualified distribution from an inherited Roth IRA is generally completely income-tax-free (both original contributions and earnings, once the 5-year holding period from the original owner is satisfied).
The money lands in their bank account with no tax withheld or owed.
That tax-free cash is ordinary after-tax money.
Roth IRA contributions must be made with after-tax dollars, so it qualifies for funding their own Roth IRA.
They cannot roll over or transfer the inherited Roth directly into their personal Roth IRA (non-spouse beneficiaries cannot do that).
They take a distribution first, and then make a regular annual contribution to their own account.

[David L. Grimes MD, MPH, LFACOG @KingVitB9]

@Pres45DJTrump Don’t Let Democrats (if they get back in) Steal Your Money
· Everybody needs an Individual Roth IRA
o Max it out every year with “after tax dollars” if you can
o 2026 contribution limits for the 2026 tax year the limits are:
$7,500 if under age 50
$8,600 if age 50 or older (includes the catch-up amount)
If spouses are each other’s primary beneficiaries
You cannot directly transfer ownership of a Roth IRA to a spouse or child while alive. The account must stay in your name.
Surviving spouses have the most flexibility. You can generally roll the assets into your own Roth IRA (treat it as your own).
In that case there are no required minimum distributions (RMDs) during your lifetime, tax-free growth can continue, and you can name new beneficiaries (kids?).
Distributions remain tax-free if the original 5-year rule is satisfied (measured from the original owner).
Children (non-spouse beneficiaries):
o They receive an inherited Roth IRA.
o Under current rules (SECURE Act and subsequent guidance), most non-spouse beneficiaries must fully distribute the account by the end of the 10th year following the year of death.

When you die, the Roth IRA passes according to the beneficiary designation on the account (it does not go through probate like assets titled in your name alone).

· Naming your children directly as primary beneficiaries (after your spousedies) is usually the simpler and often preferred approach for a Roth IRA:
They become designated beneficiaries and are subject to the standard 10-year rule (or eligible-designated-beneficiary rules if applicable).
Qualified distributions remain tax-free.

The bumper-sticker option:

· If you haven’t seen your kids for years (or they are on drugs)
· Get a bumper sticker for your RV that says; “We’re spending or kids inheritiance”
· Spending the money yourself is always an option and completely avoids the 10-year rule for the kids.
· A Roth IRA has no lifetime required minimum distributions for the original owner, so you can let it grow tax-free as long as you like (or draw it down tax-free for your own use).
· Many people deliberately spend or gift during life for exactly this reason — or simply because they prefer to enjoy it.
· Bottom line:
Many estate-planning professionals recommend naming individual beneficiaries (your kids) directly for Roth IRAs and other retirement accounts unless there is a clear need for the control or protection a properly drafted trust provides.
· Roth IRA conversion for children
· Yes, your children can take a (qualified) distribution from the inherited Roth IRA and use that cash to contribute to their own Roth IRAs, up to the annual limits, and the contribution itself is made with after-tax dollars.

How it works
A qualified distribution from an inherited Roth IRA is generally completely income-tax-free (both original contributions and earnings, once the 5-year holding period from the original owner is satisfied).
The money lands in their bank account with no tax withheld or owed.
That tax-free cash is ordinary after-tax money.
Roth IRA contributions must be made with after-tax dollars, so it qualifies for funding their own Roth IRA.
They cannot roll over or transfer the inherited Roth directly into their personal Roth IRA (non-spouse beneficiaries cannot do that).
They take a distribution first, and then make a regular annual contribution to their own account.