Who needs food?

I'm mildly amused to report that I have been diagnosed with a nutritional deficiency. Ironically, in this case it isn't "about the food," because Vitamin D is really more about sun exposure. My understanding is that I would have trouble at my age getting enough Vitamin D from the sun unless I wish to move farther south and take up nudism. (The moving thing is not out of the question, I suppose.) Dietary Vitamin D is tough to get enough of, so I'm on little white pills.

A self-proclaimed "food is medicine" nut gets sick from the only nutrient you get without eating, huh?

Figures.

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  1. Laura,

    Take it from someone who lives far south and has two kiddos who has had plenty of sun exposure and yet low levels of D on blood tests recently...it's not just the sun.

    From what I've researched the liver still has to convert/breakdown the nutrient and from memory, kidneys also do something with it to help body utilize it. I'm not sure if my kids have a problem with utilizing it or not.

    Not only is D good for bones, it's also good for colon and mental health!

    Not sure if this has been studied, think I read it on Vitamin D council, but gel caps are better absorbed. Doesn't salmon have D?

    DS

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  2. Laura,
    Thanks for sharing this valuable information. I live in Minnesota and since I've started taking Vitamin D I no longer get that slump of energy and mood that I always got during our long winters with very few hours of daylight. I think I've always had S.A.D. - Seasonal Affective Disorder. Since my chiropractor suggested I start taking D a few years ago, I now have energy and my usual upbeat mood all winter long. I still take it in the summer as I am inside a lot. I think this is so important for families who are living with mental health issues such as eating disorders. It is such a simple way to boost your mood.
    Becky Henry
    www.hopenetwork.info
    Becky@hopenetwork.info
    coachbeckyhenry.blogspot.com

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  3. Awww, yeah, that sucks. But don't feel bad -- I think some of the Nutrition Authorities, who normally poo-poo using supplements for the average population, recommended that some people absolutely require vitamin D supplementation, because in North America it can be impossible to get enough from sun exposure alone. Luckily, some food is fortified with it too (like margarine, and of course milk.)

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