Vitamin D On the Web Links
Vitamin D Links
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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.
Link to Us:
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="www.vitamindcouncil.org">Vitamin D Council</a>
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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.