Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a group of conditions that affect the heart or blood vessels. According to the World Health Organization, close to 18 million people worldwide die each year from CVDs (31% of...
During the month of May, Grassrootshealth is raising awareness about the importance of the sun for health. While sun exposure, certain foods, and supplements provide the body with vitamin D, there are many vitamin...
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...
Every now and again, we see a study showing a “U-shaped” or “J-shaped” curve in relation to vitamin D status. Today we are going to explore a bit about what that means. What is...
In this three-part series on magnesium, we previously discussed what magnesium is and how it works in the body (part 1) and today we will take a look at why magnesium is important for...
Paper Review: Biological Effects of Sunlight, Ultraviolet Radiation, Visible Light, Infrared Radiation and Vitamin D for Health Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD Boston University Medical Center Anticancer Research March 2016 Read Paper History of...
A new study with the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort found that people with the highest Omega-3 Index levels had a lower risk of overall mortality compared to those with the lowest levels. In...
Healthy Omega-3 levels have been associated with heart health, a longer life, brain health, reduced inflammation, and more. How much Omega-3 do you have in your blood? This can be measured with a simple...
Why is vitamin D important? GrassroosHealth summarized many different research papers into one chart in order to explain why vitamin D levels are critical to disease prevention: What? How do I read this? GrassrootsHealth...
May 18, 2016 The ultraviolet index or UV index is a measurement of the strength of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. It is 0 in the dark of night and 10-11 in the middle of...