<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/85dabc5a-e6f5-47ad-a3ee-02bb65814ab3/C4D93656-297F-4022-8579-54192722F5D8/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://runningdoctor.runnersworld.com/2009/03/weighing-in-on.html" href="http://runningdoctor.runnersworld.com/2009/03/weighing-in-on.html" style="font-size: 11px;">runningdoctor.runnersworld.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://runningdoctor.runnersworld.com/2009/03/weighing-in-on.html">Vitamin D is important in maintaining organ systems, decreasing cancer risk and helps regulate Calcium and Phosphorous absorption. It is made in the skin coupled with UV exposure.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://runningdoctor.runnersworld.com/2009/03/weighing-in-on.html">Low levels of vitamin D can cause muscle cramps, spasms, osteoporosis, increased risks of infections as well as diseases like Rickets and multiple sclerosis.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://runningdoctor.runnersworld.com/2009/03/weighing-in-on.html">natural sources of vitamin D</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://runningdoctor.runnersworld.com/2009/03/weighing-in-on.html">I have started to look for this in my practice in those who get side stitches and muscle cramps. I found low vitamin D levels in these patients, and supplementation with 2,000 units per day cured their symptoms. (These people said they already <EM>were</EM> eating the above foods.)</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://runningdoctor.runnersworld.com/2009/03/weighing-in-on.html">we cannot, in everyone, pinpoint “why” they are vitamin D deficient. More research is being done to figure this out. My suggestion is that you ask to have your vitamin D levels tested at your yearly physical, along with your other labs. If they are low, a simple vitamin may be necessary to bring your level to a healthy one. </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/C4D93656-297F-4022-8579-54192722F5D8/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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