There are vitamin D receptors in human muscle that have a direct effect on muscle strength. A severe vitamin D deficiency can cause myopathy, which can cause muscle weakness and pain. Vitamin D supplementation can reverse this and improve balance. Supplementing 700 to 1,000 IU/day of vitamin D3 has been shown to reduce falls by 19%-26%. Another advantage to correcting a vitamin D deficiency has been seen in decreasing knee and hip pain.
A push message is any notification from a smartphone app that displays while that app is not actively in use. Push messages are common on apps for iPhone and Android, and they frequently appear as pop-up dialogs, banners and small badges on each app's icon. Continue Reading.
A push notification is a way for an app to send you a message or to notify you without you actually opening the app. The notification is pushed to you without you needing to do anything. You can think of it like the app sending you a text message, although notifications can take on several different forms. One common push notification takes the form of a red circle with a number in it that appears on the corner of the app's icon.