Vitamin D3 Production Slows with Age
A recent study clearly demonstrates a pattern of decline in vitamin D3 production in response to sun exposure with age Key Points In a 2020 study, 30 individuals of similar skin type were exposed...
How to Use Sunshine to Produce Vitamin D
Tips for safely incorporating sunshine exposure into your routine to produce vitamin D Key Points Developing a personalized plan that incorporates sunshine exposure into your regular routine to maximize the benefits and make vitamin...
How is vitamin D made by the sun different from vitamin D in supplements?
The unique benefits of making vitamin D from sunshine and UVB exposure Key Points While the vitamin D3 molecule created in response to sunlight is the same as the molecule found in food and...
Health-Promoting Reactions in the Body Triggered by Exposure to Full-Spectrum Sunlight
Wavelengths of Energy from Sunshine: UVB, UVA, Red, Near Infrared, Far Infrared, and Blue Light from sunshine all have unique health consequences Key Points There are several wavelengths of energy from sunshine that trigger...
Research Shows Lifetime Sunshine Exposure Can Help You Live Longer
Studies show how more sunshine in your life can help you live healthier, longer, and that avoiding sunshine could be the 4th major lifestyle factor leading for an early death Key Points Researchers discovered...
New eBook for Sunshine Month & Sale Starts Today!
Celebrating Sunshine Month with a special promotion all month long, and the announcement of our new sunshine eBook! It is because of Sunshine Month that May is one of our favorite months at GrassrootsHealth....
Announcing Sunshine Month and a Major Change in Sunshine Recommendations!
Launching into May’s Sunshine Month – New, individualized recommendations are based on skin type, replacing the message of the last few decades which has shunned the sun, saying to cover up and beware of...
Colorectal Cancer Survival Rate Greatly Improved with Higher Vitamin D Levels
How vitamin D, magnesium, and sunshine exposure can affect colorectal cancer incidence and outcomes. Learn and share this information as part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Key Points Vitamin D has many cancer-fighting functions...
Cancer Rate Cut in Half by Taking Enough Vitamin D? Listen in!
“…it looks like half of the cancer rates could be reduced by bringing people up to 60 or 70 ng/ml , that could wipe $50 billion off the industry.” Dr. William Grant...
A Time Especially Sensitive to Vitamin D – When Deficiency Can Result in Life-Long Consequences
Some of the most compelling evidence of the need for a minimum vitamin D level of 40 ng/ml (100 nmol/L)… How fulfilling the unique need for vitamin D during pregnancy can impact prenatal, newborn...