Vitamin D Deficiency and Myopathy.

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Proximal weakness of the muscles of the shoulders and of the hips (proximal myopathy) may be the first sign of osteomalacia and can lead to a misdiagnosis of muscle disease instead of metabolic disease (vitamin D deficiency). For example, two cases of proximal myopathy are presented in people of South Asian origin and who are […]

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Conditions: Diabetes, Hypocalcemia, Hypoparathyroidism, Hypophosphatemia, Muscle weakness, Myopathy, Neurotoxicity, Osteomalacia, Vitamin D deficiency

Supplements: Calcium, Vitamin D

Miscellaneous: 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, Lacto-vegetarian diet, Muscle, Neuromuscular, Ovolacto-vegetarian diet, Parathyroid hormone (parathormone), Phytates (phytic acid)

Vitamin D Insufficiency.

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Vitamin D (vit. D) occurs as D-2 (ergocalciferol) and D-3 (cholecalciferol) and they are bioidentical*. Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in infants and osteomalacia in adults by bone demineralization. With sufficient sunlight, the skin produces enough vit. D in the presence of UV light. Vitamin D-3 appears in some animal foods, such as deep-sea fish, […]

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Conditions: Allergies, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Fractures, Infection, Mortality, Multiple sclerosis, Osteomalacia, Pain, Pregnancy, Rickets, Vitamin D deficiency

Supplements: Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin D, Vitamin D-2 (ergocalciferol), Vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol)

Foods: Fish

Miscellaneous: 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, Bioidentical

Vitamin D and Bone Status in Factory Workers.

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Vitamin D (VD) is necessary for normal use of calcium by the body, including mineralization of bone. The blood test for VD in the body is serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25OHD.) Adequate intakes of calcium and of VD are necessary to maintain normal parathyroid activity, as tested by serum intact parathyroid hormone (S-iPTH) levels. The daily […]

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Conditions: Elderly, Fractures, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis, Premenopausal, Secondary hyperparathyroidism

Supplements: Calcium, Copper, Iron, Phosphorus, Selenium, Vitamin D, Zinc

Miscellaneous: 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, BMD (bone mineral density), Parathyroid gland, Parathyroid hormone (parathormone), UV (ultraviolet) light

Antioxidants in Arsenic and Cadmium Toxicity.

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Arsenic and cadmium toxicity are serious sources of illness with exposure coming through food, water and industrial sources. Arsenic toxicity causes skin lesions, anemia, increased heart and vascular disease, diabetes and liver damage. Cadmium alters kidney function, causes osteoporosis and osteomalacia and increases cancer risk. S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), alpha-lipoic acid, glutathione, selenium, zinc, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), methionine, […]

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Conditions: Anemia, Arsenic toxicity, Cadmium toxicity, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Heavy metal toxicity, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis, Skin lesions

Supplements: Alpha lipoic acid, Alpha-tocopherol, Arsenicum album homeopathic, Cysteine, Garlic (Allium sativum), Glutathione, Methionine, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), Selenium, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Zinc

Foods: Garlic

Miscellaneous: Bangladesh, Methylation, West Bengal

The Vitamin D Epidemic and It’s Health Consequences.

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Without sun exposure, 1000 IU daily of cholecalciferol (vitamin D) is required for both children and adults. A deficiency of vitamin D in children causes poor mineralization of the collagen matrix, leading to rickets. In adults, secondary hyperparathyroidism can result from a deficiency of vitamin D. This causes the loss of bone structure and mineralization […]

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Vitamin D for Prevention of Diseases.

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The major source of Vitamin D in humans should be from sunlight. Measurement of 25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the blood is the proper way to determine if the patient is receiving enough vitamin D, with 20 ng/mL being a daily dose believed to be sufficient to prevent bone disease. A healthy level of Vitamin D is […]

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