Podcasts - 17 Aug `26Vitamin D Megadoses for Vitiligo: Hope, Hype, or Hospital Trip? (Ep. 72)

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Vitamin D Megadoses for Vitiligo: Hope, Hype, or Hospital Trip? (Ep. 72)

Vitamin D matters in vitiligo. Megadoses? That’s where things get interesting — and risky.

In this episode, we unpack the hype around high-dose vitamin D, the Coimbra Protocol, and the small Brazilian study that made patients pay attention.

We cover the possible immune benefits, the real safety concerns — hypercalcemia, kidney stones, strict monitoring — and why correcting a deficiency is not the same as taking massive doses.

Promising biology. Preliminary evidence. Poor safety. No miracle-cure fireworks.

📚 Prefer reading to listening? The full companion article expands on many of the themes discussed in this episode.

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