Omega-3s have gained much attention for their health benefits across all ages, from lowering the risk of death from heart disease and breast cancer, to improving mental health and learning disabilities. Omega-3 Deficiency is...
Inflammation is a known contributing factor to many diseases and is often measured by C-reactive protein (CRP), one of the best markers of inflammation, especially for inflammation caused by bacterial infection or tissue damage....
There is a branch of the National Institutes of Health, the medical research agency of the United States, called the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) whose charter is to lead...
This has been a week of health-giving progress! We have seen increasing recognition of the vitamin D deficiency that must be ‘fixed’ before we can fully build our immune systems to help us prevent...
In our last post, we discussed a paper by Drs. Grant and Giovannucci on the 1918-1919 Influenza pandemic, highlighting the relationship between northern latitude and UVB, and incidence of pneumonia and case fatalities due...
GrassrootsHealth Nutrient Research Institute was invited to create an information piece for the USA Today March 26th focus Future of Personal Health View the Digital Version Here Download the full PDF Here Download the...
In our last post, we covered the important roles of vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc within the immune system, and how deficiency of these nutrients affects the immune system response to an infection...
With growing, wide-spread concern about the novel coronavirus, it is essential to be taking the necessary steps to maintaining a strong and healthy immune system. We recently highlighted the many roles of vitamin D...
Lower Vitamin D Levels = Increased Health Care Costs After studying two North-East German health cohorts, which included records from over 7,000 patients, researchers concluded that there is “an influence of vitamin D deficiency...
In our last post about cold and flu season approaching, we reviewed similarities between months with the highest flu activity and vitamin D levels in a general population, as well as the risk reduction...