Well, there has been some recent research that suggests that unexplained bone or muscle pain might be due to a vitamin D deficiency. Because many adults do not get the proper amount of vitamin D in their lifetime, the levels in the body will become low and this will lead to a softening of the bones, or osteomalacia. Even before the softening happens, it is possible that many people feel muscle pain.
Vitamin D comes from the body getting sun, and now, especially, when most people do not go outside, or use very strong sunscreen or have darker complexions, this causes inadequate sun exposure to produce enough vitamin D. There are many younger people that have low levels, so it is just not the older population…. this can be supplemented with diet, but usually it is not properly supplemented. You can drink Vitamin D fortified milk, which is only about 100International Units per cup, while the recommendation is atleast 200IU per day for the people 19 to 50 and the requirements go up with age. What does vitamin D do for us? Vitamin D is a hormone that helps regulate the health of more than 30 different tissues, from the brain to the prostate. It also has a role in regulating cell growth, the immune system and blood pressure, and in the production of insulin, brain chemicals and bone. Deficiencies are thought to cause other health issues and such, but there is no definite research….
Unfortunately in our day and age, many people do not drink milk, they spend long hours indoor, and they protect themselves from the sun ( which is a good thing to protect from different types of skin cancers). We can’t win, but we can try to balance our lives… and remember the saying, milk does the body good….
On a personal note, Felicity was upset that I did not write of her visit a few weeks ago and I apologize, that was a busy weekend and I did not get the chance to write… She came over and I made a good and experimental dinner and we watched a movie…
I am now done at Flower and will work at Rite Aid for my spring break and move onto St. Charles. Katie, Jessy and her friend, Roxy spent the night last night– I told Jessy it was ok, I did not want her driving late at night…. we are going to go out to breakfast in a few minutes…
Daisy is doing better… she is a mass of energy and I am working hard at developing routines to help dissipate the energy levels, like Luckey the de-energizer…lolol.