After months of not wanting to even get out of bed it was eventually discovered my Vit D level was 31 ( very low is below 30) I was put on a prescribed Vit D. Just one tablet a day.
I thought it would be a few weeks before I felt a little better. I kid you not. 24hours later whilst speaking to my husband on the phone it was if a little light went on.
On Monday I took tablet number 2.
The next day I’m still in the lounge at 10pm ( usually in bed at 9) wondering why I’m not tired!!!!
This week I’ve managed 2 half mile swims and 3 decent dog walks.
I’m so excited.
So folks go and buy for Vit D tablets or sunbath mid day exposing arms and legs for 10-20 mins a day .🤣
WARNING- Vit D does not penetrate glass but skin ageing rays do. 🥴
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Wyebird
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I’m so happy you’ve discovered VitD and so glad you’re living your life now!!
There’s hardly anyone in N. Europe who’s not D deficient. Optimal levels are between 60 and 80. I was always between 25 and 37 (considered in the „normal range“ here in Austria!!!). Terrible.
So, if one has autoimmune disease or cancer, one needs D even more!
After researching, I put myself on 10,000 IUs a day. A month later, I was at 45. A Vit D specialist put me on 20,000 IUs a day for 5 weeks. I was finally at 75. he was happy. Then he said 40,000 once a week and 60,000 once a month. That helped me stay they.
I’m greek, but really white! I burn in the spring in the sun. What I always used to do was start tanning 15“, then 20“ the next day, then slowly increased until 2 months later,July, on vaca in Greece, I was lying in the sun without sunscreen for many hours and wouldn’t burn. I was so dark.
When I married my Austrian husband, he forced mento wear sunscreen. Well, that’s when my deficiency started. Sunscreen block Vit D uptake.
Studies show that 15 min in a Bikini in the high summer sun, without sunscreen gives us 10,000 IUs. 😁
So, sunscreen after 15“, please.
Enjoy the warm weather (when it finally gets here). We’re freezing since April in Austria. And rain!!! Oof!
Thank you yes I’ve research.Presently my dose is 50,000 once a week. Austria how beautiful I envy you. I’ve skied there twice. It always amazed me that up on the slopes it was so warm. As you say it’s not enough- your exposure knowledge tallies with mine. Vit d every day from now on😀.
How great to read this post! I too began a Vit D regime of 10,000/day (5,000 morning, 5,000 night). I think it’s helped me avoid colds for the last 3 years and given me much more energy. I’ve also been able to live in FL for 3 months these last two winters so began to cut back somewhat on sunscreen to improve my Vit D intake. I also tried to have at least 30 minutes without sunglasses (I’ve been told wearing sunglasses all the time slows your body’s production of melanin). Maybe this is all quackery but the results have been good for me. I’m quite pale (Welsh, German, Dutch background) and used to burn badly. Now I tan quite easily and can tolerate a significant amount of sun without sunscreen. I try to get at least 30 minutes of direct sun a day if I can. Anyway, correlation is not causation, of course, but I thought I would share my experience upon seeing this post! Best wishes, Jay.
👌😆😎🌞 yes I did some research just twenty mins a day and a hat is ok if you have your arms and some leg showing- then the sun screen. Lol I couldn’t sleep last night- not tired -today I’ve made a family roast dinner . I’ve just said good bye to my two grandsons and I haven’t slumped in the chair!!! Can’t edit to pop Another pill tomorrow
Aha! Didn‘t know about the sunglasses and melanin! Don’t forget, even sitting in the shade gives us Vit D. Direct sunlight isn’t good for the eyes. Cataracts. We Greeks call sunbathing, Heliotherapía. That means: “sun therapy“! 🌞
Excellent news, Wyebird! I discovered Vit D several years ago after months and months of fatigue and intractable back pain. It felt miraculous to me as well ~ within days both maladies vanished! Best of luck.
Hi everyoneA voice from someone from the skin cancer capital of the world (Australia and NZ) and one who’s had two, fortunately benign, skin cancers cut from her.
Please do not discount the negative effects of the sun and please read this article from a skin cancer specialist. Eat salmon or take a tablet, be sensible in the sun and “slip, slop, slap, etc”.
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