Thu, Aug-23-18, 04:35
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Plan: Muscle Centric
Stats: 238/153/160
BF:
Progress: 109%
Location: UK
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Have received the following email from GrassrootsHealth this morning:
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On August 18, 2018, The New York Times published an article by Liz Szabo titled "Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It," condemning Dr. Michael Holick for his role in vitamin D research and its implementation into modern-day recommendations. As most of our readers already know, Dr. Holick has been a leading vitamin D expert for decades, and his work has been absolutely essential to the progression of vitamin D research and its health benefits.
The article has outraged many, including Dr. Cedric Garland, whose hard work has also demonstrated the multiple benefits of vitamin D over the last several decades. In a response to the NYT, Dr. Garland stated "This article is misleading. Dr. Holick is an honest, respected researcher. If readers stop taking vitamin D based on this article, it would do great harm to the public health."
We agree with Dr. Garland and -- based on emails we have been receiving from you over the past few days -- know that many of you do as well. We thank you for those emails, and would now like to encourage you to submit your own response to the editor for publication. Each "Letter to the Editor" should be about 150-175 words, and must include the author's (your) address and phone number. Please submit your response to the email listed on the Letter to the Editor page.
In addition, there was a posting by Natural News which stated:
"Thankfully, vitamin D's benefits speak for themselves. It's going to take a lot more than the New York Times discussing one proponent's finances to convince people not to focus on this simple health booster. With the "sunshine vitamin" known to help prevent diseases like heart disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease, along with its ability to help the body detoxify cancer -causing heavy metals, most people have little to lose and plenty to gain by spending some extra time outside with their limbs exposed.
The evidence presented in the article of Dr. Holick's personal financial gains from touting this legitimately good solution is pretty weak, and it's nowhere near the level of doctors receiving millions in kickbacks for getting their patients hooked on deadly opioids, for example. Whatever beef the paper may have with Dr. Holick, they're just making themselves look foolish by attacking this all-star nutrient."
Please take the time to register your objection about the article to the NYT. They do care about their readership! We don't want this to lead anyone to ignore the benefits of vitamin D. Thank you for taking part in helping correct the potential harm caused by this article!
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