Seems vitamin D deficiency (which I do have) can cause muscle soreness.
Took a 1000 D3 pill, an hour later had much less soreness. Guess what’s now sitting by my chair, not to forget.
Seems vitamin D deficiency (which I do have) can cause muscle soreness.
Took a 1000 D3 pill, an hour later had much less soreness. Guess what’s now sitting by my chair, not to forget.
It is obvious that you need to sit in the sunshine more often, making the stuff for yourself.
If only there were the time. Our poor garden is neglected in this Year of the Deadline.
And we’re far enough north that even IF there were much sun around here in the winter, it isn’t strong enough to make much Vitamin D. Adding a daily 1000 is a good idea, and in the winter, possibly even more.
Wow. Useful. I started D3 on general principle since I don’t get much sun. But I did have some muscle soreness. Too much D, over 4000IU(?), can cause calcium deposits in organs. Not good. And sitting in the sun leads to lots of vitamin D, but also melanoma, depending on skin tone.
This side of the Cascades, most people should be taking Vitamin D most of the year!
I love my vitamin D pills –
they:
got my HDL cholesterol to go up (the good kind)
got me sleeping MUCH better
gave me more energy
and almost immediately too. Also it is supposed to make it easier on the body to use calcium, which is something I need for better bones.
I DO get plenty of sun, but as one gets a bit older, sun alone won’t hack it adequately.
Thanks for the great reminder Carolyn!
I’ve neglected my D as well and have been a bit more achy of late.
I also forgot the impact on HDL (which was probably why my doctor instructed me to take D in the first place)!
I am eagerly awaiting the energy after restarting last night.
Incidentally, has anyone else’s doctor told them to split up their Vitamin D pills from their thyroid medication?
My doc wants my thyroid pills far separate from everything, so I generally take them at 3 or 4 am, which is kind of a typical night-time wakeup.
Overdose or underdose can affect your telomeres, what I hear (relevant to healthy cell division and replacement), and I intend to keep mine as healthy as possible.
http://blog.wellnessfx.com/2013/08/14/the-vitamin-d-sweet-spot-and-its-relationship-to-aging/
Not so fast! Non-shortening telomeres are one of the reasons cancers don’t die.
It is apparently a very busy vitamin!
If you can’t get enough sun, try upping your D intake to 5000IU a day. It helps. I have to do that in the winter. Dad and I both have low D all the time, and we both take 5000 to keep it up in low sun months.
Luckily it’s spring here, so I can actually just go sit in the sun, but the body is a complicated thing, and it’s not always as simple as that. I feel so much better in the sun though…