moneypenny20

UV index is just as high on a cloudy day as a sunny day in Summer. People are more likely to get burnt because they see cloud and don't slip slap slop.

chris955

Yes I agree, a common misconception is you don't get burnt on a cloudy day.
Something else interesting is that rickets is increasing in Australia as well, if you read the story a few posts back it is being put down to sunscreen literally stopping UV from doing good and bad.

IvanM

Vitamin d shortages are easily solved.

Wendy

Please tell me how?

I have vitamin D deficiency. Not thorough lack of sun, but through an Auto Immune disease - feel pretty crap right now so if you have an easy fix, please enlighten me!

Dreamy

One of my friends (in the UK) has severe psoriasis - the medication he takes for this messes up his auto-immune system (along with many of his internal organs ) He's also been suffering with chronic joint pain which apparently has been caused by almost zero vit d levels. He has to take a liquid form of it - two spoonfuls a day and his joint pain has disappeared.

Incredible.

Last year, during blood tests, it was discovered my vit D levels were very low, but I only take a tablet supplement. After he posted about the joint pain/vit D connection I upped how many I was taking from 1 to 2 but it hasn't seemed to have any effect on my joint pain, so I imagine the liquid form is much much more concentrated (I don't know if he gets it on prescription)

Anyway, the point of this waffle was just to say - have you seen the liquid variety, Wendy? Obviously it wouldn't be treating the cause of your deficiency but it could help alleviate the symptoms.

IvanM

I did not say an underlying medical condition can be fixed. The comment was in response to those who think Vitamin d deficiency needs to be part of life in shade or low light weather.
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind

jad n rich

I had blood poisoning in 2009 which was misdiagnosed: for 3 days:curse:. 3 Doctors have told me since the bacterial levels in my blood were so high they could have have killed me.

Anyway, after this you can imagine my blood tests came back with all sorts of anomalies, at one stage I was told I may have an auto immune disease. Again, but luckily this time a misdiagnosis.

I totally gave up all junk and every spec of sugar, this is difficult it is in everything!! bread, sauce, meat U name it. Buy everything unprocessed, wash and clean all food ( to remove chemicals ). 6 months later my blood tests came back and have stayed at amazingly healthy levels.

I am not suggesting eating like this will 'cure' any illness, but even in one month there was a Dramatic improvement to my health.

Ive actually continued to eat like this, with odd blow out. Like yesterday I had a subway ( bread ) and 5 peanut butter cups, my stomach at end of evening went rock hard and to the size of 5/6 months pregnant.

Wendy

No, not seen it. I was just prescribed tablets by my doc.

I do have an appointment with a specialist on Tuesday though, so hopefully she'll be able to get me well again. I'll ask her about it all then.

Thanks!