I was so absolutely exhausted yesterday that it occurred to me to take my Vitamin D. I really needed to take it, because blood tests have revealed that my level is extremely low. The lack of Vitamin D will, the medical establishment warns, make my bones crumble. (Well, they won’t necessarily crumble, but they’ll get all the calcium leached out of them, leaving them brittle, and before you know it I’ll be a sad, old, crippled lady in a convalescent home. I expect to be sad and old someday, but I’d rather skip the crippled part.)<\/p>\n
So I took my megadose yesterday, and I will try really hard to remember my regular dose today. I would go out and get some sun, too, but it’s cloudy today. Why is the weather not cooperating with my plans?<\/p>\n
Perhaps the sun will come out again tomorrow, and if it does, I should go bask in it for a few minutes. This Vitamin D thing is important. I have to keep telling myself that now, while I’ve still got strong (I hope) bones.<\/p>\n
Vitamin D: the D stands for “Daily!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was so absolutely exhausted yesterday that it occurred to me to take my Vitamin D. I really needed to take it, because blood tests have revealed that my level is extremely low. The lack of Vitamin D will, the … Continue reading