Magnesium Levels Among GrassrootsHealth Participants

Magnesium is a mineral essential for many functions within the body including blood pressure regulation, bone health, blood glucose control, and vitamin D activation. Magnesium deficiency is common world-wide and low magnesium levels have been...

How to Address a High Mercury Level

Levels of mercury in the blood are tested as part of the Magnesium plus Elements blood spot test, now offered by GrassrootsHealth. Mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals – you can...

Anxiety from Zinc and Copper Levels?

The most common class of all psychiatric disorders are anxiety disorders, affecting roughly 1/3 of the US population, and about 1/8 of the worldwide population. Anxiety symptoms can include irritability and anger, depression, the...

Science Speaks: Mercury Exposure and Adverse Health Effects

D*action Magnesium + Safety is a new project from GrassrootsHealth to provide you with information about your nutrient status for many essential elements and toxins. In previous blogs we discussed what magnesium is, why...

Science Speaks: Lead Exposure and Adverse Health Effects

Science Speaks: Cadmium Exposure and Adverse Health Effects

Science Speaks: What is copper and why is it important?

Science Speaks: What is zinc and why is it important?

Science Speaks: What is selenium and why is it important?

Science Speaks: How is magnesium status assessed?

In this three-part series on magnesium, we previously discussed what magnesium is and how it works in the body (part 1) and why it’s important for health (part 2). Today we will take a...