Don’t ignore these vitamin D deficiency symptoms
Vitamin D deficiency is linked to osteoporosis, heart disease and many more illnesses.
You might know this or probably just ignore it, but vitamin D deficiency does affect you in one way or another. It may be small things like body pains, aches in your bones, muscle cramps or a more serious issue like depression. But we tend to ignore the signs.
According to healthyway.com, as vitamin D deficiency worsens, symptoms become stronger and harder to ignore. General aches and pains may become muscle and bone (musculoskeletal) pain, and tiredness may progress to muscle weakness. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases and high blood pressure.
So what are the signs you should watch out for?
1. Muscle weakness
2. Bone pain: ” Severe vitamin D deficiency interferes with that replacement, leading to the softening of bones known as osteomalacia” – healthyway.com.
3. Depression: Find yourself in a dark place? Maybe you should step out in the sun and let the vitamin D soak into your skin. According to the Vitamin D Council, this essential nutrient helps your brain’s neurotransmitters produce serotonin, which affects our feelings of happiness.
4.Constant respiratory problems: Studies show that vitamin D may help defend against respiratory illness. If your child suffers from asthma increase their vitamin D intake.
Read more about vitamin D deficiency signs on healthyway.com.
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