The article says there is correlation to mental health but specifically is this due to the lack of access? From anecdotes, I hear it is expensive and could contribute to the restrictive access?
Mental health is treated in as taboo in the US and many insurances don’t cover extensive mental health treatment. Also, the poor don’t have access to quality mental health, or it is very hard to qualify. So, add those to the general sense that mental health is not an issue, and you’re weak if you show mental health issues in large areas of the US so many people simply can’t or won’t seek treatment. Ouroboros in action.
I wonder how much of this relates to increased screen use at the cost of natural sun exposure over the past two decades given the role of Vitamin D in maternal mortality.
Particularly with the noted pandemic increase – while I’ve certainly heard horror stories of maternity ward pts on ventilators when giving birth during that time, the very nature of almost entirely staying at home during the pandemic may have had secondary effects that increased risk factors.
I’ve had a suspicion for a while that Vit D deficiency is going to turn out to be one of those things we’ll look back on years from now like we currently look back on things like leaded gasoline or folate deficiencies. And it’s such a low cost and easy supplementation too, which makes any increased mortality resulting from deficiency extra tragic.
I remember reading about all the vitamin D issues in medical journals and reports and also wondered about it. I took a lot of vitamin D supplements during the time, just in case, specifically because of all the mentions it had. Certainly will be interesting to learn more over the coming years.
