“Sometimes you don’t realize how bad you really felt, until you start feeling better.”
My goodness, has this ever been true for me recently! Not too long ago my blood sugars were pretty out of control, and so I went to see my endocrinologist (Diabetes Dr.) to get his help in figuring out my insulin doses. I needed changes made, as things were feeling health wise like they did a long time ago when my Diabetes was not managed as well. Longer story short, I am so, so thankful for this appointment as I did not expect it to lead to all that it has.
The beginning of this “all that it has” started with me asking Dr.L a question during my appointment about the white marks on my finger nails…you know those marks that we’ve all gotten randomly here and there since we can remember? Well I researched the cause of getting those prior to my appt., as I have gathered and been lead to believe that it means you have a deficiency, but one thing that I got while researching was that it was a myth that those can mean that you have a deficiency? I mentioned this to my Dr., and he basically said that it’s not a myth, and that those do indeed mean that you have a deficiency, it’s just figuring out what you're deficient in. This totally made sense to me, because our bodies don’t do things like that for no reason (ex. when we have a headache, it’s not just a “headache”, its our bodies trying to tell us something). During our appointment he ordered that I get testing done, so not long after I was done talking with him, I got my blood drawn. One of the things that he tested me for was my vitamin D level.
Fast forward from the day of my appointment, however many days later I called the clinic to check on my results, and my vitamin D level indeed WAS low (my D level was at an 18, and it should be between 30-90). I called and got the results sooner because I needed to see as I was not myself, and I needed answers. I talked with a good friend and co-worker about this after I had found out that my level was low, and they both have had the same situation, and both definitely expressed that during the times that they were low, in short, they most definitely weren’t their complete selves. I also talked with another co-worker as well, and she takes it too (she notices it helps her feel better). After researching online and watching videos of others who have had low levels too, it really brought to my attention how important even just this one nutrient really is. I have been having a hard time with thinking and speaking clearly, memory, anxiety, feeling “low” and “blue”, I have been in a lot of pain and have experienced a lot of achyness in my body, my hair has possibly been getting thinner (which other people have experienced with D definicieny as well, who knew?!) etc.
I have now been taking vitamin D (D3 drops, not prescribed medication) for a little while now, and I am so excited to say that I am feeling more back to Megan. Not only that, but it has lead me back into researching nutrition and taking other things that are important as well (B vitamins, Vit. C, Magnesium, healthy oils, etc.). I know that there are other factors in my life too that have had an effect on how I have been feeling recently and for awhile, but I am seriously so excited to be feeling more back to myself. I guess I really didn’t realize how bad that I truly was feeling, until i’ve started feeling better.
Why am I writing this? Well, one reason is because vitamin D deficiency is very common (and very easy to figure out!), and if you’re maybe in the same boat, where you just haven’t been feeling like yourself, you’ve been feeling low, you haven’t been able to think as clear, you have been struggling with anxiety, pain, etc., etc., etc. ….this might help you too! Honestly, if you research Vitamin D, it really is quite amazing how many issues can be caused by not having enough…it is so important for each and every single one of our bodies and immune systems. Who knows how many people out there are struggling intensely with anxiety, depression, pain, etc., and a simple thing like a D deficiency could be a key factor. This is just one of lots of important things that our bodies need, but one that could make a difference in your life too! Go get checked! And tell your family and friends to go get checked too! We have todo our best to feel our best during our short time here, so we can do all that we are called, and live life to the fullest.
Love,
Megan