Tomorrow is Vitamin D Day
November 1, 2016 Vitamin D day was created by the Vitamin D Society and is co-sponsored by both GrassrootsHealth and Vitamin D Council. The Vitamin D day web site has great beginner materials including...
Eradicate Breast Cancer
October 27, 2016 Age-adjusted breast cancer incidence rates have tripled in the USA since the mid-1930’s. Some of this increase may be due to detecting more cases by mammographic screening, but some is probably...
Vitamin D and Risk of Breast Cancer
October 12, 2016 At GrassrootsHealth, we consider October breast cancer PREVENTION month. What are you doing to prevent breast cancer – for yourself, your family, your friends, your community? How can we address PREVENTION?...
No Significant Change to Breast Cancer Incidence in 30 Years
October 5, 2016 Throughout this month we will present findings on vitamin D and breast cancer. Many of them show a substantially reduced risk when you move from a low level of vitamin D...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September 16, 2016 Did you know that fully one out of every seven men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime? (source: Prostate Cancer Foundation) This is much too high. I have a husband,...
Get Ready for Cold and Flu Season
September 7, 2016 This week are sharing your data with respect to cold and flu prevention. Does a higher vitamin D serum level decrease the likelihood of getting a cold or flu? In the...
Vitamin D and Breastfeeding
August 24, 2016 If you know that most women of childbearing age are vitamin D deficient, it starts to make sense that they wouldn’t have the vitamin D available to pass on in their...
#screennow
August 10, 2016 We are initiating a community screening campaign to build awareness, to take action. As we go around the country, we have many individuals who are now knowledgeable about their vitamin D,...
Robert Heaney – In Memorium
August 8, 2016 Dr. Robert Heaney left us on August 6, 2016. In this newsletter we have provided some information about his accomplishments for you to look at below. We’d truly love to have...
Evidence and Action – A Summary
July 27, 2016 We can no longer wait to implement vitamin D programs in all walks of medicine – pregnancy, pediatrics, adult physicals, and disease treatment. Our disease incidence prevention chart gives a view...