PTH and Vitamin D
Micronutrients, such as Vitamin D, the B Vitamins, etc., function as a component of physiology. It therefore makes sense that their intake requirement would be based on their function. Take the concentration of parathyroid...
The Importance of Nutrient Study Design
GrassrootsHealth was established to change the paradigm of moving research into practice. With a panel of 48 vitamin D scientists, and 10,000 self-subscribed participants, GrassrootsHealth has worked to demonstrate how to rapidly move research into practice. ...
Vitamin D and Melanoma Risk
Results from a case-control study, published in a paper by Cattaruzza et al., showed a clear decrease in melanoma risk as vitamin D levels increased. The study included 137 cases of melanoma (blood samples...
Muscle Soreness and Pain After Exercise
A study by Lembke et al., “Influence of Omega-3 (N3) Index on Performance and Wellbeing in Young Adults after Heavy Eccentric Exercise,” compared the Omega-3 Index of subjects with the incidence of DOMS, which for...
Omega-3 Index and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Post-Exercise Recovery
A study by Lembke et al., “Influence of Omega-3 (N3) Index on Performance and Wellbeing in Young Adults after Heavy Eccentric Exercise,” compared the Omega-3 Index of subjects with the incidence of delayed onset...
GrassrootsHealth D*action Participants by Country
People often contact GrassrootsHealth asking if they can participate if they live outside of the United States. Our answer: “Yes!” D*action participants can be found in 55 countries around the world. Within the...
Omega-3 Index May Have an Effect on the Length of Your Life
A long-term health study called the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study included blood samples used to determine Omega-3 Index from 6,501 women, 65-80 years old. Harris et al. studied the baseline Omega-3 Index measurements...
Can your Omega-3 Index be an Indicator of How Healthy your Heart is?
A study of 768 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients and 768 healthy controls matched for age, sex, and race, found that those with an Omega-3 Index greater than 8% were 70% less likely to...
Death from Heart Disease and Omega-3 Index
The following chart plots coronary heart disease (CHD) death rates for six countries versus their average Omega-3 Index level. This chart shows an inverse correlation between Omega-3 Index and death from CHD. Scientists...
Breast Cancer Prevention Brochure
Can Vitamin D Prevent Breast Cancer? What is your D level? What’s the Evidence? There have been many studies on vitamin D and breast cancer that demonstrate a 50-80% lower risk of breast cancer...