sepsis, a life-threatening condition where an infection overwhelms the immune system, leading to multiple organ failure. Why am I telling you this?
Because one of the contributing factors to my body breaking down was my lack of exposure to starlight, or since we are on a first-name basis with our nearest star, sunlight.
It turned out, after months of recovery and medical investigations, that I was deficient in vitamin D, a vitamin our bodies make with the help of UVB sunlight.
Severe vitamin D deficiency is associated with suppression of the immune system. Now, I am a scientist so I realise that as a sample of one I cannot quantify the contribution vitamin D deficiency had in my case.
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