if you do, does it help?
Well, if it's any help I was tested for vit D level and discovered mine was extremely low. Now take a high dose supplement of 5,000iu.
Have you been tested?
Go outdoors?
After going to the docs after getting to Tasmania both me and the missus were suggested vit d checks. Explained that our sunshine quota was fine.
If your worried get it checked better than turning orange and getting skin cancer
Doesn't necessarily make a difference being outdoors, I do ride a bike now and again!
If your GP won't test, you can have it done (you stab yourself though) for around £25 which is what I did.
SAD Lights in most rooms seems to help me.
Cinammon girl has a point - nearly everyone is low on vit D and using sunblock doesn't help. Away from summer vit D synthesis in the body isn't anywhere near as good as in summer.
UK RDAs for vit D are also too low, USA is higher and Canada is higher again and seems to be about right - see the book [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Health-Delusion-Achieve-Exceptional/dp/1848506864/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349954885&sr=8-1 ]The Health Delusion[/url] for more info ([url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-100-Foods-Should-Eating/dp/1847734405/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b ]this is excellent as well[/url]). Apparently > 70% of human tissues have vit D receptors, so we are gagging for it...
My wife takes vit D for the same reason as CG.
