In February 2019, a study was published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice titled “Does high-dose vitamin D supplementation impact insulin resistance and risk of development of diabetes in patients with pre-diabetes? A double-blind...
Omega-3 status can be assessed by measuring the amount of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in red blood cells, which is called the Omega-3 Index. The primary food source of EPA and...
Listen in as GrassrootsHealth founder and director, Carole Baggerly, is interviewed about vitamin D! Learn more about the research projects we are currently running, and those that are up and coming. And, if you...
Chronic, low-level inflammation has been linked to a number of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The higher the inflammation levels, the higher the risk of developing chronic disease. Sometimes an individual will...
Today we bring you another perspective on how a life with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be improved with vitamin D. Three years ago, GrassrootsHealth checked in with Dr. Barbara M van Amerongen DDS, PhD...
Did you know that your blood spot sample could be denied for testing if not done properly? It is especially important to provide a quality sample with multiple tests being performed from each blood...
March is MS Awareness Month, and we have been profiling how vitamin D can be used to address multiple sclerosis (MS). In the past, we asked you, our readers, to help us document what...
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Did you know that vitamin D plays an important role in brain health and could benefit those who’ve had a stroke? Vitamin D supports normal neuron function and...
In 2017, GrassrootsHealth expanded the supplement section on their health questionnaire to include nineteen nutrients. Today, we will provide a summary of what we found so far about supplement use among GrassrootsHealth participants. What...
This topic may be old news to those of you who have been following GrassrootsHealth for some time, but it is still a common question we receive from others who are new to vitamin...