TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why is
Vitamin D Important?
·
Health Benefits of
Vitamin D
·
“Why hasn’t my Doctor
told me about all the beneficial effects of Vitamin D?”
Chapter 2: What is
Vitamin D?
·
The Long Journey to
Understanding Vitamin D
·
Vitamin D: a Hormone
Chapter 3:
Misconceptions About Vitamin D
Chapter 4: Natural
Sources of Vitamin D
·
Sun
·
Diet
Chapter
5: An Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency
·
Age
·
Geographic Location
·
Race
·
Causes for the Epidemic
of Vitamin D Deficiency
§
Lifestyle
§
Sun Phobia
§
Obesity
§
Medical Illnesses
§
Medications
§
Flaws in the
Recommendations on Vitamin D Intake
Chapter 6: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Body Aches, Pains and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
·
The Link Between Vitamin
D Deficiency and Body Aches, Pains and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
·
Secondary
Hyperparathyroidism
·
Tertiary
Hyperparathyroidism- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
·
Case Study
·
When to Consider
Parathyroid Surgery
·
Vitamin D Replacement
Even After Parathyroid Surgery
·
Case Study
Chapter 7: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Osteoporosis
·
What is Osteoporosis?
·
Diagnosis of
Osteopenia/Osteoporosis
·
Who gets Osteoporosis?
·
Relationship Between
Vitamin D Deficiency and Osteoporosis
·
Treatment of
Osteopenia/Osteoporosis
·
Case Studies
·
How Anti-Osteoporosis
Drugs Work
·
Drugs to Treat
Osteoporosis
·
Side-effects of
Anti-Osteoporosis Drugs
·
Vitamin D as an
Anti-Osteoporosis Agent
·
My approach to the
Treatment of Osteopenia/Osteoporosis
Chapter 8: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Steroid Use
Chapter 9: Vitamin D Deficiency and Immune System
Diseases
·
Common Colds
·
Tuberculosis
·
Asthma
·
Rheumatoid Arthritis
·
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
·
Multiple Sclerosis
(MS)
§
Case Study
·
Type 1 Diabetes
·
Autoimmune Thyroid
Diseases
§
Hashimoto’s
Thyroiditis
§
Graves’ Disease
·
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD)
§
Ulcerative
Colitis
§
Crohn’s Disease
·
My Approach to the Treatment of Autoimmune diseases
·
Causes of Autoimmune
Diseases
§
Genetics
§
Vitamin D Deficiency
§
Diet
§
Stress
Chapter 10: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Cancer
·
What Promotes Cancer
Growth?
§
Vitamin D Deficiency
§
Insulin Resistance
Syndrome
·
Evidence for the link
Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Cancer
·
Role of Vitamin D in the
Treatment of Cancer
·
Case Study
Chapter 11: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Heart Disease
·
Evidence for the Link
Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Heart Disease
·
Vitamin D
Supplementation to Prevent Heart Disease
Chapter 12: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes
·
The Relationship Between
Vitamin D Deficiency and Type 1 Diabetes
·
Evidence that Links
Vitamin D Deficiency and Type 1 Diabetes
·
Evidence that Vitamin D
can Prevent Type 1 Diabetes.
Type 2 Diabetes
·
The Relationship Between
Vitamin D Deficiency and Type 2 Diabetes
·
Evidence that Links
Vitamin D Deficiency and Type 2 Diabetes
·
Evidence that Vitamin D
can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 13: Vitamin D
Deficiency and High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
·
Evidence that Links
Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypertension
·
How Vitamin D Deficiency
Causes Hypertension
·
Evidence that Vitamin D
can Reduce Blood Pressure
·
Vitamin D – A Natural
Anti-hypertensive Agent
·
My Approach to the
Treatment of Hypertension
Chapter 14: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Kidney Disease
·
Chronic Kidney Disease
Causes Vitamin D Deficiency
·
Vitamin D Deficiency
Worsens Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 15: Vitamin D
Deficiency in Stomach-Bypass Surgery Patients
·
Case Study
Chapter 16: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Dental Problems
Chapter 17: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Depression
Chapter 18: Vitamin D
Deficiency and Skin Disorders
Chapter 19: Vitamin D
Deficiency during Pregnancy and Breast-feeding
·
Why Pregnant Women are
low in Vitamin D
·
Don’t rely on Prenatal
Vitamins for Vitamin D
·
Case Study
·
Low Vitamin D in the
mother can cause low Vitamin D in the newborn
·
Effects of low Vitamin D
§
Risks to Mother
§
Risk to Newborn
·
Low Vitamin D in
Breast-fed Infants
·
“So what should I do?”
Chapter 20: Vitamin D
Deficiency in Children and Teenagers
·
Vitamin D Deficiency is
Common among Children
·
Causes for Vitamin D
Deficiency in Children
·
Effects of Vitamin D
Deficiency in Children
·
My Recommendations to
Parents of Children and Teenagers
·
Daily Dose of Vitamin D
for Children and Teenagers
Chapter 21: Vitamin D
Deficiency in the Elderly
·
An Epidemic of Vitamin D
Deficiency in the Elderly
·
Causes of Vitamin D
Deficiency in the elderly
·
Effects of Low Vitamin D
in the Elderly
·
“What Should I Do?”
Chapter 22: Diagnosis of
Vitamin D Deficiency
·
What’s the Right Test to
Diagnose Vitamin D Deficiency and Why?
·
Case Study
·
Interpretation of the
Test
·
Why the normal ranges
for vitamin D level are Inaccurate
·
Watch out for the units
used by the Laboratory
Chapter 23: Treatment of
Vitamin D Deficiency
·
Why Recommendations on
the Daily Dose of Vitamin D are Flawed
·
My Approach to the
Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency
·
Sources Of Vitamin D
·
The Starting Dose of
Vitamin D Supplement
·
Case Studies
·
The Maintenance Dose of
Vitamin D Supplement
·
Case
Studies
·
Monitoring Vitamin D
Level
·
Dose of Vitamin D
Supplement in Special Situations
·
Case Studies
Chapter 24: Vitamin D
Toxicity
·
What is Vitamin D
Toxicity?
·
What level of Vitamin D
causes damage to the Body?
·
Frequency of Vitamin D
Toxicity
·
Can you Develop Vitamin
D Toxicity from Too Much Sun?
·
Risk of Toxicity: Over
the Counter Vitamin D3 versus Prescription Calcitriol (Rocaltrol).
·
How to Detect Vitamin D
Toxicity
·
Symptoms of Vitamin D
Toxicity
·
Treatment for Vitamin D
Toxicity
In Summary
Acknowledgements
Conversion Table
(Reference
Values for Converting Units)
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