Dear Friends,While I am doing okay as far as things are not the worst but I do not feel well. I may not be on much for a bit till the pain has a better means of control or has been hit out of the ball park. I hope to start painting at least once a week regarless of the pain. I just did not want to paint this kind of awelful pain; But i need to paint even if it is painful two fold.I will be about and I will be back on a regular ... probaly in a few weeks and for sure byFeburary.
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People with undetermined muscle/bone pain tend to be severely vitamin D deficient
Article Date: 10 Dec 2003 - 0:00 PD
University of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (USA) -- People with persistent, non-specific musculoskeletal pain should be screened regularly for vitamin D deficiency, the leading study in tomorrow\'s Mayo Clinic Proceedings reports. Research conducted at the University of Minnesota found that 93 percent of all subjects with non-specific musculoskeletal pain were vitamin D deficient.
A study of 150 children and adults at the University of Minnesota found that 100 percent of African-American, East African, Hispanic, and Native American subjects were vitamin D deficient. In addition, all study patients under age 30were vitamin D deficient. Of these, 55 percent were severely deficient. Five patients unexpectedly had no vitamin D at all.
These findings are remarkably different than what is taught is medical school. We would expect vitamin D deficiency in old persons or housebound persons,\' says Greg Plotnikoff, M.D., M.T.S., professor at the University of Minnesota\'s Center for Spirituality and Healing and lead researcher on the study.
\'We found the worst vitamin D deficiency in young persons--especially women of childbearing age. We were stunned to find no vitamin D at all in five patients who had been told their pain was \'all in their head.\' This study supports more routine testing for vitamin D deficiency.
\'This pain is the most common type of complaint seen by primary care doctors. Patients with this type of pain should be tested for vitamin D deficiency,\' says Plotnikoff.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with significant risks for osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. It also is harmful for developing fetuses and causes rickets in children.
According to the Nov. 12, 2003 edition of the pain management issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, unsuccessfully treated pain costs $61.2 billion per year.
An unrelated study in the December issue of Psychosomatics found that 37 percent of physician visits are for symptoms of no known cause, most frequently unexplained back, head, arm, and leg pain. A trial to assess management of persistent, non-specific pain by prescription of vitamin D replenishment is recommended by Plotnikoff.
My dr did a test for D and found that I am very deficient. I am now on rx vit. D. It may take a few weeks for results to be noted. I would like to be hopeful that this is the underlining issue to the pain. I am posting this becasue like you I am looking for answers. I hope this will help someone.
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Vitamin D and Your Thyroid Gland
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, typically found in food. Vitamin D can also be synthesized from exposure to ultraviolet light. Just 10-15 minutes of exposure to the sun two to three times a week will provide the daily need for Vitamin D.
The elderly require a larger duration to direct UV light, about 30 minutes to fulfill their body\'s requirements. If getting direct sunlight is not an option then there are two other types of sources available for synthesis in the human body. One is Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) which is derived from plant sources. The other is Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) which is derived from animal sources and ultraviolent rays.
Vitamin D is readily available in numerous commercial sources as a direct result of the mandatory vitamin fortification process of consumer foods. The majority of our dietary intake is due to the development of such fortified foods.
In the body Vitamin D is critical in our body\'s ability to digest and utilize calcium and phosphorus. This process is critical in the formation, function and health of normal bone and tooth structures. Adequate intake of Vitamin D in the first 30 years of our lives drastically reduces our risks for developing osteoporosis and other diseases associated with poor calcium and Vitamin D intake. Without Vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, soft or misshapen.
Vitamin D Deficiency and Thyroid Disease
Several articles published over 20 years ago showed that patients with hypothyroidism have low levels of Vitamin D, which may lead to some of the bone problems related to hypothyroidism. People with hypothyroidism may have low levels of Vitamin D due to poor absorption of Vitamin D from the intestine or the body may not activate the Vitamin D properly.
Vitamin D and thyroid hormones bind to similar receptors called steroid hormone receptors. A different gene in the Vitamin D receptor has shown to predispose people to autoimmune thyroid disease such as Graves\' disease and Hashimoto\'s thyroiditis.
Proper Vitamin D levels are essential for your health especially if you have thyroid problems. Unless you are exposed to sunlight or foods containing Vitamin D, screening for Vitamin D deficiency is recommended for all thyroid patients. http://www.progressivehealth.com/vitamin-d-thyroid.asp?&ucroi_kw=thyroid%20vitamin%20d&ucroi_adid=46134&ucroi_google_type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&gclid=CPOj-Ji9-pcCFQEoGgodBjXbDg
It is good to know this,I have to take thyroid med`s and have all kinds of pain.I need to talk to my doc about this.Thank you
hope you feel better. i deplete potassium levels a lot. so if i feel foggy i always assume it is that and take potassium. usually works. lately, i\'ve needed something more so i started using focus factor when i am very foggy or just plain SLEEPING, especially if its in the sun. it always works.
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/vitamins-supplements-article/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-many-health-problems/11662 By Dr. Gabe M.
Medical Doctor Vitamin D deficiency linked to many health problems
Posted Jun 17 08 9:00am
The hottest subject in medicine today is the amazing number of diseases associated with low vitamin D levels. People with low levels of vitamin D are at double the risk for blocked arteries in their legs, called peripheral artery disease (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, June 2008); markedly increased risk for heart attacks and strokes, angina, and heart failure (Circulation, January and April 2008; Archives of Internal Medicine, June 2008); increased rate of aging of their tissues (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2007); cancers of the breast, lung and colon (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2007); diabetes (Epidemiology, May 20, 2008). Other recent articles show that Vitamin D helps pain control (Pain Medicine, April 2008); and vitamin D reduces the risk of falls (Archives of Internal Medicine, March 2008).
Next winter, ask your doctor to draw blood tests called vitamin D3 and D2. If your D3 level is below 40 ng/ml, you are at increased risk for a host of diseases. You can take pills containing D2 or D3. D2 is the plant pre-vitamin D that is so weak that it usually will not help raise your blood level. On the other hand, D3 is the animal pre-vitamin D that appears to be quite effective. Scientists do not agree on the optimum dose for people with blood levels of D3 below 40 ng/ml. It used to be 200 international units per day. Today, many doctors think that it should be at least 2000 international units. You can also meet your needs for vitamin D from sunlight by exposing a few inches of skin for 15 minutes every other day in the summer. However, during the winter in northern climates, the sun\'s rays come in at an angle and are therefore markedly reduced by the increased areas of atmosphere through which the sun\'s rays must pass. You can solve this problem with a tropical vacation.
I have found that tanning beds provide almost no vitamin D. Ultraviolet light is classified into UVA and UVB. UVB are the rays that cause skin cancer. They are also the rays that cause the skin to manufacture vitamin D. Since manufacturers of tanning bulbs are concerned about skin cancer, they reduce the percentage of UVB emitted from tanning lamps. This also markedly reduces the rays that provide vitamin D.