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Have you checked your Vitamin D?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 9, 2025 | Replies (21)

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@jeff97 another big contributor to the national vitiman D deficiency problem is sunscreen. Vit D is the sunshine vitamin and sun screen prevents us from converting the sunshine on our skin to the vitamin D we need. Less skin cancer, more vit D deficiency.

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That might be true for some people, but I rarely use sun screen. I'm not out in the sun enough to need it. The only time I use it is if I'm out in the sun for an extended time, mainly on water, like canoeing.