Vitamin D3 Deficiency

Did you know that a vitamin D3 deficiency can be a cause for peripheral neuropathy?

That’s right. What most doctors do not know is that a deficiency of vitamin D3 increases pro-inflammatory cytokines, prostaglandins E-2, and other mediators like leukotriene B4. Chronic low-grade inflammation sensitizes pain pathways and exacerbates muscle pain; lowering it helps alleviate symptoms. Vitamin D3 also supports mitochondrial function in muscle cells, and overall muscle health. Deficiency leads to muscle fiber atrophy, weakness, and impaired repair, contributing to pain and reduced strength. Supplementation can reverse subclinical myopathy, reducing aching and tenderness. Deficiency also causes low calcium leading to poor mineralization and referred muscle pain, which contributes to musculoskeletal discomfort via suboptimal calcium handling in muscles.

A case in point was a 35 year-old female patient I recently treated with a major chief complaint of leg pain. Energetic testing revealed a vitamin D3 deficiency. Six weeks on a natural, high potency source Andrea’s leg pains totally resolved. The take-away message is two fold. There are many potential causes for peripheral neuropathy which have to be evaluated and diagnosed; and second, treatment has to be focused on eliminating the root cause with the appropriate treatment. Conventional blood tests are only 11% accurate in making the correct diagnosis.