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I recently started taking vitamin D and I feel great. I'm more energetic, sleep better, and, yes, feel happier. So that's one data point in favor of your thesis
by msluyter 17y ago
I recently started taking vitamin D and I feel great. I'm more energetic, sleep better, and, yes, feel happier. So that's one data point in favor of your thesis.
- robg 17y agoI'll add a second one where I also experienced all of those positive symptoms. Plus, I had trouble for years staying awake in the the mid-afternoon. During grad school it got so bad I had to put a futon in my office. A few days of Vitamin D supplements later, the problem completely went away. I've continued to take D as I've had my levels tested six times in the last year and they're still low. But the positive symptoms remain.
- somedaywings 17y agoI'm going to be _really_ grateful to you guys if this ends up being true for me. Going out to get some now :)
- msluyter 17y agoI should add that to really know how much you should be taking, you should have your blood levels tested, as different people absorb it differently. Here's a post on William Davis' Heart Scan Blog (oriented toward heart health, which includes Vitamin D supplementation): http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/getting-vitamin-d-right.html http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/getting-vitamin-d-... He suggests about 6000 units/day as average.