1. VITAMINS, HERBS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS: VITAMIN D HW499 Bachelor’s Capstone in Health and Wellness Kaplan University Annette Griffus May 18, 2015

2. Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin  Primary role is to control calcium levels in blood  Encourages the absorption, metabolism of phosphorous and calcium  Promotes healthy nervous system  Helps build strong bones (MedicalNewsToday, 2015)

3. Vitamin D Deficiency  Thin, brittle bones and bone pain  Depression  Chronic pain  Muscle weakness  Confusion, “brain fog”

4. Food is a valuable resource for vitamin D even if you live in a geographic area that doesn’t have adequate amounts of sunlight year round

5. Vitamin D Recommendations  Ages 10-15 600 IU  Ages 19-50 200 IU  Ages 51-70 400 IU  Ages 70-over 600 IU

6. Find out more  Vitamin D Council  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)  YouTube, search vitamin D deficiency  Ted Talks

7. REFERENCES  Fink, Heather Hedrick. Burgoon, Lisa A. Mikesky, Alan E. (2009). Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition, 2 nd Ed. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, Massachusetts.  Flood-Nichols, S. K., Tinnemore, D., Huang, R. R., Napolitano, P. G., & Ippolito, D. L. (2015). Vitamin D Deficiency in Early Pregnancy. Plos ONE, 10(4), 1-15. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123763. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=ea55d676-90ac- 4408-997f- 74fbe377d287%40sessionmgr4004&hid=4102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=a9h &AN=102400949  Author Unknown. (2015). Medical News Today: What are the health benefits of Vitamin D? Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161618.php  Whitehurst, J. L., & Reid, C. M. (2014). Vitamin D deficiency as a cause of chronic pain in the palliative medicine clinic: two case reports. Palliative Medicine, 28(1), 87-89. doi:10.1177/0269216313511142. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=8d998a00-e7a4- 428b-bb6a- c277ddb5548d%40sessionmgr112&hid=121&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=mdc& AN=24280278 http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=8d998a00-e7a4- 428b-bb6a- c277ddb5548d%40sessionmgr112&hid=121&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=mdc& AN=24280278