I haven't posted here in awhile, because I've been emotionally and physically distraught following the loss of my husband almost 5 months ago. Emotional stress takes its toll on a person physically as well. About a month after the loss, I started having some odd symptoms, indicating a major malfunction of some type (numbness and tingling in my legs), and it had been quite some time since I had been to a doctor, because I'm usually relatively fit for my age. My doc ran every lab known to mankind, and the only abnormal was that my vitamin D was low. Apparently, that is quite common in our society, as most of us don't get the sun we need, and if we do go outside often, many of us use sunscreen, which prevents production of vitamin D in the body. I started taking a high dose D supplement, and lying in the sun several times a week, for about 20 minutes at a time. I'm feeling much better these days, both physically and mentally. I was shocked at all the effects that vit D deficiency can cause, some of the effects being mood-related.
Another issue I had was frequent stomach/GI pain and indigestion, and I've never before had that issue either. I started reading around, and read that cabbage juice is supposed to be great for your GI tract, so I bought a juicer, and started juicing cabbage, and I drink about 3 oz twice daily. I've been doing this for about three weeks now, and no more GI upset so far.
Also started taking yoga classes, and my classes are an hour long, three times weekly, plus a weekly tai chi class (which I personally find quite boring, lol). I think this is helping my emotional wellbeing also, in addition to toning me up. A couple of weeks ago, I was getting dressed one morning, and I noticed my belly muscles are tighter than they have been in awhile.
Anyway, for anyone who "knows" me here, this is why I've been gone, and I just wanted to post about stress and health, and some things I'm trying that seem to be working.
Another issue I had was frequent stomach/GI pain and indigestion, and I've never before had that issue either. I started reading around, and read that cabbage juice is supposed to be great for your GI tract, so I bought a juicer, and started juicing cabbage, and I drink about 3 oz twice daily. I've been doing this for about three weeks now, and no more GI upset so far.
Also started taking yoga classes, and my classes are an hour long, three times weekly, plus a weekly tai chi class (which I personally find quite boring, lol). I think this is helping my emotional wellbeing also, in addition to toning me up. A couple of weeks ago, I was getting dressed one morning, and I noticed my belly muscles are tighter than they have been in awhile.
Anyway, for anyone who "knows" me here, this is why I've been gone, and I just wanted to post about stress and health, and some things I'm trying that seem to be working.