Vitamins and supplements can be an excellent way to keep your body healthy. Roughly one in five people are thought to have low vitamin D levels and one in twenty people under 60 suffer from vitamin B deficiency with it reaching one in ten for over 75s. Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency can be very severe and include:

• Bone pain
• Muscle pain
• Fatigue
• Hair loss
• Depression
• Recurrent infections

Symptoms of vitamin B23 deficiency are wide ranging and can develop gradually but worsen if not addressed. These deficiency symptoms can include:

• a pale yellow tinge to your skin
• a sore and red tongue
• mouth ulcers
• pins and needles
• changes in the way that you walk and move around
• disturbed vision
• irritability
• depression
• changes in the way you think, feel and behave
• a decline in your mental abilities

At Rightdose Pharmacy we supply options designed to help you make sure you’re giving your body what it needs to stay healthy. We stock vitamin pills designed for those over 50, multivitamin drops for babies and children, and options made especially for men or women.

While less common there are other symptoms that could indicate that you are low on certain vitamins:

• Brittle hair and nails could be a sign that you are low on biotin
• Mouth ulcers or cracks in the corners of the mouth - could indicate low iron or B vitamins
• Bleeding gums - while most likely gum disease, it could indicate low vitamin C
• Poor night vision - could indicate low vitamin A
• Scaly patches and dandruff - could indicate low zinc, B2, B3, and/or B6
• Red or white bumps on the skin (keratosis pilaris) - often correlated with low vitamin A & C
• Restless leg syndrome - could be linked to low iron and low magnesium

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