Today I want to explain something that is so solemn to everyone’ s health and when I say everyone, I tight Men, Women, and Children. A Health Contention that even Doctors infrequently test for. In truth it is so well undetected, that no one thinks about it.
I was recently diagnosed with this resolute health nut much to my shock and horror, but in one way was very glad, as it means a diagnosis liable some months ago, could be out.
As usual - I have put the band before the horse, let me resolve further –
About 2 second childhood ago, I liable something they call here in Australia Ross River Fever in USA they call it – Rocky Mountain Fever ( one of a bundle of viruses called arboviruses or arthropod - borne viruses ), which are spread mainly by blood - sucking insects – Mosquitoes )
I was very sick with this for about 9 months with the following symptoms –
Flu - like symptoms that inject fever, chills, headache and aches and pains in the muscles and joints plus dizziness.
Joints that become swollen with joint stiffness particularly noticeable in the morning – especially the knees.
A rash occurring on the body, arms, or legs, oftentimes disappearing after seven to 10 days mine lasted for well over 6 weeks.
A general perceiving of being ailing fed up and weak which affected my work performance in truth it was all I could do to get out of bed in the morning. – LUCKILY I work from home and am my own boss! It certainly slowed me down to less than a snails walk!
Anyway… … to cut a long story short, for 9 months I was so sick with this virus, I was practically housebound. Throughout this time I had sundry blood tests to behold how things were, in gospel this is the only way they can detect something like this.
Eventually I clawed my way back to something like semi - human. However the pains and joint stiffness and muscle weakness still persisted. After a few more tests to rule out the big nasties the Doctors diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia, as the pain, joint stiffness and muscle weakness all corresponded with 11 trigger points that people with Fibromyalgia suffer.
Caused by? Well unknown - however, they ( the Doctors ) uttered 99 % due to the Ross River.
As I am not one to sit and linger and feel sorry for myself, after I was told, I would have this for life - I decided to go to a naturopath for treatment. So I am under a naturopath but also go for regular check ups with my Doctor. They are working hand in hand to get me back to 100 %. I refuse to accept the “ Life” sentence!
At my last talk to the Doctor, I requested in addition set of full bloods, as well as my other yearly check - ups. As she was picture the blood, I asked her to tell me out clamorous all the things she can check for in blood. As she frantic them off, one thing became very clear; I had not been checked for VITAMIN D deficiency. This I requested with the other things my Doctor wanted to test for.
Guess what it came back I had an ACUTE Vitamin D deficiency! This surprised both of us! At first I was dismayed, and then I gave thanks as this could be an answer to the many symptoms I have been suffering from.
My doctor, spent a whole mass of time with me explaining exactly what this deficiency means, how it comes about, the symptoms and problems deprivation of it can cause, who can suffer from this, plus I got an grief that she had not tested sooner!
I feel strongly that people need to learn about this deficiency, thanks to it can affect EVERYONE!
So I present to you – the Vitamin D story – as liable to me by my Doctor.
Vitamin D is perhaps the single most underrated nutrient in the world of nutrition. You can have supplements; however, it comes from sunlight your body makes it when sunlight touches your skin it cannot penetrate glass - So you don ' t generate vitamin D when sitting in your car or home.
Vitamin D prevents osteoporosis, depression, prostate cancer, breast, ovarian and colon cancer and surprisingly can even reaction diabetes and obesity ( Drug companies can ' t sell you sunlight, so there ' s no promotion of its health benefits – my addition here not my Doc’ s )
It is midpoint impossible to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from your diet and you would have to drink liters of fortified milk daily to get enough.
Useful levels of vitamin D are transcendent for calcium leisure activity in your abdomen, rendering calcium supplements fruitless unless correct levels of D are present.
Severe and chronic “ D” deficiency cannot be reversed seafaring: it takes months of vitamin D supplementation and sunlight to rebuild the body ' s bones and nervous system
Suncreens help cause this deficiency whereas they block point up to 95 % of the suns rays ( On this note, spend 20 minutes in the sun BEFORE adding sunscreen, this will give the body what it needs ) also, It is laughable to go ahead too much vitamin D in your body from sunlight pretentiousness: your body will self - tap and only trigger what it needs.
If it hurts to press firmly on your sternum, you may be resentful from chronic vitamin D deficiency right now - ( My sternum is so painful to touch, it hurts even to cuddle my 10 month old grandson – I put up with the pain though – he needs Nanna cuddles! )
Also one very important reality - People with darkened skin pigmentation may need 20 times more exposure to sunlight as unprejudiced - skinned people to generate the same amount of vitamin D.
I also wrote down a catalogue of diseases a vitamin D deficiency can cause ( thanks Dr Sue for allowing me to take notes, when you had a roomful of patients waiting to be observed )
Osteoporosis ( Gaze calcium diversion superior )
The CORRECT amount of vitamin D prevents prostate cancer, ovarian, breast and colon cancer, depression, and other related depressive diseases,
" Rickets” ( this is apparently being empirical more and more )
Vitamin D deficiency may worsen type 2 diabetes by impairing insulin production which is done by the pancreas.
Obesity impairs vitamin D utilization in the body, meaning we rotund people need twice as much vitamin D.
Vitamin D is used around the world to treat Psoriasis.
Now here is a adventure and a inducement why I got tumultuous - Chronic vitamin D deficiency is usually misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia being its symptoms are so uniform: muscle weakness, aches and pains ( memorialize I have been diagnosed as having this )
There is a lot more apparently to learn about vitamin D Deficiency - I am no medical expert, but I know one thing, this information needs to be talked about and brought to people’ s attention.
The treatment for me is this, 20 minutes per day sunlight, with as much body exposed as I can, plus I have to take a Vitamin D Gel Capsule daily recommended by my Doctor. Apparently it will take months to undo the bruised caused by this deficiency.
I wonder how many people worldwide have this deficiency and do not know it – let’ s spread the word, as one simple blood test can perhaps help one to stay healthy!
I would love to hear from you on this subject, so please comment!
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