Vitamin shortage

[december_clouds]

Growing up in the US, I took Vitamin D for granted. It's fortified in everything (milk, bread, orange juice and more) and most of the places I lived in were pretty sunny

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[raspberrysorbet]

Shit, I didn't know Vitamin D was so important. I hope this fixes things for you! :)

[december_clouds]

It is! But it's in milk, bread, OJ, etc. in the US, so I never thought about it. Plus it's more sunny there too.

I'm black, so I have a much harder time getting the sun's rays.

[raspberrysorbet]

I'm gonna try to remember to sit in the sunlight for at least 10 minutes each afternoon now!

[december_clouds]

Also thanks. :)

[wapiko]

That's crazy (@_@) Hope you feel better. You kinda make me wanna get some test like that done now. I keep having eye-twitching problems and I wonder if it's a deficiency.

[december_clouds]

Try magnesium. Citrate is probably best. If you can get some vitamin B that would be good too.

The eye twitching is usually a sign of stress. Stress activates adrenaline. Adrenaline needs magnesium and vitamin B.

[memoryofpetals]

Augh! You just reminded me of this news. I'm glad they figured it out. :/

[december_clouds]

That makes sense. I'm not really sure why there aren't any vitamin fortified foods in the UK. We too can have Vitamin D milk!

[redrosebeetle]

I'm glad that the doctors were able to offer you a diagnosis relatively quickly and hope you feel better soon!

[december_clouds]

It did take a while for the results to come back, but I'm glad they were smart enough to check D levels. The last doctor did not.

[angelheadedhex]

Hmmm I wonder what else we are lacking! I don't like going into the sun... dislike it. Good think I live here! HA!
Might go get that tested... since I probably don't spend a lot of time out (only to hang my washing or do gardening!)

I hope you feel the difference!

[december_clouds]

Yesterday I felt great! But at the moment I'm shattered. I dislike the sun too.

I should mention that I'm black and I don't absorb as much sunlight as white people or people whose skin is lighter than mine. This is part of the problem.