September 30, 2024

Clearing confusion around vitamin D!

Not sure what to do about vitamin D for yourself or your patients?

This educational event will focus on the importance of vitamin D in health maintenance, disease prevention, and longevity. Learn how to safely and effectively apply vitamin D research into everyday life and practice.

Hosted by:

Richard Cheng, MD, PhD – Orthomolecular Medicine News Service

Jen Aliano, MS, CCN – GrassrootsHealth

Agenda:

Overall quality and shortcomings of current vitamin D research & guidelines – Michael Holick, MD, PhD

Basic concepts important to understanding vitamin D – Sunil Wimalawansa, MD, PhD

Summary of Practical and Clinical Uses of vitamin D
Health outcomes related to vitamin D with recent research highlighted, from disease prevention to therapeutic use

• Osteoporosis, joint and bone diseases – Zhiwei Ning, MD, PhD
• Prenatal/newborn health – Carol Wagner, MD
• Cancer incidence and mortality – William Grant, PhD
• Brain health, dementia, and cognitive disorders – William Grant, PhD
• Immune health: COVID and other respiratory infections – Aileen Burford-Mason, PhD
• Autoimmune disease – Aileen Burford-Mason, PhD

Vitamin D safety and contraindications – Sunil Wimalawansa, MD, PhD

Interactive question and answer session