James E. Dowd, MD is a pediatric rheumatologist who has come out with a new book about vitamin D deficiency called The Vitamin D Cure. He also has a blog about vitamin D and did a radio show about vitamin D

I should say that one of the reasons my wife and I became interested in vitamin D deficiency was because of our son Abe. Abe had terrible growing pains and excruciating pain in his heal bones. To make a long story short, no one could figure out what was going on with him, and one of the main cures turned-out to be vitamin D. Since I have first hand experience with this particular topic I like this quote from Dr. Dowd’s press release information “sometimes what is dismissed as “bad growing pains” is really an indication of a vitamin D deficiency and dietary deficiencies in children.”

I’ve not yet read his book, if you have, let me know what you think.