Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, primarily EPA and DHA, have been linked to numerous health benefits. Sources of EPA and DHA include a variety of fish and shellfish as well as marine/algal omega-3 supplements. In...
In previous blog posts about our recently published analysis using YOUR omega-3 data, we shared the following key findings: Key finding #1: neither following the American Heart Association guidelines of consuming 1-2 seafood meals...
A recent vitamin D supplement review by Consumer Labs referenced the “safe upper tolerable intake” of 4,000 IU per day for vitamin D, set by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS, previously the IOM),...
In previous blog posts we shared key findings #1 and #2 from our recently published analysis using YOUR omega-3 data. Key finding #1 was that neither following the American Heart Association guidelines of consuming...
In a previous blog post we shared key finding #1 from our recently published analysis using YOUR data on fish consumption, omega-3 supplement use, and Omega-3 Index, a measurement of omega-3 status in the...
In a previous post, GrassrootsHealth reviewed a paper showing a relationship between UVB exposure, vitamin D, and the gut microbiome. The gut microbiome itself is known to have several effects on both mental and...
Omega-3 fatty acids are a healthy type of fat that comes in multiple forms. Long-chain omega-3s, primarily EPA and DHA which are found in fish and shellfish, have been linked to numerous health benefits....
Vitamin C is an important nutrient for immune function. In an earlier post we showed that fewer GrassrootsHealth participants who reported that they usually took supplemental vitamin C experienced a cold compared to those...
Dr. Robert Heaney was the Research Director for GrassrootsHealth until his passing in 2016. During his professional years, Dr. Heaney provided nearly 50 years of advancements in our understanding of bone biology, osteoporosis, and...
Vitamin C is an important nutrient for immune function and studies have shown that taking vitamin C could reduce the risk of getting a cold. Using the data you provided for the GrassrootsHealth study,...