What Can You Do For Healthier, Stronger Bones?
It’s a question we receive frequently – How can I get stronger bones? What can I do or take to improve my bone health? What do I need to do for better bones? Our...
Vitamin D Plays a Significant Role in Bone Health
Vitamin D plays a significant role in bone health. In June 2019, results from a study assessing the dose-response relationship between vitamin D level and bone quality and risk of fracture-related hospitalization among 1,348...
Dr. Susan Brown: Rethinking the causes of osteoporosis
It’s often suggested that the major causes of osteoporosis in women are low calcium intake and lower estrogen levels at menopause. A cross-cultural perspective, however, shows that this is not always true. People in...
A 10-Year Case Study of One – Using Vitamin D3 to Improve MS
Today we bring you another perspective on how a life with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be improved with vitamin D. Three years ago, GrassrootsHealth checked in with Dr. Barbara M van Amerongen DDS, PhD...
Childhood Cavities — Vitamin D Reduced by 50%
Tooth enamel, which is the hard, outer surface of a tooth that protects against decay, primarily consists of calcium and phosphate. Vitamin D plays a key role in the absorption of calcium and phosphate,...
Infantile Rickets Causes Devastation to Families, Even Today
GrassrootsHealth occasionally receives an email from a parent or grandparent struggling with the consequences of infantile rickets, often mis-diagnosed as a case of child abuse. At the same time, news outlets across the globe...
Science Speaks: What is zinc and why is it important?
D*action Magnesium + Safety is a new project from GrassrootsHealth to provide you with information about your nutrient status for many essential elements and toxins. In previous blogs we discussed what magnesium is, why...
Science Speaks: Why is magnesium important for health?
In this three-part series on magnesium, we previously discussed what magnesium is and how it works in the body (part 1) and today we will take a look at why magnesium is important for...
Science Speaks: Why are vitamin D co-nutrients important? (Part 2)
In a previous blog we discussed why magnesium as a vitamin D co-nutrient is important for vitamin D levels. Today take a look at how co-nutrients work together for optimal health outcomes. What are...
Vitamin D Can Turn Your Health Around
Vitamin D has helped me to walk, to sleep, to get off medication Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Zuleika Jamal. I am a 63-year-old woman living in the Metro DC...