Video Interview with Dr. John Cannell of the Vitamin D Council Feb 2012, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUVb8ko6PiE&feature=player_embedded Summary: Dr. John Cannell was interviewed on Charter Local Edition.  The video was posted on Youtube in February 2012.  Dr. Cannell states that vitamin D is not a vitamin but instead a secosteroid hormone.  He states that steroid hormones operate in a very specific way, i.e., they turn genes on and off.  He states that there are a known 2,000 genes...

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In his January 19, 2012, newsletter entitled "Another Rickets Tragedy," Dr. John Cannell, physician and head of the Vitamin D Council (www.vitaminDcouncil.org) reports yet another case where a baby was brought to a doctor due to uncontrollable crying and in this case twitching as well, where the baby was taken away and the parents charged with child abuse because fractures were discovered via xrays. This baby was already known to have a critically low vitamin D level,...

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In the October 26, 2011, vitamin D Council Newsletter (www.vitamindcouncil.org), results of a study were announced from Sienna, Italy, that indicate that 42% of babies are born with osteopenia.  Osteopenia is a condition that results in lower than normal bone mineral density that is often considered a precursor to osteoporosis. This means that osteopenia is not only affecting adults, primarily post-menopausal women, as it is commonly known to do.  It is affecting our children while their bodies are...

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The Vitamin D Council has announced in their October 12 2011 newsletter study that provide further clues to the connection between autism and vitamin D deficiency.  One study was by a Nigerian researcher with co-authors from Harvard.  A second study is underway at UC San Francisco.  Go to www.vitamindcouncil.org and search on the Oct 12, 2011 newletter.   

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On May 19, 2011, the Vitamin D Council announced that it is planning to begin a free autism clinic for children, led by Dr. John J. Cannell. Dr. Cannell's time will be free, the autism assessment scales will be free, the blood tests will be free, and the vitamin D for the kids will be free (due to the generosity of Ddrops). Anyone in the world with a child with autism can call and get...

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The American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) has asked John Cannell, M.D., to give a talk and workshop on vitamin D at the 92nd Annual AAAS Pacific Division Meeting in San Diego, CA.  The conference will be held between June 12-17, 2011.  Dr. Cannell will hold a noon public lecture on vitamin D on June 14, and there will be a vitamin D workshop for registered conferience attendees the morning of June 15.  More...

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Vitamin D Headlines: Harvard has pubished an article in the Harvard University School of Public Health Newsletter regarding the Institute of Medicine's November 2010 ruling on vitamin D.  The curious ruling was so far off that it has puzzled many people, including leading scientists and MD's.  Click on the link below for the newsletter to learn more.  The title of the article: "Comment on the IOM Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendations: For Adult Bone Health,...

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VITAMIN D NEWS: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (IOM) RULES ON VITAMIN D On 11/30/2010, the Institute of Medicine ruled on the daily minimum intake level for vitamin D.  While the ruling included a 300% increase in the lower intake level and a 200% increase in the upper intake level, and a much better minimum daily intake for seniors than previously, the ruling was far from what the research advisors on the panel recommended and expected.  An article is...

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Oprah did it.  She published one of the most succinct and up-to-date articles about vitamin D on the internet.  See article at: http://www.oprah.com/health/Why-Knowing-Your-Vitamin-D-Levels-Might-Save-Your-Life/1.  However, she states that 5000-6000 IU's daily for a couple of months can resolve vitamin D deficiency, with 2,000 IU's daily thereafter.  This may be true for some people but not for all.  I know of people who took more than a year at 14,000 IU's a day to get their levels just to...

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VITAMIN D NEWS: Vitamin-D-Regulated Genes Found to Inhibit Prostate Cancer (A New Vitamin D-Regulated Gene Antiproliferative in Prostate Cancer Cells) The below article summarizes results from a study that introduce two genes in your body that inhibit prostate cancer.  These genes are regulated by vitamin D.  Vitamin D locks into receptor sites in your chromosomes/DNA in your cells and enables expression of genes.  Genes are like strings of computer codes that ultimately get translated into proteins, just...

