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033 Dr. Dave McCarthy: D for Deficiencies, D for Diseases

  1. 033 Dr. Dave McCarthy: D for Deficiencies, D for Diseases Dr. Gillian Lockitch 44:50

 ‘A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.’ (Steve Martin)

Sadly, especially in recent times,  too many people get too little sunshine, literally and metaphorically, to make a difference in their lives. Today we talk about the sunshine vitamin, Vitamin D, and how recent science changed the way long time Family physician, Dr. Dave McCarthy, thought about deficiency diseases.  We discuss Vitamin D and other deficiency states, criteria for determination of nutritional adequacy, and the cost effectiveness of prevention. 

About Dr. Dave McCarthy:After obtaining his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Connecticut, Dr. Dave got specialty training in family medicine with the US Air Force and further training in pharmacology,  aerospace medicine, and global infectious disease management. A former Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Creighton University, he is trained and certified as a National Medical Incident Commander (USA) and had a twenty-four year career in the US Air Force Medical Corps. For thirteen year, he practiced as a civilian family physician, retiring from clinical practice in 2012 to focus on providing clinical insights to scientists documenting and investigating the impact of deficiency states on outcomes in healthcare. 

About Dr. Gillian Lockitch  Website: www.askdrgill.com To learn how you can decelerate your Aging trajectory,  stay vibrant and vigorous, or start your own online business in wellness and anti-aging, email me  at [email protected]  or  book a call with me at  https://calendly.com/askdrgill/30min    Order your personal copy of Growing Older Living Younger, the Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably at a special price at www.gillianlockitch.com  

Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.