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Robbie S · 05-05-2008, 10:20 AM

Dr. Ken Mathis is a very good friend of mine. At a lunch meeting, I was on my usual vitamin D rant, and like always, I started betting members of our group that they were vitamin D deficient.

Ken took me up on it. He is the Chairman of Orthopedics at Methodist Hospital (he's big time :)), so he could set up a blood test right after lunch. He was taking a 1200IU supplement each day and thought he'd be fine.

Turns out he was a shockingly low 21 ng/ml. Gut absorption problems. Beyond the fact that he's now a paying customer (I comped his first session and gave him a discount on lotion) he realised the implications for his practice.

Now every one of his patients are screened for Vitamin D ...most are deficient (and are able to tan free at any of our convenient locations).

He is truly a believer and another example of how each of us can contribute to earned media.

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Robbie S Join Date: Apr 17 2008 Location: Nation-wide Posts: 174 Rep Power: 1	Re: a Billion people need to get outside??? for some Vitamin D?? Go to a TANNING SALO Dr. Ken Mathis is a very good friend of mine. At a lunch meeting, I was on my usual vitamin D rant, and like always, I started betting members of our group that they were vitamin D deficient. Ken took me up on it. He is the Chairman of Orthopedics at Methodist Hospital (he's big time :)), so he could set up a blood test right after lunch. He was taking a 1200IU supplement each day and thought he'd be fine. Turns out he was a shockingly low 21 ng/ml. Gut absorption problems. Beyond the fact that he's now a paying customer (I comped his first session and gave him a discount on lotion) he realised the implications for his practice. Now every one of his patients are screened for Vitamin D ...most are deficient (and are able to tan free at any of our convenient locations). He is truly a believer and another example of how each of us can contribute to earned media.