Instructions before treatment
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATIENTS WHO WANT TO USE DR. COIMBRA’S PROTOCOL OF EXTREME HIGH DOSES OF VITAMIN D3
Scientific studies have shown that the human organism needs more vitamin D3 than it was previously thought. Today, outdated recommendations about taking up to 4000 I.U. of vitamin D3 per day are still in use.
However, plenty of new studies show that large percentage of people lack in vitamin D3. The most common cause is insufficient exposure to sunlight.
About 15% people have a genetic predisposition for inefficient production, transmission or activation of vitamin D, or response of vitamin D3 receptors in the cells, so they suffer from insufficiency even if they are exposed to the sun. It was shown that they often suffer from autoimmune diseases in which the immune system develops Th17 cell inflammatory immunologic reaction, which attacks its own tissue.
Whereas vitamin D is involved in a large number of cellular responses, new studies indicate that adequate vitamin D supplementation is crucial in the treatment of these diseases. If the large doses of vitamin D3 are given to the patient for a long period, this kind of inflammation slowly calms down.
In order to calm down the Th17 autoimmune reaction, very high doses of vitamin D are required, about 1000 I.U. per kilogram each day, it means 25 μg (microgram) a day for 1 kg of patient’s body mass ( 1μg of vitamin D3 is 40 International Unites – I.U.).
If the patient takes this quantity of vitamin D, there is a significant increase of calcium absorption from food that patient has eaten.
IT MAY CAUSE ABNORMALLY HIGH CONCETRATION OF CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD AND CONSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS, UP TO IRREVERSIBILE NECESSITY OF DIALYSIS.
This is the main cause why doctors avoid using high doses of vitamin D.
Dr. Cicero Coimbra, a professor and neurologist from Brazil, and his team have been researching very high doses of vitamin D since 2004. They were gradually increasing doses controlling all parameters and in recent 5 years they have found out that the best dosage is about 1000 I.U./kg of patient’s body mass.
Diet prescribed must be followed 100%.
They are treating and following about 4,000 patients. Up to date (June 2016), Dr. Coimbra has trained about 50 doctors in the world who treat patients using his protocol.
The problem of increasing calcium in the blood is avoided with adequate diet based on a reduced intake of calcium.
Dairy products, nuts and seeds are strictly forbidden.
It is necessary to avoid water, which contains high levels of calcium, and food with added calcium. This diet is described in details in other attachment where Dr. Coimbra gives advice to patient that wishes to follow his protocol.
If the patient does not follow these instructions, he/she can develop irreversible kidney damage and possible need for dialysis.
The dose of vitamin D is determined by the concentration of calcium in the blood and other results.
To be able to determine the quantity of vitamin D for specific patient, and other supplements according to protocol of Dr. Coimbra for autoimmune diseases, it is necessary to provide the following data:
- Year of birth
- Height
- Weight
- Race
- Place where you currently live (to determine the quantity of sunlight during the year)
- Complete blood count
- Creatinine and urea in the serum
- Glomerular filtration rate
- Total and ionized calcium in serum
- Calcium in 24-hour urine
- Phosphorus in the serum
- Phosphorus in 24-hour urine
- Bone alkaline phosphatase (If possible, if not general alkaline phosphatase)
- Liver enzymes – AST, ALT, GGT
- PTH in blood
- Vitamin 25 (OH) D levels
- Vitamin B12
- Zinc
- TSH