Nobody is talking about this.
You live in a country where the sun is almost aggressive. Yet your doctor just told you that you are Vitamin D deficient.
How?
Because sunshine alone is not enough. If you work indoors, have dark skin, or avoid the sun between 10am and 3pm... your body is probably not converting enough.
And the worst part?
The symptoms look like everyday Nigerian life.
You're always tired. The kind where you wake up exhausted. Your bones ache for no reason. Your blood pressure is stubborn. Your mood is unpredictable. You keep falling sick.
We blame stress. We blame work. We blame the economy.
It's sometimes none of those things.
One blood test changes everything. Ask for the 25-OH(hydroxy) Vitamin D test next time you're at the hospital.
If your result is below 30 ng/mL, you have your answer.
Morning sun between 7 and 10am helps. So does a Vitamin D3 supplement. Nothing complicated. Nothing expensive.
The problem was never invisible. We just never thought to look.
Have you ever tested your Vitamin D levels?
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Dear Catholics, tomorrow you will see the priest wearing a rose-coloured vestment.
The rose vestment is worn only twice in the entire liturgical year - on the Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) and the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday).
The colour rose signifies joy and hope breaking into seasons of waiting and penance.
It reminds us that even as we prepare through Advent and Lent, the celebration of Christmas and Easter is already near. The rose vestment softens the penitential purple and invites us to rejoice, for the Lord is close.
EJike Cambodia ❤️😁
I may not be igbo by birth, but I have been embraced by Igbo people with love and open arms.
This is a note to say i see you, I value you, and I’m grateful.
Your adopted son. Ndewo nu! ❤️