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Vitamin D Can Potentially Help with Symptoms

After the first article and its terrible list of symptoms, it no doubt sounds a little strange for me to mention a humble vitamin as a big factor in managing my symptoms.  But Vitamin D is neuro-protective, meaning it helps protect the nervous system from damage. It is essential to our bodies for healthy nervous, musculoskeletal, and immune systems and more.  People with common nervous system diseases like Multiple Sclerosis often test as having an insufficiency for Vitamin D, as do many Long COVID, migraine and asthma patients. Some studies have speculated that low levels of Vitamin D during a COVID infection might possibly contribute to the development of Long COVID after the acute infection  is over. Significant shortfalls in Vitamin D Can Cause: Fatigue Bone pain Muscle aches, weakness and cramps Intense “pins and needles” stinging or tingling in hands or feet Muscle spasms (i.e. twitching) Depression Cognitive impairment in older adults Severe asthma in children Incr...