June 23, 2008

Chronic pain problems? Make sure your vitamin D is not low!

Tags: , , — Darcy Elliott @ 8:51 am

Do you suffer from some sort of chronic pain condition?

More and more research is showing very strong correlations between low vitamin D and chronic pain. There’s certainly nothing to lose by getting a simple blood test to check yourself for vitamin D deficiency. If you’re out there suffering, vitamin D research is telling us that properly treated low vitamin D levels might give you some relief!

Here’s a link to the latest news about this:

Vitamin D may provide relief to chronic pain patients

June 14, 2008

Low vitamin D common with rheumatic diseases

Tags: , , , , — Darcy Elliott @ 8:53 am

Do you have inflammatory joint disease, rheumatism, arthritis, backache, or osteoporosis?

In a recent study nearly three quarters of patients seen at a rheumatology clinic, which focuses on diseases affecting the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons, have a vitamin D deficiency, researchers based in Ireland found. You can read more about it here: Low vitamin D common with rheumatic diseases