{"id":3299,"date":"2022-07-12T07:26:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T07:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hermagic.com\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2023-04-03T18:10:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T12:40:24","slug":"is-vitamin-d-deficiency-getting-you-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/is-vitamin-d-deficiency-getting-you-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Is vitamin D Deficiency Getting You Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vitamins form a key component of any complete and healthy diet worth speaking of. In particular, vitamin D needs to be name-checked, as it is of significant importance to our overall well-being. Vitamin D deficiency in our system could result in weaker bones, the slow healing of wounds, fatigue, an ill-functioning immune system, hair loss, and even depression. So, why not step into the light and get more vitamin D into your life!<\/p>\n

\u2018Eat your vitamins and say your prayers\u2019, was Hulk Hogan\u2019s catchphrase of choice, from what I remember, and its stress on vitamins, and vitamin D, in particular, should not be disregarded. Now then, how do you know if you\u2019re getting enough vitamin D into your being, I hear you ask? Well, let\u2019s find out!<\/p>\n

Five signs you\u2019re not getting enough of the sunshine vitamin<\/p>\n

Unusually hot<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why, yes \u2013 you are uniquely so, but feeling a bit warmer or hotter than those around you when the weather isn\u2019t that warm, or when you are not involved in any strenuous activity is one of the signs that your body\u2019s not getting enough vitamin D.<\/p>\n

Burnt out<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Feeling wiped before your day is done, or generally feeling fatigued through the day even after a good night\u2019s sleep could also be indicative of vitamin D deficiency. So keep your eyes peeled.<\/p>\n

Down in the proverbial dumps<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lack of vitamin D coursing through our systems has now been linked to depression. This vitamin is known to influence our \u2018feel good\u2019 areas of the brain, which in turn influence our moods.<\/p>\n

\u2018It pains and aches all over\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bone-aches, joint and muscle pains, as well arthritis and fibromyalgia are now being increasingly totted up to a lack of the \u2018big\u2019 vitamin D, by those in the know.<\/p>\n

A weaker frame<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fragile bones and a frame that\u2019s easily broken or fractured could be indicative of a diet that\u2019s sorely lacking in vitamin D. What\u2019s more, a diet rich in this vitamin is known to do it\u2019s best to get rid of rickets.<\/p>\n

So, who\u2019s at risk for vitamin D deficiency?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that you\u2019ve got front and center with the signs that indicate that your body could be down on its vitamin D stores, let\u2019s come to grips with exactly who\u2019s at risk. Turns out if you\u2019re of a particular vintage, in the region of 55 years and above, as well as if you\u2019re stuck in the office or indoors for extended periods of time, you just might be the person this article is aimed at. In addition, generally darker skinned persons could be at risk too, as the increased presence of melanin makes it more difficult for the body to produce vitamin D from sunlight.<\/p>\n

While the previous three demographics may simply not be getting enough vitamin as a result of not getting out in the sun enough, vegans and vegetarians are at risk too, as generally speaking, animal-based diets, and those with dairy in them do naturally contain vitamin D. Also, it\u2019d be remiss of us to omit those who are afflicted by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and those with high Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) from this list.<\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for someone who suspects they may be vitamin D deficient?<\/p>\n

Salute the sun! Well, it ain\u2019t called the sunshine vitamin for nothing, in it? So if you\u2019ve come across signs of vitamin D deficiency, get yourself out in the sun in the morning or mid-evening.<\/p>\n

Besides this, include cod-liver oil, mushrooms, salmon and sunflower seeds into your diet, as they are all rich sources of vitamin D. So now you know, and know just what to do!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vitamins form a key component of any complete and healthy diet worth speaking of. In particular, vitamin D needs to be name-checked, as it is of significant importance to our overall well-being. Vitamin D deficiency in our system could result in weaker bones, the slow healing of wounds, fatigue, an ill-functioning immune system, hair loss, […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-wellness","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22273,"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299\/revisions\/22273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test2.hermagic.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}