Deficiencies in zinc, selenium, and vitamin D may lead to improper immune and inflammatory response to viral infections Severe COVID-19 is associated with excessive activation of the innate immune system, leading to uncontrolled inflammation...
What are some of the specific roles nutrients play in immune function? The immune system is essential for health and well-being, something we are keenly aware of in the current pandemic. Over the past...
Vitamin C has been well known for decades as an important immune boosting nutrient that can help fight the flu and the common cold. One of the major roles of vitamin C is as...
Being exposed to viruses, bacteria, and toxins is a part of a normal day. They are in the air we breathe, the food we eat, in the water we drink and on surfaces we...
Vitamin D is essential for immune health, due to its many roles in the immune response and in the regulation of the inflammatory response. Vitamin D deficiency has also become recognized as a risk...
We have shared and will continue to share a wealth of information on vitamin D and numerous other nutrients (such as omega-3s, vitamin C, magnesium and zinc) that are important for immune system function....
As of now, there has been much talk about vitamin D and its possible role in decreasing the risk of COVID-19 infection, and while there has not yet been a published randomized controlled trial...
There is evidence to support that maintaining a vitamin D level of at least 40-60 ng/ml (100-150 nmol/L) is protective against influenza and at least 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/L) to protect against COVID-19 has...
In a review article published recently in Nutrients, GrassrootsHealth presented evidence surrounding the clinical usefulness of vitamin D supplementation for reducing the risk of influenza and respiratory tract infections which may be useful in...
As COVID-19 continues to quickly gain pandemic status, it is essential to recognize a pandemic that has been slowly growing in the background of this and many other diseases over the past several decades...
