vitamin d is saving me......

Mary - does your friend have any advice for supplements to go alongside vitamin D? Mine is low but I am worried to take too much because of research that Vit D taken alone without the necessary co-factors (possibly vitamin K2 and magnesium?) can cause calcification of the arteries.

I think it is probably safe to take vitamin D alone. After all it mostly comes from the sun, unlike other vitamins that come from food as a package deal with other nutrients, and so it may not need as many other co-factors. But I really don't know.

I know that taking calcium alone as a supplement has been associated with prostate problems and artery disease etc. So probably calcium could use some co-factors such as vitamin D, magnesium and K2 or whatever. But I assume taking vitamin D alone is OK.

Talk with your doctor. After all vitamin D taken alone really is associated with less chance of diseases ranging from cancer to heart disease.