Celiac disease, also called celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an autoimmune disease in which eating gluten (found in wheat, rye, and barley) causes inflammation and damage to the small intestine. This damage can...
Inflammation has been linked to gestational diabetes, a pregnancy condition that affects 5% of pregnancies worldwide. Gestational diabetes causes high blood sugar and can lead to fetal and maternal complications. The effects of vitamin...
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...
Last July, GrassrootsHealth launched a new project, the D*action Type 1 Diabetes Prevention project, to help identify potential changes in type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis and autoantibody status that may result from actions taken...
Copper is an essential enzyme co-factor that helps keep bones, skin, nerves, and the immune system healthy and working properly. Copper is essential for the formation of collagen, a main component of connective tissue,...
On June 19, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced “that it does not intend to object to the use of certain qualified health claims stating that consuming eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs. While many people with PAD have no or mild symptoms such as leg pain, it...
Inflammation is a normal, much needed part of the body’s healing process in response to cellular injury. However, chronic inflammation can cause or advance many chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, cancer,...
This month, GrassrootsHealth scientist panel member, Dr. Michael Holick, was elected as a Fellow for the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), and was inducted into the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame! Dr. Holick has...
Zinc is a key cofactor for approximately 3,000 proteins and enzymes in the body. It is necessary for growth and development, immune function, bone metabolism, and central nervous system function. Zinc is a mineral...