Muscle recovery and post-workout pain...
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
Boise, Idaho
December 3, 2015 8:23am CST
can be avoided with an adequate amount of Vitamin D in the system.
It could just be a lack of enough Vitamin D in your diet. There are 5 signs that you are not getting enough. The simplest blood test can determine if you are getting enough D in your diet. If not, you many need to take a vitamin D3 supplement also known as cholecalciferol. This is chemically the same as what your body produces with the help from the sun.
You many want to consider getting a deficiency test if you break out in a sweat but are in a normal temp environment and are doing anything to cause a sweat.
Vitamin D helps you remain energetic in all areas. If you are 60 or older and not getting enough of the vitamin you could be more weak and apt to fall. Muscle weakness can also be avoided with the correct amount of vitamin D in your body.
Did you know that you stop building bone mass at age 30? Lack of vitamin D can speed up the symptoms of osteoporosis. It is said that is next to impossible to get enough vitamin D just by diet alone. You need sun, diet and supplement.
Chronic pain can also be associated with lack of enough vitamin D. The condition where you have pain in the bones is called osteomalacia. Sometimes even those diagnosed with fibromyalgia or arthritis actually have a deficiency of vitamin D.
A diagnosis of depression can also be caused by a deficiency of vitamin D. Although it is unknown why this vitamin can impact the brain and hormones such as serotonin.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
Well, you don't have to read this then. Hehe
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@LadyDuck (502404)
• Italy
4 Dec 15
@celticeagle There is an important thing to know for those who take supplements, the vitamin D needs something "oily" to be absorbed by the body. The drops that the doctor gives to my husband are in an oily mixture.
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@TheHorse (238298)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Dec 15
I drink a lot of milk, which I think is fortified with Vitamin D. I have a bit of pain after a workout, but I see that as good. Long-term, my body feels better after I exercise. By the way (being pedantic, and not 100% sure that I'm right), I think serotonin functions mostly as a neurotransmitter in our brains, rather than as a hormone. It's in the synapse between neurons. But it could function as a hormone (be carried in the bloodstream) too. I'm not sure. I do know that tryptophan-rich foods like milk, turkey and chicken facilitate the production of both serotonin (making us happy) and melatonin (helping us sleep).
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
It should say on the carton. I meant 'and hormones' , sorry about that. Thanks for the info.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 Dec 15
I totally need to get better about taking mine, I always am low when the tests come back
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 15
You should. I have gotten in the habit of taking it with my dinner.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Dec 15
My doc suggested that I take vitamin D3 supplements a few years back, not due to any specific shortage, but because it is lacking in our diets generally, as you say.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Dec 15
Yes, my doc did too. I don't get out much.
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