Introducing GrassrootsHealth Participant Eva Cardoza King My name is Eva Cardoza King. I have been married for 33 years and have two beautiful grown daughters and two beautiful grandchildren. I live in the Sierra Foothills...
Whenever a study comes out that has questionable benefits for vitamin D the press reports it ad nauseam. In addition, the study below is almost always referenced. So, it is time to make sure...
February 8, 2018 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, this winter’s flu season is on track to be worse than that of the 2014-2015 season when 34 million Americans...
A recent article published in the East-Bay Area, California, makes a rousing cry for change within the healthcare system in order to protect Black mothers and their babies. The very detailed article interviews...
As I read the headlines I wonder, is this true? Is vitamin D really not necessary for preventing fractures in community-dwelling adults? And by the way… what is a community-dwelling adult? Curious minds prevailed...
A Participant Story Published January 2018 The Pivotal Moment for Tom I lost my wife to Lymphoma in 2009 after being diagnosed in 1999. We discovered her vitamin D level was 9 ng/ml, while...
First published March 2016 Tell us a little bit about yourself: My name is Ana Claudia, and I’m 47 years old. I’m from Brazil but I have lived in the US for the past...
Do you often hear that you get ‘enough’ vitamin D from milk? It is a common misconception that continues to be propagated. How much vitamin D is in a glass of milk? One 8-oz...
William Grant, PhD, presents a 50 minute talk on vitamin D and health. A summary is below. Vitamin D Physiology Grant starts with a definition of terms and general functions associated with vitamin...
Barbara Haplea Married 52 years, 3 sons, 4 grandchildren 75 years old Huron, Ohio Interview conducted February 2016 How did you hear about GrassrootsHealth? In August 2009 I found a lump in my breast,...