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by trevorkoob 450 days ago
Curious.

Could you please share your physical activity level around the time of supplementation?

One of the most interesting studies I found in my research of vitamin D was a study in an elder care center where the patients were given massive doses of vitamin D.

The result of the massive doses were that patience had less hip fractures, but more falls compared to the control.

Now take this next part with a grain of salt because it’s me extrapolating from this result, but due to the known effects of vitamin D on muscle strength and also on bone density, I imagine that these patients were more active, but because vitamin D doesn’t give you coordination as well as strength they were falling more, their bones were more dense so they had less fractures per fall.

The point I’m trying to make and the reason I am curious about your own activity level, is that perhaps that there is a sensation or feeling of your muscles being more primed for action which can be agitating. Perhaps regular activity can link one’s sense of proprioception with increased muscular ability.

Apologies in advance if this is too personal of a pry.

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I run 3-5 times a week but otherwise pretty sedentary.
Thank you for replying!