Support Our Vitamin D Petition

 

We call on the Canadian Government to:

 

  • Raise the Vitamin D blood level targets that are currently recommended in out-dated guidelines

  • Encourage provincial partners to remove disincentives for Vitamin D blood tests

 

  • Promote Vitamin D sufficiency for all Canadians. 

Background

 

We believe that our government (via Health Canada) is not maintaining citizens’ health. The government’s outdated guideline recommendations for vitamin D have been myopically focussed on setting limits solely on the basis of bone health endpoints.  Evidence gathered during the last 20-30 years on a wider range of health benefits derived from Vitamin D has led scientists and doctors at the Canadian Citizens Care Alliance to suggest that higher blood levels of Vitamin D (i.e., 125-250 nmol/l), are needed to prevent and fight a broader range of health concerns including; cancers, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, allergy, bacterial and viral infections, blood sugar disorders, and mental health problems. Thus, Canadian health authorities should publicly endorse this low-cost, low-risk, self-administered natural intervention.

Click here to see the research

How Can You Help?

 

Option 1:  E-Petition

Option 2:  Paper Petition

If you prefer to take a more active and in-person role in your community to get a much larger number of signatures, then consider doing the following using the paper petition process: 

  • Download and print Petition Page 1 

  • Download and print as many copies as you need of Petition Page 2 

  • Ensure that page 1 has at least 3 signatures with accompanying city, province and postal code of the signatories.

  • Collect at least 25 signatures with accompanying city, province and postal code of the signatories on Page 2.  Feel free to use multiple copies of Page 2 should you be able to secure more than 25 supporting signatures.

  • Deliver your completed petition to your Member of Parliament and, if possible, tell him/her about the importance of Vitamin D by printing and sharing our research materials, available at www.areyougettingenough.info .

  • Ask to be notified when the petition is presented in the House of Commons. 

  • If necessary, mail the petition to your MP in Ottawa or to the petition sponsor, MP Dr. Colin Carrie, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 (postage to MPs is free).

Multiply your work by recruiting other influencers such as friends, healthcare practitioners, Natural Health Product retailers, health food stores, etc. Tell them about our website, www.areyougettingenough.info, which is designed to help people understand the issue.

Your efforts will help your family and all Canadians to become Vitamin D sufficient and healthier.

Thank you!

Petition Page 1
Petition Page 2

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