How can I help with coronavirus?
What can you do, right now, to help protect yourself and those around you from COVID-19 and the severity of its symptoms? One action anyone can take now is paying attention to their vitamin...
Vitamin D and Incidence of Flu – Information You Should Know
With the immune system as a central focus during the recent weeks, GrassrootsHealth has shared several posts about the essential role of vitamin D in immune functioning. Vitamin D has also been in the...
Postmenopausal Women with Lower Vitamin D are More Likely to Have Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiovascular diseases, such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral arterial disease, and arrhythmias, are considered underlying health conditions that may have an effect on how well the body is able to...
Fewer Respiratory Tract Infections in Infants with Daily Supplementation of Vitamin D
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) such as colds, flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia, are the leading cause of death and a major cause of hospitalizations in children under 5 years old. RTIs are especially prevalent and...
A Review of Vitamin D for Immune Health
In the past few months, we have sent out several posts on vitamin D and other nutrients and their influence on immune system function and incidence of colds and flu. Today, we present that...
Combined Vitamin D and Omega-3 Supplementation Improves Disability and Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, neurodegenerative autoimmune disease characterized by the production of antibodies against the myelin sheath of the brain tissue and spinal cord. Myelin sheath insulates neurons and is responsible for...
No Toxicity Seen with 5,000 to 50,000 IU Vitamin D per Day
Vitamin D toxicity is a rare imbalance, usually caused by excessive vitamin D supplementation, that can lead to hypercalcemia (increased calcium in the blood), hyperphosphatemia (increased phosphate in the blood), and suppressed serum PTH...
Does vitamin D supplementation increase kidney stone risk?
March is National Kidney Month and today, March 12, is World Kidney Day. In recognition, today’s blog focuses on a GrassrootsHealth analysis investigating whether there is an association between vitamin D levels and kidney...
Could ADHD Symptoms Improve with Vitamin D and Magnesium?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is now said to affect almost 1 out of every 10 children in the United States, according to the CDC. Its main symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. On...
As Children and Teens Age, Vitamin D Levels Decrease
Our last post covered a story about one of our employees whose 12 year old son recently had a vitamin D level of 18 ng/ml (what a surprise!); we also briefly looked at vitamin...