Lower Vitamin D Levels = Increased Health Care Costs After studying two North-East German health cohorts, which included records from over 7,000 patients, researchers concluded that there is “an influence of vitamin D deficiency...
In our last post about cold and flu season approaching, we reviewed similarities between months with the highest flu activity and vitamin D levels in a general population, as well as the risk reduction...
Today, as we highlight the following video with Dr. Edward Gorham, from our Vitamin D for Public Health Seminar in 2014, we wanted to also remind you of our extensive video library! Our videos...
The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) recently released its 2019 Consumer Trends Report which is a comprehensive analysis of the dietary supplement market from the consumer perspective. The report identified four important market trends for...
Atrial fibrillation (also called Afib or AF), is an irregular, often rapid heart rate that can cause symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and weakness. It affects an estimated 2.7 million Americans...
Did you know that magnesium supplementation has some of the same effects on cholesterol as statin drugs? Today we will highlight key insights from a paper by Andrea Rosanoff and Mildred Seelig which compare...
Tuberculosis is one of the world’s most pervasive and deadly communicable disease with more than 10 million new cases and about 1.5 million deaths every year. Approximately one-third of the world’s population has latent...
In April of 2017, as part of the D*action questionnaire completed by all participants with each vitamin D test, GrassrootsHealth began to gather information about cholesterol, with questions such as: Have you had your...
Last week (on July 2, 2019), our very own Carole Baggerly, founder and director of GrassrootsHealth, joined pediatricians Drs. Jim and William Sears and health coach Haden Sears to discuss the head-to-toe importance of...
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that occur together and increase your risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Having at least three of the following risk factors could indicate...