Is your vitamin D “deficiency” actually a misdiagnosis? In this eye-opening episode, Tara dives into one of the most misunderstood nutrients in functional medicine—vitamin D.
In Part 2 of Tara’s vitamin D series, we move beyond lab values and dig into the real-world consequences of high-dose vitamin D supplementation and what to do instead.
Tara details how today’s standard reference ranges may be misleading, why more is not always better, and how excessive vitamin D can lead to calcium loss, mitochondrial damage, mood symptoms, and even worsen autoimmune conditions.
More importantly, she shares a root-cause approach to supporting vitamin D naturally without megadosing and creating imbalance.
In Part 2, Tara explains:
- Why conventional vitamin D reference ranges are based on flawed assumptions
- The symptoms of vitamin D overload
- How to treat low D from a root cause approach instead of a conventional “pill for your ill” approach, (which allopathic and functional practitioners are both doing!)
- The co-factors you need to support D properly
If you’ve ever been told to “just take more D,” this episode is your permission slip to ask better questions and approach your health with nuance and strategy.
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Hi, I'm Tara Thorne, FDN-P, RHN, FNC, CMRCP. Basically? I’m a women's health and hormone expert. After serving thousands of women in my 10+ years of clinical experience, I bring you The Hormone Balance Solution podcast – a podcast aimed to educate and empower midlife women.
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