Feeling tired? Run down? Listless?

  Well - an update on our ongoing fatigue saga.  DAH was found to have severe Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 deficiencies.   I'd bought both of these for him to try when this all started, but he was his stubborn you're-not-the-doctor self, so he wasn't taking them regularly.  Since starting his mega dose, he is feeling A LOT better - not 100% but much better than he was.   He is also much more cheery and lighthearted than he already was. 

  Apparently, anyone that lives north of Atlanta is prone to Vitamin D deficiency, due to the decreased time in the sun.  Also, Dr. Oz says that fat in the body really sucks down the ol' D, so if you are overweight, it probably wouldn't hurt to take it in a supplement.  While everything says D is for bone health, I feel that it has other effects on the body.  I also feel this is a prescription to get the hell out of Indiana.  Anyone want to buy a house?

   B12 relates to energy and metabolism.  Many weight loss programs will give their patients B12 injections.  Some people also cannot absorb B12 in their gastrointestinal tract - this is called pernicious anemia.

  I've upped my dose of both supplements and also feel much better - however - a word of caution: if it says take it with food, please take it with food.   I pulled a dumb and took a bunch of things at once on an empty stomach tonight and wound up with some pretty donkey-kick-in-the-belly miserable pain. 

   In Nook News:

  B&N released a new software update which I downloaded OTA (over the air).  It makes a few display mods and fixes some bugs that some people were having, which I never experienced.   I'm thinking about making a cover for it because I'm just not too excited about any I've found.  I think it's so easy to hold as-is and don't want to ruin that, but want the screen protected in transit, especially since we are considering some vacations.