Nary a day goes by when I don't read about how Americans are low in Vitamin D, and that "everybody" should get tested. (As a society, we get enough Vitamin D in our diets and by multivitamins to prevent Rickets, but still have sub-optimal levels).
Well, here's the truth about being tested for Vitamin D:
1. The testing is really expensive. From $50-$150, depending on the lab.
2. Most insurance plans don't pay for it, unless you have a proven low level of Vitamin D. How are you gonna know if you have low Vitamin D, if you don't know your Vitamin D level? (truth be told, odds are you are low. Just about everybody is.)
3. Vitamin D supplements are DIRT CHEAP. Everybody can afford it OTC. We're talking pennies a day.
So, instead of paying to check your level, just take 2000 units of Vitamin D3 every day, and get 15-20 minutes of sunlight daily.
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