{"id":3174,"date":"2006-08-16T07:34:55","date_gmt":"2006-08-16T12:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2021-03-22T21:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:51:17","slug":"vitamin-d-and-fibromyalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/16\/vitamin-d-and-fibromyalgia","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin D and Fibromyalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed I\u2019ve been sending out a lot of messages about vitamin D lately, but there\u2019s a good reason for this. Worldwide, there\u2019s much new research relating vitamin D to puzzling and seemingly unrelated medical conditions, and it\u2019s important to keep up with the latest information as it\u2019s published.<\/p>\n<p>Since many of my readers either have fibromyalgia or know someone with this frequently disabling condition, I want to share this latest research finding with you. And if you know anyone with fibro, please forward this e-mail along.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the study: a group of doctors in Belfast,  Northern Ireland, measured the blood levels of vitamin D in 75 women with fibromyalgia. They also administered a questionnaire to determine the degree to which anxiety and depression was part of their symptom list. Here were the results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> vitamin D deficiency is extremely common among fibro patients.<\/li>\n<li> those with the lowest levels of vitamin D had the most significant anxiety and depression symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although the authors made no specific recommendations about using vitamin D for fibromyalgia, I recommend the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> take 1,000-2,000 IU of vitamin D daily, especially if your fibro symptoms are accompanied by anxiety and\/or depression. If you can convince your doctor to measure your level of vitamin D, that would give you an idea of the extent of your possible deficiency.<\/li>\n<li> walk in the sunlight, without sunglasses and in short sleeves, at least 15 minutes a day (your body makes vitamin D when skin is exposed to sunlight).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Readers of <em>The Triple Whammy Cure<\/em> are aware that fibro is one of the low-serotonin Triple Whammy disorders, along with depression, anxiety, and chronic fatigue, among others. To raise vitamin D levels, your skin needs to be exposed to sunlight. To raise your serotonin, you need to \u201csee the sunlight\u201d unobstructed by sunglasses.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triplewhammycure.com\/supplements\/iso-d3\/prod_46.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>vitamin D<\/strong><\/a> product we use at WholeHealth Chicago. Only one tablet a day is needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed I\u2019ve been sending out a lot of messages about vitamin D lately, but there\u2019s a good reason for this. 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