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[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Can you start taking vitamin D even though you haven't seen a doctor but you think you might be low because you don't get outside much because the sun hates you?

I believe so. The ones to watch out for are Vitamin A and Vitamin E for overdoses which can kill you or make you very sick. Excess quantities of most other vitamins just get pissed out and don't do too much damage en route. Vitamin C in particular gets pissed out if taken in large quantities.

[โ€“] Eagle@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unless you have an identified need (ie low on a pathology report) its just gonna give you expensive wee.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I already have expensive wee. Lol.

I'll try and get 10 minutes a day and go from there. Thanks. Much appreciated โค๏ธ

[โ€“] Eagle@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They used to say that 10 minutes of forearm exposure was enough.

I think I can manage that.

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you a redhead? We make our own

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No. My mum was. I have light brown hair.

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

can't hurt then. I think the number is like a full quarter of aussies have a vitamin D deficiency which sounds insane, but stops cancer so fuckit.