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 VITAMIN D NEWS: Health Experts Monitoring Trapped Miners in Chile Brace for Unexpected Ailments I learned from the Vitamin D Council Facebook page that doctors are ready to treat the Chilean miners for fungal infections, eye damage, and vitamin D deficiency.  The miners will be initially treated in darkened hospital rooms after their rescue.  LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chile-miners-medical-20101011,0,5276213.story According to Google News, the miners have been trapped for 2 months underground.  Tomorrow is the day that rescue...

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VITAMIN D NEWS HEADLINE: VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY RICKETS, A MISTAKEN CASE OF CHILD ABUSE AND LOSS OF CHILD In Dr. John Cannell's September 2010 newsletter, http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/vitamin-d-deficiency-rickets-another-tragedy.shtml, he posts and comments on a Vitamin D Council subscriber's story about the loss of her child to child protective services.  A young mother had brought her baby to the hospital because her baby daughter had woken up screaming in pain.  At the hospital, her baby's vitamin D level...

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VITAMIN D NEWS HEADLINE - VITAMIN D AND TOXICITY Thinking of taking massive doses of vitamin D?  In the 1930's doctors ran studies where they gave subjects 200,000 to 13.5 million IU's of viatmin D per day.  However, these doses are too high according to studies summarized by Dr. John Cannell, head of the Vitamin D Council (www.vitamindcouncil.org).  In his August 2010 Newsletter entitled "Gary Null and Vitamin D Toxicity," Dr. Cannell indicates that these massive doses caused...

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I would like to challenge the doctors on The Doctors show to attend or have a representative attend the following vitamin D seminar in November.  According to a fan on the Vitamin D Council Facebook page: "You can suggest that your doctors attend one of GrassrootsHealth's vitamin D Seminars. Your doc can earn CME's from University of CA for attending. The facebook page is at http://bit.ly/GRHFBS and the website is at http://www.grassrootshealth.net/ The next seminar...

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Dr. J. Cannell from the Vitamin D Council has reported in his April 21, 2010, Vitamin D Newsletter (www.vitamindcouncil.org) that Japanese researchers have found that antimicrobial peptides produced by vitamin D in the body are effective in treating influenza type A.  According to the Mayo Clinic and www.flu.gov, there are three types of flu, types A, B, and C.  Type A is the most dangerous type, and H1N1 is an example of type A.  According...

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LATEST VITAMIN D NEWS Dr. John Cannell issued a press release from the Vitamin D Council on 4/2/2010, www.vitamindcouncil.org.  The press release states that SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse New York has established a strong association between pelvic floor disorders in women with low vitamin D levels. According to a research paper by Dr. Samuel Badalian and Paula Rosenbaum (publicly-available abstract below), it has been found that 23% of American women over the age...

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LATEST VITAMIN D NEWS Title: Study Explores Link Between Sunlight, Multiple Sclerosis Comments: Vitamin D is important, but it seems that it may not only be synthesis of vitamin D that supports the immune system when one exposes one's skin to the sun's UV rays.  This study begins to investigate other immune-supporting compounds and the effects on multiple sclerosis. Excerpt: "For more than 30 years, scientists have known that multiple sclerosis (MS) is much more...

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UC San Diego is sponsoring a vitamin D scientific conference in April. For scientists, M.D., and consumers. Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D DeficiencyWhere: UC San Diego/La JollaWhen: April 9, 2010Website: http://www.grassrootshealth.net/events

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LATEST VITAMIN D HEADLINES: Reprinted with permission by author: Summary of below newsletters from Dr. John J. Cannell, www.vitamindcouncil.org, Jan 30, 2010 and Feb 2, 1010: 1. The connection between autism and vitamin D grows: some children may have an enzyme deficiency2. Vitamin A can block vitamin D function3. The connection between autism and educated parents grows: sunscreen and protective clothing ====================================================================================The Vitamin D NewsletterMore letters on autismFebruary 2, 2010This is a periodic newsletter from...

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LATEST VITAMIN D HEADLINES: Title: Vitamin D: Many Benefits; Optimal Dose Uncertain, Sept 16, 2009 Full article at: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2009-mchi/5417.html Excerpt: "ROCHESTER, Minn. — Vitamin D appears to boost health from head to toe, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. ... Recent reports on vitamin D suggest that it offers many benefits, especially for older adults. Findings point to improved balance, reduction in the risk of bone fractures, and better thinking skills...

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