“It seems his vitamin D was low. Considering all the articles about coronavirus I guess it’ time for me too.”
The best way to get our vitamin D is to spend 30 minutes a day in sunlight. Helps to increase our dopamine levels to feel better and have a better outlook on life.
So walking for 30 minutes a day in the sunlight helps us feel better and to stay healthier.
Not practical with ambient +25F and 16 MPH steady wind. Never mind that sun intensity at +42N is inadequate even in the Summer months. A cheap bottle of D3 5000IU from Walmart and a K2 supplement to activate is more practical in my environment.
I spend on the average 4 hours outside with my livestock nnd I drink a good gallon of VitD milk a week. So I was surprised when my internist told me that I was low on VitD. He said 30 minutes a day in the sun is true if you are a young'un. But as one gets older the ability to generate our own D diminishes. So it's recommended that older people take a VitD supplement, and is something to discuss with one's doctor as one ages.