Product Description
Groundbreaking new research has traced the source of a wide array of to a single common factor—vitamin D deficiency. Leading rheumatologist and researcher Dr. James Dowd reveals the causes of vitamin D deficiency and offers a simple, easy-to-follow five-step program that can eliminate or alleviate a host of seemingly incurable conditions, such as arthritis, in as little as six weeks. Better yet, by staying on the program, you can enjoy robust health and improved fitness for the rest of your life.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 33 reviews)

Poorly written by Black spruce (Minnesota)

1 Stars
November 18, 2009
Enthusiastic, one-size fits all. There is some information that I agree with, but I'm not sure whether to trust new information because the book is so sloppily written. Blood vitamin D levels are offered as numbers without units. The references listed at the end are not connected with pages or topics; you'd have to sort through them yourself to find support for the assertions made in the text. The quiz you can take to determine your risk of D-deficiency is skewed so that almost everyone will come out "at high risk". The acid-base balancing is heavily skewed toward the diet of meat and produce that he recommends, without giving any explanation of how the point values for each food were derived, or saying what exactly is "a serving" of any food, or why he thinks cheese is the ultimate bad food. I find it especially odd that bread and pasta are separated from cereals, and that they have quite different values from each other (2,6 and 8). One useful thing is knowing that you can get the UVI for your area from various websites to help figure out how much sun to get. This is an ok place to start- but go on, and do more research to figure out what fits for you.

Everyone needs to know this stuff! by Jo M. Peckinpaugh

5 Stars
November 05, 2009
It boggles my mind to realize how insufficient the recommended (RDA)amount of Vitamin D VERSUS the amount your body ACTUALLY needs to fight off infection, etc etc Everyone needs to have their vitamin D levels tested and then adjust their daily intake to their own needs...one more reason becoming your own 'patient advocate' is so critical. I highly recommend this book.

SOLD! by K. Ulmer

5 Stars
October 30, 2009
I am going to order this book today, just for the extra information. I have been reading up on Vitamin D for a long time in that my mother has osetoporosis, and I have osteopenia (10 years). I only recently started to up my Vitamin D intake. I live in Arizona, I should be getting plenty of D, however I DO use sunscreen, and that does affect your absorption. My last Bone density, was not what I had hoped, and I decided to up the D more. From 2,000 to 6,000 a day. The thing I am understand from reading the reviews here, is WHY my back pain is gone, and why my sciatica is gone, and why I hardly have any problems with either knee anymore...I really do believe it is the D. BTW, the other thing I have seen happen, is my blood pressure has come down to NORMAL since on more vitamin D. Before I was very frustrated about it, and did not want to take medication for it. No one seems to believe me when I tell them this...but it is true. I have done nothing else.... Hope to continue to see BIG results. Just amazes me...and I have told alot of folk about it, and I am saying it now, and MARK MY WORD.....I DO BELIEVE THIS VITAMIN WILL BE THE NEXT CURE ALL FOR MANY MANY PROBLEMS with our health!!! I have NO doubts!

Help for Bariatric, Lupus, MS Patients & Blacks by J. Lewis (Southfield, MI USA)

5 Stars
September 22, 2009
This book gets to the point quickly about the need for increased vitamin D, magnesium and calcium and breaks down data helpful for certain populations. I found the real-life examples of patients informative and the studies interesting. If you are a bariatric,lupus or MS patient this book can help you understand the importance of eating well and how critical supplements are to your good health. My very intelligent surgeon recommended this book and I periodically refer to it to keep my eating and supplementing habits on track. I also found the book, The Magnesium Miracle very helpful. To your good health!

THE VITAMIN D CURE by BUTTERFLYDAUGHTER

5 Stars
September 22, 2009
THIS BOOK HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER MANY AVENUES I HAVE WENT DOWN FOR MY HEALTH CRISIS. IT HAS HELPED MY FIBROMYALGIA, CHRONIC FATIGUE, DEPRESSION, MENOPAUSE, PAIN AND WEIGHT. I COMMEND THE DRS. WHO WROTE THIS BOOK AND THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION IT HAS BROUGHT TO MANY PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS FIBROMYALGIA, CHRONIC FATIGUE,DEPRESSION,DIABETIS~EVEN OBESITY! IF ALL THINGS ARE FOLLOWED~ACID FREE DIET~ VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION AND EXERCISE~IT WORKS!!!!! BETWEEN OUR DIETS~BEING AT OUR JOBS AT LEAST 5 DAYS A WEEK INSIDE WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING~USING SUNSCREEN ALL THE TIME:IS IT A WONDER WE ARE LOW ON VITAMIN D!!! IT USE TO BE THE FDA WOULD RECOMMEND 400 i.u.THIS TRULY IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND IF WE WERE BORN BY MOTHERS LOW ON D BY THE TIME WE'RE AGE 9 WE ARE STARTING ON THE ROAD TO BAD HEALTH. THIS INFORMATION WOULD ALSO BE SO HELPFUL WITH MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH OSTEOPOROSIS INSTEAD OF TAKING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WITH SEVERE SIDE-EFFECTS. I WILL BE SHARING THIS BOOK WITH EVERYONE IN MY LIFE~ESPECIALLY ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THESE HEALTH ISSUES!!!!

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