The Vitamin D Cure

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The Vitamin D Cure

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Editorial Review: 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.

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No dietary alternatives for vegetarians, 2008-07-03
I was just diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency and my doctor prescribed 50000IU per week for six months. I was eager to learn more (and try almost anything) but the recommendations weigh so heavily on a carnivorous diet that they are of little use to me. Departing from a vegetarian lifestyle conflicts with my own personal values and ethics. Dr. Dowd offers no dietary alternatives or substitutions for those of us who choose this path.

If you are a vegetarian, you may want to keep looking. I will.

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"Informative", 2008-06-28
My doctor told me that I had slight Vitamin D deficiency so I purchased this book to find out more about it. To my surprise it said that most Americans have a deficiency of this Vitamin. This was an interesting read.

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Required reading for a long life, 2008-05-29
This book is very informative. I was tested for Vitamin D lately and came up 27. Desired range is 70-100. So I was really ready for this information. I had been taking cod liver oil for ages but now I need to add more D3 supplements.
The diet info is very good also, although he's preaching to the choir with me.

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Unhealthful Diet Recomendations, 2008-04-11
When it comes to the best kind of diet to eat, one size does not fit all. Some people need more protein and fat, others need more carbohydrates, and still other people need a mix of protein, fat and carbohydrates. Author of "The Vitamin D Cure," Dr. Janes Dowd, would have everyone eating a low fat, almost no carbohydrate diet. The mainstays of the diet are fruits, vegetables, and lean meat. Yuk! Being a person who needs more fat and protein, this diet definately isn't for me. Dr. Dowd's book is just another rehash of the the modern Atken's diet. The original Atken's diet gave you plenty of fat with your protein, fruits and vegies. While the original diet wasn't wonderful, the modern politically correct version of the diet has cut out the fat, which is downright dangerous. I think the reason so many people did as well as they did on the Dr, Dowd's diet is the horrible way they ate previosly.

Another point to consider. Our Creator made us to run on fat, protein, and complex carbohydrates (whole grains). Even though I'm a fat and protein type, I still need some complex carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates give us energy. Proteins are the building blocks for the body, and fats are used inside & outside the cells to enable them to do their jobs. Fats also provide satiation and help us not to over eat. Depending on your need, eating the good fats can help you lose or gain weight. The polyunsaturated omega 3 fats (EPA & DHA) are brain food. The short chain fats found in butter & yes, cocconut oil are antimicrobal, antibacterial and anticarcinogenic, according PhD biochemist and lipids researcer, Dr. Mary Enig. They also give the cell wall stiffness, so that the polyunsaturated Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids won't leak out of the cell. Omega 3 & 6 fats are liquid in the body, just as they are outside of the body.

Some fats are killer ones. Your definately want to stay away from transfatty acids, which are found in products such as vegetable oil margarines. Vegetable oils are high in omega 6 fats, which having a double bound on their fatty acid chain are very unstable and easily oxidized fats. That is why you should never cook with Canola oil, corn oil, sunflower or safflower oils, etc. Saturated fats with no double or even single bonds, which is what monounstarated olive oil has are the best for cooking with. You also want to stay away from the artery clogging oxidized cholesterol. Bake your chicken and fish, don't pan or deep fry any food, french fries or onion rings included. The one food I try to purchase organically grown is meat. The way our animals are raised is nasty. I do not want to be eating gtowth hormones, antibiotics, etc.

What about fruits and vegetables. They are loaded with much needed vitamins and minerals and should be a central part of any healthy diet. Steaming you vegetable until tender crisp is the best way to cook them. I have at least one raw vegetable salad a day, my husband almost always has two of them. We use red or green leaf lettuce, not iceberg and the freshest vegies we can find. Did you know that the minerals in vegetables and fruits need the good fats to enable them to do their job?

Dr. Dowd's onformation on the benefits of vitamin D is good. This almost convinced me to give the book two stars, but the dietary information is so bad, I gave it only one star. Along with Dr. Joseph Mercola, D.O., I contend that the best way to get your vitamin D is from moderate sun exposure. Sun exposure does not provide EPA & DHA, you'll have to get that from cold water fish or fish oil tablets. Also if you live a northern climate, I live in northern Wisconsin, you will either need to supplement your vitamin D or buy a sunlamp or tanning bed. The best book I've read on vitamin D, is by Paul Stitt, "Vitamin D, Is It The Foutain of Youth?" Another most excellent book on magnessium, "Is The Magnerssium Miracle." Mary Enig & Sally Fallon's book, "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" is also eccllent.

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Excellent information, 2008-04-08
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in improving their health. Written in a well understood manner.

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