Reviewed By Sarah Stuart for Readers’ Favorite

Judson Somerville MD is a practising doctor with thousands of patients in his care. Eight years ago, he realized his own poor health was affecting the quality of care he could offer, and he set out to address first his poor sleep. In simple terms, he discovered that low levels of vitamin D3 cause “Winter Syndrome” 365 days a year – poor sleep, obesity, depression, and slow healing of wounds or recovery from illness. The benefits of taking the optimal dose are astounding. Name anything from cancer to diabetes and vitamin D3 enables the body to fight back. This is needed; diets and lifestyles have changed dramatically over the last century. Why not read The Optimal Dose: With the Power of Vitamin D3? What do you have to lose? Unwanted body fat? Fatigue? Misery? In The Optimal Dose: With the Power of Vitamin D3, Judson Somerville goes on to say research is still needed, and readers should NOT begin taking this supplement without the support of their doctor. Levels can be established with a simple blood test, and unlikely ill-effects noted and monitored. This statement gave me the confidence to read on, and I discovered this is no boring quasi-medical textbook; it’s very readable. For easy reference, each chapter ends with a short recap of the important points. “Physician heal thyself” is very evident. Dr Somerville dosed himself before his patients until Stasha A. Gominak, MD ratified his findings with her Harvard research. The Optimal Dose: With the Power of Vitamin D3 is a must-read!