In fact, they were low enough to warrant a vitamin D prescription!
What is vitamin D?
First off, what is vitamin D and why does it matter?
“Every cell in the body has vitamin D receptors.”
Sounds important, right?
It is, which is what makes it so shocking that many people aren’t getting enough.
According to Dr. Schreiber, vitamin D deficiency impacts over 80 percent of the population!
So how might you know if you’re one of the over 80 percent affected?
“The lower [vitamin D] goes, the worse [depression] becomes.”
Have no fear though, Dr. Schreiber said that vitamin D supplementation has been shown to relieve depression symptoms.
It isn’t that much of a stretch.
It turns out thathigh vitamin D supplementationcan reduce the symptoms of IBS!
That’s exactly how my own issue was detected this winter.
He added that low levels of Vitamin D can even mimic chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia symptoms.
Unfortunately, this isn’t uncommon.
“It’s difficult to describe the brain fog.
Like I’m underwater, or not quite awake.
Like I need coffee, but no matter how much I drink, I can’t wake up.”
Still, it wasn’t symptoms that led to her initial diagnosis.
The same is true of Muslim women who wear burqas."
Luckily, this is a fairly easy fix.
“Vitamin D supplements are advisable for most pregnant women.”
Deficiency takes place if the levels of 25 OHD are lower than 20ng/mL."
What puts you at risk for low or deficient vitamin D?
Dr. Asheadded that following a vegan diet can also contribute to vitamin D deficiency.
