Vitamin D May Reduce Prostate Cancer
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Share the awareness of vitamin D for prostate cancer! One out of seven men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Since it is prostate cancer awareness month,...
Breast Cancer Survival Linked to Vitamin D Level
Study shows that women with the highest vitamin D level at breast cancer diagnosis had a better chance of survival Vitamin D has known anticancer effects, and much research has been published over the...
Health Issues Related to Magnesium Deficiency
An estimated 42% of young adults have ongoing magnesium deficiency, which could lead to several health complaints Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body. It is involved in over 300...
CRP, an Indicator of Current and Future Health, is Greatly Influenced by Several Nutrients
CRP, a biomarker for inflammation linked to many diseases, can be greatly influenced by nutrients including vitamin D, omega-3s, and magnesium Chronic, low-level inflammation has been linked to a number of chronic diseases ranging...
Insufficient Sun Exposure is a Public Health Concern
Review: Sunshine has many benefits for human health, and a deficiency in sunshine can lead to disease While 2021’s Sunshine Month may be coming to a close, the information covered remains essential year-round to...
Understanding the Balance between Magnesium, Calcium and Vitamin D
Nutrient intervention studies and individuals may get unexpected results when they don’t include evaluating co-nutrient intake or status Nutrients function in collaboration with each other in a co-dependent relationship. If one co-nutrient is limited,...
Higher Magnesium Intake Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer
An intake of at least 400 mg/day of magnesium from diet and supplements may decrease the risk of colorectal cancer As the third most common cancer world-wide, colorectal cancer affects millions of lives each...
Watch this Special Presentation by GrassrootsHealth Scientists!
Video Friday: Healthy Society Series: The Health Benefits of Vitamin D and Solar UVB, presented by Carole Baggerly, Joan Lappe, Carol Wagner, and William Grant It’s Video Friday! This is a video recording (includes...
Roles of Vitamin D in Cancer Prevention
What is Vitamin D Good For? (Part 7: Cancer Prevention) – Vitamin D is needed by virtually every cell in the body, and is essential for hundreds of processes each and every day Cancer...
Are You Getting Enough of This Powerhouse Nutrient?
At least half do not get enough of this important vitamin D co-nutrient, which is critical to the production and utilization of energy and is important for every cell and pathway in the body...