
Suggest Vegan Medication For Vitamin D Deficiency

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Mushrooms, yeasts and other plant sources are available.
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The vitamin D in arachitol has one component that is obtained via organic solvent extraction of sheep wool followed by an extensive purification. So, in a way it is of animal origin. But it does not require killing of animals. You can get the details by reading:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-industrial-process-involved-in-making-Vitamin-D3
However, the same can also be obtained from fish oils and so it is hard to specify the source.
Plant sources of Vitamin D can be:
1. Fortified Soy Milk and Almond Milk
2. Mushrooms, yeasts
3. Sunlight
4. Plant-Derived Supplements (Oral Spray or Capsules)
5. Tofu
More details can be obtained from:
http://oldwayspt.org/programs/oldways-vegetarian-network/vegetarian-vitamin-d-food-sources
Please note that with the level of deficiency that you have, plant sources would not be enough to meet the gap. Plant sources are far inferior in quality of vitamin D (vitamin D2 in plants as compared to Vitamin D3 in animals) and content.
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