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Author Archives: John Cannell, MD
Case report: Autistic teen with rickets
Dr Cannell reviews a case study of a young boy with both rickets and autism, published just a few months after Dr Cannells medical hypothesis paper proposing autism and vitamin D are associated. Continue reading
Professor Vieth and the vitamin D era
Dr Cannell looks back at the review which changed his life, opening his eyes to a world of vitamin D benefits. Continue reading
Vitamin D aids in maintaining telomere length
Dr Cannell reviews a study which suggests vitamin D and its metabolites aid in keeping telomeres long, an indication of improved health. Continue reading
Metabolic clearance of vitamin D after heart attack
New research published by Dr. Julian Barth and colleagues implies vitamin D is not metabolically cleared during the healing of the heart following a heart attack. Continue reading
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Tagged CRP, heart attack, inflammation, metabolic clearance, myocardial infarction
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Did vitamin D treat an autoimmune disease?
Dr Cannell reviews a case study in which vitamin D may have treated an extremely rare autoimmune disease called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or ITP. Continue reading
Mechanism of action in autism
Dr Cannell reviews a recent study by Dr. Peter Schnatz and colleagues which supports the mechanism of action in autism he proposed in 2007. Continue reading
Can vitamin D be increased inside a cell?
Dr Cannell discusses Professor Heidi Cross’s life work. Professor Cross’s most recent publication focuses on increasing the production of vitamin D inside our cells, which could be beneficial for colorectal cancer treatment. Continue reading
RCT: Vitamin D, calcium, and vitamin K’s effect on activity in postmenopausal women
Dr Cannell reviews a RCT which shows intriguing results when comparing supplementation with vitamin D and calcium vs vitamin D, calcium and K1 or K2. See which arm of the experiment increased activity! Continue reading
RCT: Vitamin D-fortified yogurt drink shows benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes
Dr Cannell reviews a study in which researchers at the University of Medical Sciences in Tehran conducted a RCT comparing a yogurt drink fortified with vitamin D and calcium to a placebo yogurt drink. The results are astounding. Continue reading
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Tagged adiponectin, body weight, calcium, CRP, cytokines, fibrinogen, inflammation, Vitamin D
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Examining the relationship between vitamin D and autism
Dr Cannell discusses a clinical review by Dr. Eva Kocovska and colleagues which examines 35 papers published that deal with autism and vitamin D. Continue reading
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Tagged autism, brain development, breastfeeding, seizure, Vitamin D, vitamin D blood levels
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