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Originally Posted by *Beth*
I'm so sorry you missed the first grief class - but what a good thing that your mom is okay now.
Do you have a vitamin D deficiency? Is that why you have to sit in the sun? I used to bake myself in the sun between April and October, burn/tan, burn/tan. Then I spent years using tanning beds. Yikes. So for the past decade I have avoided the sun because of the danger and also because I don't want to fade my many tattoos. BUT some months ago it seemed that I was losing a lot of hair. It's thick, I had no bald spots, so I thought I was overreacting.
Med dude was refreshingly thorough, ran a bunch of blood work and, ha, my vitamin D was quite deficient. I began taking a D supplement and my hair stopped falling out. Even when I wash it I really don't lose any.
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I’m glad you got to the bottom of your deficiency. That’s great!
I do have a vitamin D deficiency along with B12 and iron (soon to be resolved) but I sit in the sun for another reason. It improves my mental health. I use a sun lamp daily except when I can get natural to manage SAD in the fall and winter. Lots of sun gives me a running start at that.
Yes, all the tanning and tanning beds you speak of brings back memories. It’s a trade off for sure.