Recognition for Dr. Robert Heaney
December 2, 2015 Dr. Robert Heaney was presented with a Lifetime Recognition award at the US House of Representatives on his birthday, November 10th. Dr. Heaney is our Research Director and has been very...
Let’s give thanks to vitamin D!
November 25, 2015 GrassrootsHealth was established to get the message of vitamin D beyond academic journals, out to people who could put the existing information to use in their own lives or the lives...
Smile for vitamin D
November 18, 2015 It has long been understood that vitamin D is good for the skeletal system – our bones and teeth. But, did you know that adequate vitamin D can not only support...
How to Prevent Preterm Births NOW!
November 12, 2015 This week I am so honored to announce a new paper that clearly shows the >50% reduction in risk of preterm birth with a vitamin D serum level of at least...
We are entering a vitamin D winter
November 4, 2015 As we enter the winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, it is important to be aware that over the next several months, the sun will not be a good source for...
Role of sunlight in achieving vitamin D sufficiency
October 28, 2015 WHY is there so much vitamin D deficiency?? We had a news table at a large pharmacy recently where we had information about vitamin D, and of course, testing. The most...
Role of Food in D Deficiency
October 21, 2015 For most societies, food is not the primary source of vitamin D. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends 600 IU/day of vitamin D for anyone 1-70 years old and 800...
Role of Food Fortification with D Deficiency
October 14, 2015 At a seminar in Toronto in 2009, we had a panel of Drs Whiting, Heaney, Vieth and others addressing the question “What do we DO about it worldwide?” To solve the...
Higher vitamin D levels may lower cancer risk
October 7, 2015 As you know, I am a breast cancer survivor (sometimes I say I’m a breast cancer treatment survivor). While the cancer is gone, the trauma of the treatments will have a...
It’s Breast Cancer Prevention Month
October 1, 2015 Breast cancer has taken the lives of some of the best people I have known, and derailed the lives of others. Of course, at the time, I knew nothing of vitamin...