Free Vitamin D Educational Training for Medical Practitioners
Get your GrassrootsHealth D*certification by completing these one hour online CME’s, available through University of California San Diego (UCSD). From the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education> AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each course.
In the first certification, Carol L. Wagner, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the role of vitamin D during pregnancy, its role in maternal health and in reducing comorbidities of pregnancy, including preterm birth.
The second certification, Robert P. Heaney, MD from Creighton University explores why vitamin D is important, how it works, how we get it and how much we need.
These educational programs take approximately one hour to complete for each certification. To obtain credit immediately, participants should take a brief pre-activity survey, view the activity video, answer the multiple-choice questions, and complete the evaluation form online. Complete your one hour CME by clicking here.
Vitamin D Resources
In addition to my vitamin D lecture and the information posted above, below are resources that will help you further understand the importance of vitamin D, and educate yourself about the growing vitamin D deficiency problem.
Top Vitamin D Articles on Mercola.com
The following articles provide information and updates on vitamin D research, as well as my recommendations on optimizing your vitamin D levels:
- My One Hour FREE Vitamin D Lecture – If you prefer to read your information rather than watch it, I’ve summarized the most important points of my vitamin D lecture in this article.
- Important Vitamin D Update – How does vitamin D impact your overall health? What factors affect your risk for vitamin D deficiency? Discover the answers in this article.
- Vitamin D is a Key Player in Your Overall Health – Find out what diseases vitamin D favorably influences.
- Avoid Flu Shots With the One Vitamin that Will Stop Flu in Its Tracks
– Why expose yourself and your family to the dangers of an ineffective vaccine when the solution is right outside your door? - Vitamin D Journal Articles – Take a look at this compilation of references proving the super-nutrient properties of vitamin D.
- The Amazing Wonder Nutrient That May Prevent or Cure Seven Common Diseases – Did you know vitamin D deficiency has been linked to cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and autism? Find out more on my FREE special report.
- Why the New Vitamin D Recommendations Spell Disaster for Your Health – How could the FDA conclude that the vitamin D needs of pregnant women and adults are the same as those of infants and children? Discover the more appropriate dosage recommendations from Dr. John Cannell and Carole Baggerly of GrassrootsHealth.
- Pregnant? Why You Need to DEMAND This Test… – A study finds that women who develop a severe form of pregnancy-related high blood pressure tend to have lower blood levels of vitamin D.
- Why You Don’t Want to Rely on Fortified Foods – Is obtaining vitamin D from dietary sources sufficient to optimize your levels?
- This Vitamin D Supplement Mistake Raises Your Death Rate by 2% – Why is vitamin D2 inferior to vitamin D3? This article will give you the lowdown on these two types of supplements.
- The Vitamin that is Better than Fluoride in Reducing Cavities – Aside from influencing your bone health, vitamin D can also greatly contribute to your oral health.
- New Study Shows This Vitamin Helps Prevent Depression – Women with the highest intakes of vitamin D were significantly less likely to suffer from depressive symptoms.
- The Wonder Vitamin That May Help You Prevent 16 Types of Cancer – Theories linking vitamin D deficiency to cancer have been tested and confirmed in more than 200 epidemiological studies, and understanding of its psychological basis stems from more than 2,500 laboratory studies.
- Little Sunshine Mistakes that Can Give You Cancer Instead of Vitamin D – What constitutes safe sun exposure? Read this article to learn about my recommendations for safe sun exposure.
- Are You Making These Sunshine Mistakes? – While discussions about the health benefits of sun exposure typically center around vitamin D, UVB exposure has a number of other health effects unrelated to vitamin D production, including mood and energy enhancement and the treatment of skin diseases.
- Surprise! Vitamin D Can Help or Hinder Your Weight Management – A study of more than 4,600 women age 65 and older shows that having low vitamin D levels can contribute to mild weight gain.
- What You Need to Know About Vitamin K2, D, and Calcium – Discover the interplay among vitamin K2, vitamin D, and calcium in this breakthrough discovery.
- 3 Reasons You May Not be Getting Enough Vitamin D this Summer – How are mainstream health warnings about the dangers of sun exposure contributing to the vitamin D deficiency problem? It’s time to learn the truth about sun exposure and vitamin D.
- This Everyday Outdoor Mistake Can Make You a Magnet for Melanoma – Learn the toxic truth about most of the sunscreens on the market today, and the actual benefits of appropriate sun exposure.
- This Vitamin Found to Rejuvenate Aging Eyes – Research shows that vitamin D3 is a potent tool in promoting healthy vision.
- Ignore This Deficiency… And Become 3 Times More Likely to Die? – Addressing vitamin D deficiency can slash your risk of premature death by more than half, according to a recent analysis.
- The Vitamin That Has Been Shown to Dramatically Improve Fertility – Recent research has revealed the link between low levels of vitamin D and infertility.
- How Vitamin D Can Help Slash Your Risk of 7 Different Acute and Chronic Diseases – Studies are showing how vitamin D — combined with proper strength training exercises — can help slash your risk of certain diseases.
- How Vitamin D Performance Testing Can Help You Optimize Your Health, and Aid the Health Freedom Movement – The D*Action project has been initiated by GrassrootsHealth and 42 leading vitamin D researchers to demonstrate how health can be achieved with what’s known about vitamin D through a combination of vitamin D measurement and health outcome tracking.
