New! - Vitamin D Test

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The Vitamin D Council and ZRT Labs have partnered together to offer a discounted Vitamin D Test Kit. Now available for order over the Internet!

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See our Vitamin D News page for all the latest vitamin D headlines from around the globe.

Our Best Vitamin D Articles page for links to informative, less-mainstream articles on vitamin D and UV exposure.

Vitamin D On the Web Links

Vitamin D Links

Links are provided for the courtesy of our guests and should not necessarily be construed as an endorsement by the Vitamin D Council of the content or views of the linked materials.

Supplements and Vitamin D-Related Products

30 Minutes of SunShine - LifeSpan Nutrition
5,000 IU water-soluble vitamin D3 cholecalciferol combined with magnesium citrate and vitamin B6.
Bio-Tech Pharmacal Inc.
The best source for vitamin D3 cholecalciferol. Federally-licensed and FDA approved manufacturer whose vitamin D products are the product of choice for use in current research studies.
D-Lite and SunSplash Tanning Systems
Innovative tanning systems that combine the best in vitamin D-producing, tanning, and healthy skin support.
UV-Breathable Laminated Glass
Created by DuPont for "a living museum that will set new standards in terms of transparency—a very modern construction that will enable the plants and animals inside to really live and breathe."
Vitamin D Lamp by Sperti
The D/UV Lamp is intended for individuals who may not be able to receive either needed sunlight exposures or tolerate Vitamin D-supplemented foods.
Vitamin D Test Kit
Discounted home test kit available for order over the Internet. Brought to you by ZRT Labs and the Vitamin D Council.
Vitamin D3 UV Meter
Solarmeter from Solartech, Inc. Designed for both outdoor solar measurement and indoor UVR appliance measurement (IUs vitamin D3 per minute).

UV Forecasts

Current UV Index Forcast
U.S. National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.
Erythemal Index—Forecast and Archive
Tropospheric Emission Monitoring Internet Service.
National UV Index Forecast Chart
Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology.
Vitamin D3 Daily Dose—Forecast
Biometerology/Institute of Medical Physics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

Vitamin D and UVB Information

About Vitamin D
University of California, Riverside.
Health Research Forum
Nonprofit that aims to develop and disseminate new ideas for the improvement of public health in the UK and elsewhere.
Light and Health
Medical journal articles and conference papers documenting the effect of light on health. From the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York.
Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center—Vitamin D
Micronutrient Research, Oregon State University.
Skin Color Adaptation
Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California.
SUNARC
Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center. Website of vitamin D expert Dr. William B Grant.
UV Advantage
Website of vitamin D expert Dr. Michael Holick.
UV Foundation
The UV Foundation is committed to funding educational efforts designed to increase the public awareness of the biologic effects of ultraviolet light.
Vitamin D
Wikipedia.
Vitamin D Nuclear Receptor - Boston University
Ligand-binding Features Analyzed by Chemical Modification, Site-directed Mutagenisis and Homology-Extension Modeling.
Vitamin-D.com
Comprehensive information regarding vitamin D including a quiz to aid in determining your risk for deficiency. Also find over 64 links to peer-review scientific studies and articles about vitamin D and its impact on various diseases.

Webcasts and Video

The Benefits of Vitamin D
Audio interview with Dr. William Grant revealing the exciting health benefits of vitamin D.
Contemporary Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D-Related Disorders
Eight-part presentation from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Windows Media format.
How Increased Sun Exposure Could Save Millions of Lives
Vitamin D expert, Dr. William Grant, explains how sunlight can help save millions of lives every year.
Prospects for Vitamin D Nutrition
Very interesting presentation detailing the human species' need for vitamin D. Presented by vitamin D expert Dr. Reinhold Vieth. Windows Media format.
Vitamin D: Essential for Prevention of Diseases
Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
Vitamin D: The New Old Natural Wonder Drug
Sponsored by Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in partnership with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Professor Hector F DeLuca discusses the fascinating history of the discovery and applications of Vitamin D.
Vitamin D and Cancer
Dr. Wes Youngberg speaks on the connection between vitamin D and cancer.
Vitamin D Council You Tube Channel
Television commericals by the Vitamin D Council explaining the importance of vitamin D.
Vitamin D Lecture
Dr. Mercola's one-hour lecture on the unbelievable benefits of vitamin D.
The Vitamin D Pandemic and its Health Consequences
Respected Vitamin D researcher Dr. Michael Holick gives a keynote address about vitamin D.
Why Vitamin D Has So Many Powerful Health Benefits
Vitamin D Council Executive Director, Dr. John J. Cannell, discusses the amazing benefits of vitamin D.

Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis

Vitamin D Research
Latest research into vitamin D and MS, from The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre (MSRC).
Vitamin D3
Vitamin D3's role in Multiple Sclerosis, from MS-information website All About Multiple Sclerosis.

Vitamin D and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Vitamin D3 — Essential for Health
CLL Topics provides information and support to patients and families dealing with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Vitamin D and Your Pet

Bearded Dragon Health
Dragons must have calcium and full-spectrum UVB lights in order to maintain proper bone growth.
College of Veternary Medicine
Pet Reptiles Need Vitamin D and Calcium for Bone Health.
Musings on D3 and UV...
Herp and Green Iguana Information Collection.
Vitamin D (cholecalciferol)
Vitamin D and your horse.
Vitamin D in Birds and Mammals
Ron Hines DVM PhD.
Winged Wisdom
Calcium, Phosphorus, and Vitamin D3 In Your Bird's Diet.

Nutrition and Wellness

International Health News
International Health News provides useful, authoritative online information about the latest research in health, nutrition and medicine.
Mount Rainier Clinic
Provides educational and public information on alternative and complementary therapies.
National Institutes of Health
US Department of Health and Human Services.
Natural Health Librarian
Investigative health reporting and scientifically valid remedies from respected author and radio personality Bill Sardi.

Suggested Reading

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Calcium and Vitamin D Really Don't Reduce Fractures? Take a Second Look
Susan E. Brown, betterbones.com.
Can Diabetes be Prevented with Vitamin D?
Dr. Frank Garland, grassrootshealth.org.
Dose-Response of Vitamin D and a Mechanism for Prevention of Cancer
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at UCSD School of Medicine and Moores UCSD Cancer Center, grassrootshealth.org.
Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in Relation to Bone Health
Evidence report, August 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin D
European Commission Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, Scientific Committee on Food, europa.eu.int.
Promoting Health and Preventing Illness with Vitamin D
Endocrine Metabolic Medical Center, endocrinemetabolic.com.
Update on Vitamin D
Position statement by the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), 2007.
Use of Vitamin D in Clinical Practice
John J Cannell MD and Bruce W Hollis PhD.
Vitamin D: Startling New Research Findings on an Old Bone Builder
Susan E. Brown PhD CCN, director Osteoporosis Education Project, betterbones.com.
Vitamin D Expert Panel Meeting on Infants and Breastfeeding Mothers
CDC Report Oct. 2001, Atlanta, Georgia, (onsite).

Books

The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century
Richard Hobday.
Into the Light, Tomorrow's Medicine Today
William Campbell Douglass.
The Invisible Plague: The Rise of mental Illness from 1750 to the Present
EF Torrey and J Miller.
Light: Medicine of the Future: How We Can Use It to Heal Ourselves NOW
Jacob Liberman.
Nutrition and Bone Health
Forward by Robert Lindsay, edited by Michael F Holick and Bess Dawson-Hughes.
Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis (Serono Symposia)
Edited by Peter Burckhardt, Bess Dawson-Hughes, and Robert P Heaney.
The UV Advantage: The Medical Breakthrough That Shows How to Harness the Power of the Sun for Your Health
Michael F Holick.
Vitamin D
Francis H Glorieux and J Wesley Pike.
The Vitamin D Cure
Dr. James Dowd.
You Don't Have To Be Afraid of Cancer Anymore
Bill Sardi.

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The Vitamin D Council is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to put an end to the needless suffering and death of the worldwide epidemic of vitamin D deficiency.