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Pain And Changes In Weather...Am I Alone????

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Oct 21, 2023 | Replies (149)

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@johnwburns

Its a good idea to linger on Vitamin D a bit since it brings up the broader issue that there are some nutrients that are easily available as supplements which people are assuming that more is always better. Along with vitamin D, potassium, magnesium and b-complex come to mind. High potassium is a danger to elderly folks with heart issues, high magnesium acts like a calcium channel blocker, some b vitamins in high doses are linked to cancer progression. etc. All of these nutrients have a sweet spot in their serum and cellular levels within which they can be a huge help. On either end of the curve however, they start turning toxic. Its a boring idea borrowed from toxicology, "Hormesis", but it applies. Unless a danger of deficiency exists its probably wise to assume that less-is-more, especially as you get older.

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@johnwburns, your emphasis on "especially as you get older" is important for all of the nutrients you mentioned. But as you suggest, younger people as well as senior citizens should be careful not to take in excessive amounts of any of them. Finding the "sweet spot" is a highly individualized search, preferably under supervision by a physician.

Absolutely. More broadly, fixating on stove-piped solutions is rarely a good idea.