The Vitamin D Solution by Michael F. Holick - ISBN: 9780452296886
Paperback
Sunlight is vital: Cure aches, pains, and fatigue with Vitamin D.

The Vitamin D Solution

A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problems

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    15 March 2017

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Summary

Many people have succumbed to the scare tactics of the dermatological community and avoid sunlight for fear of skin cancer and premature aging. Therefore, most of us suffer from vitamin D deficiency, which causes daily aches, pains, and fatigue, worsens serious illnesses, and diminishes the quality of everyday life.

Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Michael F. Holick reveals a well-kept secret: our bodies need a sensible amount of unprotected sun exposure. The most comprehensive pre…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780452296886
ISBN-10:0452296889
Author:Michael F. Holick, Andrew Weil
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Plume
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:15 March 2017
Weight:280g
Dimensions:214mm x 139mm
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Critics Review

“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

“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 deficiency affecting 200 million Americans 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

About The Author

Michael F. Holick

Michael F. Holick, Ph.d., M.D., is the director of the General Clinical Research Unit and professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics at Boston University Medical Center. He has been quoted in The New York Times, Forbes, Time, Newsweek, Men’s Health, and Scientific American. He lives in Massachusetts with his family.

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