- Healthier Alternatives to the Seasonal Flu Vaccine: Garlic, Zinc, and Vitamin D – These natural remedies just might be what you need to protect yourself during the cold and flu season in the US.
– Why expose yourself and your family to the dangers of an ineffective vaccine when the solution is right outside your door?Websites
There are myriads of other resources on vitamin D on the World Wide Web. Aside from providing updates on vitamin D research, these sites will also introduce you to researchers and organizations with valuable work in raising vitamin D awareness.
- Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center – (SUNARC) – An organization dedicated to research and education associated with disease prevention through lifestyle changes.
- Vitamin D Council Website – The Vitamin D Council aims to raise awareness among the general public on the growing vitamin D deficiency pandemic and the benefits of sun exposure.
- GrassrootsHealth – Founded by Carole Baggerly, GrassrootsHealth is the vitamin D research organization that pioneered the D*Action Study, a worldwide public health campaign that aims to end the vitamin D deficiency epidemic by means of raising awareness on proper vitamin D testing.
- Dr. James E. Dowd, MD – Dr. James Dowd, author of The Vitamin D Cure and founder of the Arthritis Institute of Michigan, specializes in integrative holistic medicine, adult rheumatology, and pediatric rheumatology and has been practicing for more than 20 years.
- SunlightAndVitaminD.com – This page provides basic information about vitamin D, as well as details the work of its creator, nutritionist Krispin Sullivan, CN.
- Vitamin D at OrganizedWisdom™ – This vitamin D resource page offers vitamin D information and other links that can raise awareness about this nutrient.
- 2013 Vitamin D Webinar Series | DiaSorin – This resource provides a schedule of 2013 vitamin D webinars conducted by experts.
Presentations and Lectures
Get the lowdown on vitamin D benefits and vitamin D deficiency from the experts themselves. This section provides resources from lectures and presentations on vitamin D held in recent years.
- The Vitamin D Pandemic and its Health Consequences – This lecture is presented by Dr. Michael Holick, PhD, MD, professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics, and director of the General Clinical Research Center at Boston University Medical Center.
- Vitamin D for Public Health – Integrating Sunshine, Supplements and Measurement for Optimal Health – The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth held this seminar in December 2014. View presentations from vitamin D scientists from around the world.
- Prospects for Vitamin D Nutrition by Dr. Reinhold Vieth – This resource provides Dr. Vieth’s lecture on vitamin D nutrition, as well as presentations by other experts on related health topics.
- Vitamin D Scientists’ Call to Action Statement – Created by scientists from GrassrootsHealth, this statement discusses the compelling link between vitamin D and cancer, along with information on oral vitamin D supplements.
- Vitamin D and Prevention of Chronic Diseases – Here’s a lecture by vitamin D expert, Dr. Michael Holick, PhD, MD, discussing the relation of vitamin D to bone and muscle health and the prevention of autoimmune and chronic diseases.
- Disease Incidence Prevention by Serum 25 (OH) D Level – This chart shows the incidence levels on certain diseases based on an individual’s serum levels.
Useful Books
In this section, I (Dr. Mercola) have provided a list of books and reports that will help educate you about latest findings about vitamin D nutrition – specifically about vitamin D deficiency prevention and sunlight exposure.
- Dark Deception: Discover the Truth about the Benefits of Sunlight Exposure – By Joseph Mercola with Jeffry Herman
Enlighten yourself on the growing epidemic that is vitamin D deficiency, as well as methods that will help optimize your vitamin D levels. - Solar Power for Optimal Health – By Marc Sorenson, foreword by William B. Grant
How will vitamin D and sunlight save your life? This book will provide you with the answer, plus other information on vitamin D’s role in disease prevention. - The Vitamin D Cure – By James E. Dowd and Diane Stafford, John Wiley & Sons
This phenomenal book discusses breakthrough research about the causes of vitamin D deficiency, and reveals a five-step program that can aid in disease prevention and your overall health. - Naked at Noon: Understanding Sunlight and Vitamin D – By Krispin Sullivan (Available through her website)
Nutritionist Krispin Sullivan discusses sunlight exposure as a means to optimize vitamin D levels, and other important details that even medical practitioners are yet to know. - Sunlight Robbery – By Oliver Gillie (Available through his website)
How is sunlight exposure good for you when the media and government promote it as unsafe and cancer-inducing? Sunlight Robbery will clear up misconceptions about sun exposure and provide you strategies that will help you address low vitamin D levels. - Scotland’s Health Deficit: An Explanation and a Plan – By Oliver Gillie
This report by Oliver Gillie tackles the vitamin D deficiency problem in Scotland and how this problem is given very little attention by the government. - The UV Advantage – By Michael F. Holick and Mark Jenkins
Too much sunshine may cause health issues, but a lack of it puts you at risk for vitamin D deficiency. This book provides the benefits of exposure to sunlight – despite mainstream myths and misconceptions.
Sources:
- 3 Reasons You May Not be Getting Enough Vitamin D this Summer
- This Everyday Outdoor Mistake Can Make You a Magnet for Melanoma
- Little Sunshine Mistakes that Can Give You Cancer Instead of Vitamin D
- Are You Making These Sunshine Mistakes?
- https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/01/05/vitamin-d-health-benefits.aspx
- How Vitamin D Can Help Slash Your Risk of 7 Different Acute and Chronic Diseases
- How Vitamin D Performance Testing Can Help You Optimize Your Health, and Aid the Health Freedom Movement
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