Podcast by Dr. Holick on vitamin D
Quick view of the Podcast
Feb 10, 2011 Living La Vita Low Carb LLVLC #442, 39 minutes
His personal interest in health that led him to become a PhD and MD
How he got interested professionally in the subject of Vitamin D
Why Vitamin D has become so popular in recent years
Why Vitamin D is referred to as a vitamin rather than a hormone
The folly of drinking fortified milk for adequate Vitamin D
Good sources of Vitamin D in foods and supplements
The proper daily recommendations for Vitamin D for children and adults
Using Vitamin D as a preventative measure for avoiding various disease
Why sunlight exposure in most of the world does not provide enough Vitamin D
Whether Vitamin D deficiency is a modern problem or if it’s been around a while
The harm that happened when sunscreen was promoted as healthy
If the inexpensive Vitamin D supplements at drug stores are adequate
His own personal Vitamin D level and how much he supplements daily
What the healthy range for Vitamin D should be for optimal health
The daily amounts of Vitamin D required by obese people
What the cutoff level is for Vitamin D toxicity
The dangerous consequences of overdosing on Vitamin D
Whether home testing tests for Vitamin D exist like a glucometer for blood sugar
How Vitamin D is used to strengthen your immune system
Why children need to be getting adequate amounts of Vitamin D
The emotional/mental/brain health impact of low Vitamin D levels
How someone can know whether or not they are deficient in Vitamin D
Why the 25-hydroxy Vitamin D is the ONLY Vitamin D test you want to run
The importance of sunlight exposure in getting enough Vitamin D
Why calcium is an important element in getting enough Vitamin D
Whether there is a difference between taking Vitamin D2 vs. D3
Why Vitamin D2 is available only as a prescription and why he prescribes it to patients
The risk of Vitamin D deficiency in people who have had bariatric surgery
How certain medications can actually destroy Vitamin D
Why people with Celiac disease cannot sufficiently absorb Vitamin D
54+ VitaminDWiki pages have HOLICK in the title
This list is automatically updated
{LIST()}