Megyn Kelly’s recent sit-down with Gary Brecka put a spotlight on an issue Washington and Big Health have tried to downplay: Vitamin D3 matters more than the bureaucrats want you to think. Brecka, host of The Ultimate Human, told Kelly that vitamin D3 functions more like a hormone than a trivial vitamin and argued it’s the single most important nutrient for immune resilience, brain health, and cardiovascular strength. Americans who work hard and want to stay healthy should pay attention to this kind of no-nonsense conversation.
Brecka didn’t linger in abstractions — he gave blunt, practical guidance that you can use, not just another government press release. In the interview he urged people to check their 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, noted that many practitioners aim for higher target ranges than the low official cutoffs, and said that daily supplemental doses in the thousands of international units are often what it takes to reach those optimal ranges. If you’re tired of being spoon-fed lowest-common-denominator advice, this is the kind of straight talk that empowers families to act.
This isn’t alarmism; the data show deficiency is widespread and not evenly spread across the population. Peer-reviewed analyses and public health data make clear that large swaths of Americans and people around the world have suboptimal vitamin D levels, with rates varying by age, geography, and skin pigmentation — factors that mainstream talking heads conveniently flatten when it suits a narrative. We shouldn’t bury our heads in the sand while preventable deficiencies quietly sap our nation’s health.
Of course, the medical establishment hasn’t exactly covered itself in glory on this topic. The Endocrine Society’s recent guideline admits uncertainty about optimal dosing and cautions against blanket mega-dosing for all healthy adults under 75, but it also calls out specific groups who may need more attention and higher supplementation. That’s a perfectly reasonable clinical stance, but it does not excuse a timid public-health approach that leaves millions underinformed while supplement makers and bureaucratic gatekeepers jockey for control. The right answer is transparency, not paternalism.
Megyn Kelly deserves credit for giving viewers a platform where experts like Brecka can speak plainly about prevention and personal responsibility — something the big networks rarely do anymore. Brecka himself offers practical resources and supplements through his channels, which drew criticism from skeptical voices; fair enough, but don’t punish entrepreneurs for offering solutions when the official system often fails to provide timely answers. Americans should be free to make informed choices about their own health without hostile gatekeepers deciding what’s “allowed.”
If you’re a hardworking American, here’s what to do: get your 25(OH)D tested, talk to a clinician who respects your values, and consider sensible supplementation if you’re low — especially if you work indoors, live in northern latitudes, or have darker skin that requires more sun exposure to produce the same vitamin D. Do this while keeping common-sense safeguards in mind; experts warn against reckless megadosing and recommend medical supervision for very high intakes. It’s about prudence and power, not fear.
This debate is about more than a vitamin — it’s about reclaiming responsibility for our families and communities. Instead of ceding every health decision to faceless committees and corporate interests, Americans should demand clear information, routine testing when appropriate, and the freedom to choose proven, affordable preventive measures. That’s conservative governance in action: smaller state, bigger liberty, and a stronger, healthier people.
Gary Brecka’s message on Kelly’s show was simple and patriotic: know your body, use common sense, and don’t let elites tell you what you can’t do to protect your health. For patriots who want to keep working, serving, and raising the next generation, that kind of straight talk is exactly what we need more of in this country.
