…….. But everything is important these days. If you lack a vitamin the consequences build up and you may just attribute any symptom to flu or stress. Sometime in 2016, I had a really bad flu. It went on for two weeks and in the process, I lost my voice. After that feelings of fatigue took over and I found myself sleeping off while reading, watching, or even in my daily webinar meetings. I rarely doze off – this only happens when I have had less than 5 hours of sleep in a row for two nights which, is usually not the case. The sleep took over me, I began to suffer from serious fatigue.
Since I developed anaemia, I decided to start taking my Feroglobin syrup regularly,I also began to drink more water and even picked up my gym clothes, just in case it was a lack of exercise. Fortunately, during the flu period, I had booked a blood test with my GP surgery considering it had been a while since I did one. In the past I had lacked calcium so, I had the urge to check. What later unfolded, was a heavy shortage of vitamin D. I did the blood test in the morning and by 6 pm I received a text from the GP saying I should contact them urgently. The symptoms were repetitive flu, colds, joint pains, etc. Generally, low immunity, fatigue, and constant drowsing/sleeping were the last straw.
With the advent of Covid 19, this vitamin should now be in every house. A constant intake of vitamins C and D keeps me going.
Natural sunlight is the best source of vitamin D. It is also free in comparison to fish, egg yolk mushrooms, and all the other D foods. Half an hour in the midday sun supplies enough radiation to produce thousands of international units of vitamin D.
LESSON LEARNT: Always check yourself, and never over assume you could be lacking a major NUTRIENT
