The Vitamin D Solution

a 3-step strategy to cure our most common health problem
Michael F. Holick

'Following Dr. Holick's advice about vitamin D is possibly the single most important thing you can do to improve your health and save yourself from many chronic diseases, including cancer.'

David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., author of international bestsellers The Instinct to Heal and Anticancer: A New Way of Life

'Dr. Michael Holick has been a hero of mine for many years. How thrilling to have his ground-breaking research on vitamin D in one easily accessible book. This information can save your life. Really.'

Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

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'Dr. Holick shows us why if you do one thing for your health beside eating well and exercising it MUST be getting more vitamin D through sun or supplements. Vitamin D ... is not just important for building strong bones but is absolutely needed to prevent and treat our chronic disease epidemic including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, obesity, and autoimmune disease. The Vitamin D Solution, written by the world’s leading authority on vitamin D will surprise and delight you.'

Mark Hyman, MD, leading authority on nutrition and health and four time New York Times best-selling author including The UltraMind Solution and winner of the Linus Pauling Award

'Dr. Michael Holick's The Vitamin D Solution is an essential guide for women and men of all ages. As the leading vitamin D researcher in the country, Dr. Holick provides clear, practical, and scientifically based advice to help you improve your vitamin D nutrition and overall health.'

Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., associate professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University and the author of the bestselling Strong Women book series

'I'm very pleased with the information presented in Dr. Holick's The Vitamin D Solution…[he] provides an understandable, well-written, and highly informative presentation about this unique vitamin, its history, its very important functions, problems with deficiency, and the steps to rebuild Vitamin D levels.'

Diane Kress, R.D. CDE, author of The Metabolism Miracle

'The Australian edition has been given a local relevance, and it is an easy (if not essential) read for both lay people and healthcare workers alike.'

Simon Stilgoe, Australian Family Physician

Vitamin D deficiency is the most common medical condition in the world. Recent research indicates that 23 per cent of Australians have some degree of vitamin D deficiency, including up to 43 per cent of young women. As a result, they may suffer from chronic health conditions, ranging from daily annoyances such as fatigue and pain to life-threatening illnesses. But few people know why vitamin D is so important and what they can do to avoid the myriad ailments associated with its deficiency, including osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

There is no better person to demystify this vitamin and showcase its place in human health than author Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD — the father of modern vitamin D research. With more than three decades spent studying the relationship between vitamin D, limited sun exposure, and human wellbeing, Dr Holick shares his findings on how combining the natural curative properties of the sun along with small lifestyle changes can help everyone to live a substantially healthier life.

Armed with a three-step plan incorporating safe amounts of sun exposure, the right supplementation, and eating foods rich in vitamin D, Dr Holick provides prescriptive advice for anyone — from relatively healthy people to those suffering from chronic or even fatal diseases — on how to easily rebuild and maintain optimal levels of this essential hormone.

Rich with anecdotes and entertaining case studies, The Vitamin D Solution also presents research from around the world to serve as a wake-up call on the importance of this potentially lifesaving hormone.

'Following Dr. Holick's advice about vitamin D is possibly the single most important thing you can do to improve your health and save yourself from many chronic diseases, including cancer.'

David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., author of international bestsellers The Instinct to Heal and Anticancer: A New Way of Life

Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

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Mark Hyman, MD, leading authority on nutrition and health and four time New York Times best-selling author including The UltraMind Solution and winner of the Linus Pauling Award

Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., associate professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University and the author of the bestselling Strong Women book series

Diane Kress, R.D. CDE, author of The Metabolism Miracle

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Format:Paperback

Size: 234mm × 153mm

Extent:336pp

ISBN (13):9781921640520

RRP:$35.00

Pub date:30 Aug 2010

Rights Held: ANZ

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Michael F. Holick

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD, is a professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics at Boston University Medical Centre. Additionally, at BUMC, Dr Holick serves as the director of the General Clinical Research Unit, the Bone Health Clinic, and the Heliotherapy Light and Skin Research Center. A recent recipient of the Linus Pauling Institute Prize in health research and the DSM Nutrition Award, Dr Holick has authored more than three hundred peer-reviewed research articles, edited or co-edited eleven books in academia, written two books for a general audience, and currently serves on the editorial board for a number of medical publications. A tireless crusader for sensible sun exposure, Dr Holick speaks worldwide about the benefits of vitamin D and has been featured in numerous popular media, including The New York Times, Forbes, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Men’s Health, and Scientific American. He lives in Massachusetts with his family.