with Jeffrey Moss, DDS, CNS, DACBN

One of the great success stories in clinical nutrition right now is the almost universal acceptance of the reality of high levels of vitamin D deficiency in the U.S. - by nutritional practitioners and by large numbers of the lay public and by the medical establishment.  As a result, recommendations for patient evaluation via serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is now becoming just as acceptable in both the alternative and allopathic medical communities.  Even more gratifying is that this mass acceptance was not the result of the type of carefully crafted mass marketing effort that seems to be behind so many nationwide trends these days but, rather, by a sizable body of incredible research performed by some of the greatest medical minds in the world.  Of course, that's the good news.  Riding on the heels of this mass acceptance is a challenge:  With this monumental amount of information on vitamin D, plus the universal acceptance of the need for supplementation, comes the somewhat formidable challenge of keeping up with the latest research on vitamin D applications and supplemental recommendations.  In response to this need, I will address the following in this teleconference:

• The latest research on the applications of vitamin D in human physiology, with emphasis on the important and fascinating immune applications.
• The latest research on optimal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels.
• The latest research on optimal dosing levels of vitamin D in both therapeutic and maintenance situations.
• Supplemental vitamin D2 versus vitamin D3 - which is best?
• The latest research on vitamin D toxicity - how much is too much?