Science Speaks: Why is magnesium important for health?
In this three-part series on magnesium, we previously discussed what magnesium is and how it works in the body (part 1) and today we will take a look at why magnesium is important for...
Postpone Chronic Disease
Given that we have longer lifespans, how can we live healthy until we die? Between 1900 and 2000 the average US lifespan has increased from 47 to 77 years. What if you wished for...
80% Reduction of Breast Cancer Risk Using Vitamin D
There are many studies that have shown the connection between breast cancer and vitamin D, starting with the epiphany of the Garland Brothers when they first drove across the country in 1974, and then...
Vitamin D Can Turn Your Health Around
Vitamin D has helped me to walk, to sleep, to get off medication Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Zuleika Jamal. I am a 63-year-old woman living in the Metro DC...
Vitamin D and Cancer Study showed 80% Decreased Risk
Researchers have known since 2007 that vitamin D may be the single most important nutrient in the prevention and elimination of breast cancer. Since 2007, more research has corroborated this conclusion. When will we...
Leadership: What it Takes to Change the Vitamin D Paradigm for Public Health
September 27, 2018 By Carole Baggerly Last week, I was at the FDA in Washington, DC to present a health claim petition about the effect of vitamin D on preterm birth prevention, with Dr....
Biological Effects of Sunlight
Paper Review: Biological Effects of Sunlight, Ultraviolet Radiation, Visible Light, Infrared Radiation and Vitamin D for Health Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD Boston University Medical Center Anticancer Research March 2016 Read Paper History of...
A Paper by GrassrootsHealth on Vitamin D and Sunlight for Public Health
Paper Review: Sunlight and Vitamin D: Necessary for Public Health A GrassrootsHealth Paper Published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition June 22, 2015 Read Paper This paper was created from the...
Higher Omega-3 Index associated with lower mortality
A new study with the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort found that people with the highest Omega-3 Index levels had a lower risk of overall mortality compared to those with the lowest levels. In...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer – the Statistics Colorectal cancer is a combined term to include cancer of the colon and cancer of the rectum. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. In the US,...