Sharing to Impact Health
Are Statins Necessary? Are we doing ourselves harm? This article that I am sharing today was posted on Linkedin on January 6th, 2020. One of the points that Dr. Wimalawansa makes is that approximately 80%...
Are Vitamin D Levels the Same for Men and Women?
Vitamin D plays many important roles in human health well beyond the regulation of calcium and phosphorus for bone health. It has been shown to have effects on cancer, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune health, and...
How much supplemental calcium do GrassrootsHealth participants take?
GrassrootsHealth collects information about supplemental intake amounts for a number of nutrients on its health and lifestyle questionnaire. In a previous blog we showed how much supplemental vitamin C GrassrootsHealth participants report taking. In...
How does fatty fish intake affect Omega-3 Index?
Studies have shown that an Omega-3 Index greater than 8% is optimal and less than 4% is deficient, particularly for cardiovascular health. Yesterday, we presented information from a GrassrootsHealth analysis on omega-3 status and...
Low consumption of omega-3 fatty acids across all ages and its implications
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends 1-2 servings of seafood per week, however, that recommendation may not be enough to reach an Omega-3 Index of at least 8%. A score of 8% or greater...
Impact of Magnesium on Cardiovascular Disease
Magnesium is an essential nutrient and co-factor for over 600 enzymatic reactions in our body. As an essential co-factor of so many metabolic processes, it is a wonder why nearly half of Americans are...
Combined Nutrient Effects: Does supplemental vitamin C intake amount and vitamin D status have a combined effect on the flu among GrassrootsHealth participants?
In an earlier post we showed that 38% fewer GrassrootsHealth participants who reported taking at least 1,000 mg/day of supplemental vitamin C experienced the flu compared to those who reported no supplemental vitamin C...
Does supplemental vitamin C intake amount have an effect on the flu among GrassrootsHealth participants?
In an earlier post we showed that fewer GrassrootsHealth participants who reported taking supplemental vitamin C experienced the flu compared to those who did not. Today, we’ll explore how the amount of supplemental vitamin...
You’ve Got Your Results… Now What?
In a previous post, we focused on the importance of testing to measure where you are NOW. Without the knowledge of where you are, it is impossible to know what steps need to be...
How much supplemental vitamin C do GrassrootsHealth participants take?
Since mid-2017, GrassrootsHealth has collected information about supplemental vitamin C intake on its health and lifestyle questionnaire. In today’s blog we will summarize this data to show how much supplemental vitamin C GrassrootsHealth participants...