Hamilton Vitamin D Disease Prevention Symposium
Event Information
Description
The Hamilton Vitamin D – Disease Prevention Symposium is a FREE event designed to help educate healthcare professionals and the general public to create awareness about Vitamin D (The Sunshine Vitamin) and its many benefits related to health and wellness.
FEATURING:
Dr. Robert P. Heaney, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Creighton University, Nebraska. Leading vitamin D researcher and author of over 400 original research papers on nutrition and vitamin D. Dr. Heaney will present an overview of the latest papers on the relationship between optimal vitamin D and disease prevention.
Carole A. Baggerly
Breast cancer survivor and director of www.grassrootshealth.net, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of vitamin D benefits, especially breast cancer reduction. Carole will focus on vitamin D, breast cancer prevention and children's health.
Dr. Marc Sorenson, EdD
Founder of the Sunlight Institute (www.sunlightinstitute.org) and author of the book “Vitamin D3 and Solar Power for Optimal Health”. Marc will present “the best source of vitamin D.” Learn scientific facts about the benefits and risks of sunlight.
Dr. Reinhold Vieth, Ph.D.
Professor at the University of Toronto, Nutritional Science, Bone Health. and prominent Canadian vitamin D researcher. Dr. Vieth will present on vitamin D deficiency and review the latest vitamin D guidelines.
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World Health Organization has established that noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death, and the majority of these deaths are attributed to cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. These are the exact diseases that respond so dramatically to optimal vitamin D levels.
FACT: Vitamin D in the 100- 150 nmol/L range could prevent 18,000 Canadian women (75%) from getting breast cancer and could prevent 15,000 Canadian men and women (67%) from getting colon cancer.
FACT: Approximately 50% of the complications of pregnancy (infections, pre-term labour, preeclampsia) could be prevented by having vitamin D levels in the 100- 150 nmol/L range.
FACT: According to 40 of the top vitamin D researchers and doctors, maintaining vitamin D levels in the range of 100-150 nmol/L has been linked to reducing the risk of asthma, upper respiratory infection, dental care and diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, cold and flu in the population.
PARKING INFO:
HSC 1A1/parking
The hospital (Health Science Complex) is # 37 on the campus map. Parking is available on anywhere on campus, Lot I is closest. http://parking.mcmaster.ca/Rates.html
The hospital building has underground parking. http://www.hhsc.ca/body.cfm?id=940
For anyone wishing to park in this space please park in the “purple section”.
Take the purple elevator to the 1st floor.
Exit elevator to the right, HSC 1A1 is located off a small hallway directly across the foyer from the Williams coffee shop.
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