Vitamin D Newsletter Semi‑monthly newsletter from Vitamin D Council Executive Director, Dr. John Jacob Cannell http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/releases.shtml Aug 2007 | The Tragedy of Autism and the Promise of Vitamin D 2 Aug 2007 02:55:00 PST This month Dr. Cannell answers questions regarding his new theory on vitamin D's link to autism. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-aug.shtml May 2007 | Vitamin D and Autism 30 May 2007 15:45:00 PST Introducing a new theory about autism: The Vitamin D Theory of Autism. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-may.shtml Mar 2007 Supplement | Why Athletic Performance Matters 18 Mar 2007 03:11:00 PST Athletic performance is just as important medically as physical performance, because they are the same thing. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-mar-supp.shtml Mar 2007 | Peak Athletic Performance and Vitamin D 13 Mar 2007 22:23:00 PST Increase in athletic performance another benefit of vitamin D. Take the first‑ever Sports Edition Vitamin D Quiz. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-mar.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-mar.shtml Feb 2007 | Transmission of Influenza 09 Feb 2007 12:40:00 PST Is the flu always contagious? Find out the surprising results of studies done using the same lethal virus of the 1918 influenza pandemic. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-feb.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-feb.shtml Dec–Jan 2007 | It's Time to Get Serious... 07 Dec 2006 04:33:00 PST Topics include depression, hypothyroidism, cancer, influenza, and conflicts of interest. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-dec-jan.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-dec-jan.shtml Nov 2006 | "Gilchrest Fractures" 06 Nov 2006 08:21:00 PST Topics include atherosclerosis, influenza, obesity, "Gilchrest Fractures", flu shots, and breast cancer. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-nov.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-nov.shtml Oct 2006 | Epidemic Influenza and Vitamin D 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PST The link between cold and flu season and vitamin D. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-oct.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-oct.shtml Aug 2006 | Dr. Cannell Answers Readers' Questions 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST Dr. Cannell answers readers' questions regarding kidney stones, sunscreens, melanoma, and the role of magnesium in vitamin D deficiency. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-aug.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-aug.shtml Jun–Jul 2006 | Is Vitamin D an Antibiotic? 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PST Pharmacological doses of vitamin D act as a broad‑spectrum antibiotic by stimulating production of the body's own antimicrobial peptides. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-june-july.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-june-july.shtml May 2006 | Vitamin D Workshop in Victoria 01 May 2006 00:00:00 PST This year's Vitamin D Workshop in British Columbia was nothing short of spectacular... http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-may.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-may.shtml Apr 2006 | Dr. Cannell Answers Readers' Questions 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PST Dr. Cannell answers readers' questions regarding vitamin D's relation to depression, pulmonary function, dementia, and athletic ability. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-apr.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-apr.shtml Mar 2006 | Dr. Wactawski‑Wende, New England Journal of Medicine, and Ethics 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST Dr. Cannell exposes the unethical research behind the New England Journal of Medicine's paper, released 2006.02.16, on vitamin D and colon cancer. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-mar.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-mar.shtml Feb 2006 | Professor Barbara Gilchrest 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST Dr. Cannell dispels the myths surrounding sun exposure and melanoma. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-feb.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-feb.shtml Jan 2006 | Questions and Answers 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST Dr. Cannell answers readers' questions about how much vitamin D one should take and the proper vitamin D blood test. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-jan.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-jan.shtml Dec 2005 | Paradigms and Paradoxes 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST Positive you know what causes heart disease? This month's vitamin D quiz may surprise you. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2005-dec.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2005-dec.shtml Nov 2005 | Pascal's Wager and Pandemic Influenza 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST Just how accurate is conventional theory on influenza? Dr. Cannell reveals surprising facts about the flu, its cause, and possible prevention. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2005-nov.shtml http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2005-nov.shtml