Vitamin D (aka Vitamin D3) plays an essential role in maintaining your body’s immunity, bone health, and brain function (among other health benefits).
Left unchecked, a vitamin D (or Vit D) deficiency can result in severe illnesses such as chronic pain, bone pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and seasonal affective disorder. Luckily, a vitamin D deficiency can be easily treated with a vitamin D supplement, by eating foods rich in vitamin D, or by increasing sunlight exposure.
Some of the most telling signs and symptoms of a vitamin D deficiency are:
1. Aching and Weak Muscles
2. Fatigue
3. Painful Bones and Bone Loss
4. Falling Hair
5. Frequent Infection
6. Depression
7. Reduced Cognitive Ability
8. Slow Wound Healing
Recent studies show that over 40% of American adults and over 1 billion people worldwide suffer from Vitamin D deficiency (most of them don’t even know).
If you or someone you know is experiencing any of the symptoms listed above, it could be due to an undiagnosed (and often sub-clinical) vitamin D deficiency.
Certain risk factors can put you at greater risk for vitamin D deficiency – like having higher melanin content in your skin, spending too much time indoors, or living in areas farther from the equator.
As stated earlier, if it really is a vitamin D deficiency you’re dealing with – you’re (kinda) in luck. Treatments for these conditions are usually simple, fast, and inexpensive. Sometimes, a simple dietary supplement or vitamin supplement can get the job done.
See the video to learn more about how you can properly spot and heal a vitamin D deficiency.
Stay healthy.
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