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    The Sunshine Hormone (Vitamin D), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis of Deficiency, Treatment And Related Conditions
    The Sunshine Hormone (Vitamin D), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis of Deficiency, Treatment And Related Conditions
    The Sunshine Hormone (Vitamin D), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis of Deficiency, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    The Sunshine Hormone (Vitamin D), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis of Deficiency, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin hormone which increases the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorous jointly with parathyroid glands.
    People who are exposed to normal amounts of sunlight do not require vitamin D supplements because sunlight provides adequate vitamin D synthesis in the skin.
    Vitamin D is an active hormone produced by the kidneys that assists to manage the concentration of calcium in the blood and is very important for the formation of strong bones.
    Vitamin D is in reality a hormone rather than a vitamin.
    The body makes a large amount of the vitamin D it requires; only about 10% comes from the food.
    The action of sunlight on the skin manufactures an inert substance called cholecalciferol, which is transformed by the liver to the inert calcidiol in seven days.
    Calcidiol is regarded as a good indicator of vitamin D levels and is the form that is normally measured by doctors.
    This is later transformed in the kidneys by the enzyme 1α-hydroxylase to calcitriol, a secosteroid hormone that is the active form of vitamin D.
    It can also be transformed into 24-hydroxycalcidiol in the kidneys through 24-hydroxylation.
    The active form of vitamin D is manufactured primarily by the kidneys, but there are also a number of other tissues in the body that activate vitamin D.
    Excess cholecalciferol and calcidiol produced during the summer are stored in the body fat for use during the winter.
    Vitamin D alters the action of bone cells and is essential for the development of new bone in children and adults.
    It also controls the calcium levels in the blood by helping the body to take in calcium from food and by avoiding calcium loss from the kidneys.
    In recent times, the role of vitamin D as a strong controller of other functions throughout the body has been recognized.
    There are 5 types of vitamin D: D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5.
    The two forms that seem to matter to humans the most are vitamins D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol).
    Vitamin D for humans is obtained from
    1. Sun exposure,
    2. Food especially mushrooms, fish such as tuna, sardines, cod liver oil, eggs, and dairy products.
    It is biologically inert and has to go through 2 hydroxylation reactions to become active in the body.
    Vitamin D is essential for:
    a. Skeletal integrity and the avoidance of:
    b. Rickets,
    c. Osteomalacia (loss of bone mineralization) and
    d. Osteoporosis.
    Vitamin D Deficiency is a medical disorder caused by the deficiency of the human of Vitamin D as a result of insufficient dietary intake or impaired absorption.
    Insufficient vitamin D from sun exposure or dietary intake results in deficiency states.
    Severe vitamin D deficiency has serious results for bone health presenting as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
    Vitamin D Deficiency treatment is the avoidance of bone fractures by reducing bone loss and by raising bone density and strength.
    The treatment of vitamin D deficiency is with Vitamin D supplements, fortified food and sun light exposure.
    The treatment of vitamin D insufficiency can reduce the danger of hip and non-vertebral fractures.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Vitamin D (Calciferol)
    Chapter 2 Cause of Deficiency
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Rickets
    Chapter 8 Osteomalacia
    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateOct 7, 2016
    ISBN9781370341269
    The Sunshine Hormone (Vitamin D), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis of Deficiency, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      The Sunshine Hormone (Vitamin D), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis of Deficiency, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      The Sunshine Hormone

      (Vitamin D),

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis of Deficiency,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Sunshine hormone (Vitamin D), Diagnosis of deficiency, Treatments and Related Diseases or in vernacular terms

      (What You Need to know about the hormone Vitamin D)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Vitamin D

      Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin hormone which increases the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorous jointly with parathyroid glands.

      People who are exposed to normal amounts of sunlight do not require vitamin D supplements because sunlight provides adequate vitamin D synthesis in the skin.

      Hormone: The hormone is a chemical material produced in the body that controls and regulates the action of certain cells or organs.

      Vitamins: The vitamin is an organic element in food that is required in very small quantity for development and for maintaining good health.

      Vitamins are substances that are necessary for the function of the human body but are not produced by the body.

      Vitamin D is formed in the body and has the same chemical structure as sex and adrenal hormones and hence it is considered a hormone rather than a vitamin

      Alternative names for vitamin D

      1. Calcitriol (or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D);

      2. Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2);

      3. Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3);

      4. Calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D).

      What is vitamin D?

      Vitamin D is an active hormone produced by the kidneys that assists to manage the concentration of calcium in the blood and is very

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