Vitamin D does help with Fatigue & Cognition

A few weeks ago, I reported that my vitamin D levels were found to be very low.  This was the root cause of years of problems with fatigue and other problems.  I took a large dose of prescription vitamin D for 3 weeks and I then started taking 1000 IU of vitamin D every day and one adult-dose gummy vitamin every day.  I also started taking calcium every day because my joints were hurting so.

I never thought that vitamins would make such a difference!  But I am feeling so much better.  My joint pain and fatigue are disappearing.  I am also able to use my working memory so much better.  For example, I am remembering my students’ names so much better and my thoughts for writing are better organized and back to normal.

Vitamin D is made by your skin from bright sunshine, but I have been staying out of the Sun for a long time because of homework and my paranoia of skin cancer.

Some recent cryosurgery on my left hand

After all, I had about 15 relatively minor skin cancer spots burned off my hands and arms this year.

I am so light-skinned and I do not tan at all.  I never have.  When I was young, 10 minutes on a California beach caused a severe sunburn on me.  That was a real bummer to a 10 year old really wanting to go sailing with my dad on his Hobie Cat, but he would not take me because of my sunburn problems.

But during my adulthood, I have discovered how much I enjoy cycling for long miles and how much I enjoy working in my garden.  I always thought it was just being outside and watching my flowers grow.  My flowers give me a lot of joy as I watch them grow and bask in the sunshine.  I thought that was why I always felt better after gardening, but it may also be that I am getting more vitamin D from working outside.  It is no wonder that pills of vitamin D are making me feel better.  Yay!

One of my flower beds with native flowers