Laryngitis can be short-term or long-lasting (chronic). Most of the time, it comes on quickly and lasts no more than 2 weeks. Chronic symptoms are those that last 2 weeks or longer. Check with your doctor if your symptoms last longer than 2 weeks. Your laryngitis may be caused by more severe problems.
Low vitamin D tied to aggressive prostate cancer. As a nutrient, vitamin D is surely essentialâwithout it, we couldnât absorb the calcium and phosphorus we need for healthy bones. But research increasingly points to other benefits from vitamin D. One of these is possible protection against cancer.
Not many foods contain vitamin D, and vitamin D added to foods is not well regulated. In addition, even eating foods with added vitamin D may not give you enough of the vitamin for optimum health. The two most common causes of low vitamin D levels are lack of sun and not enough intake of vitamin D by mouth. Other causes of low vitamin D levels include the bodyâs inability to absorb enough vitamin D (intestines made shorter by surgery, gastric bypass, and intestinal diseases), chronic kidney disease, and liver failure (Table 1).