When did you start noticing a difference?

  • NABDad@lemmy.world
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    Mid 50’s. I haven’t noticed any increase in recovery time from injuries or illness so far.

    I went through a period in my 30’s when I’d get sick with a cold in October/November and stay sick until March. I think more than anything else it was just catching every bug the kids brought home from school, and just going through a series of overlapping illnesses every year. It stopped when I hit 40.

    One thing I’d point out is that we never really recover from an injury. Our bodies are just in a perpetual state of trying to hold everything together.

    Lack of vitamin C will result in Scurvy. One of the effects of scurvy is that scars from injuries and surgeries just open up again. I interpret that as your body not being able to fake it anymore.

    If you’re having trouble healing, maybe eat an orange ;-)

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      Maybe eat an orange

      Or a banana. Depending on the type of injury you’re recovering from, potassium is like your heal over time vitamin. It helps with musculature soreness and pain!

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        So, if you’re sore, eat a banana. If your surgery scar from an appendectomy when you were twelve opens up, eat an orange.