Vitamin C Also Helps Protect Your Bones
Video Friday: Why ASCORBATE VITAMIN C is such a VITAL nutrient for those with OSTEOPOROSIS by Dr. Susan Brown of BetterBones.com Vitamin C has many roles within the body that help keep us healthy...
Infantile Rickets Causes Devastation to Families, Even Today
If something so devastating can be so easily prevented, why is it still a problem? GrassrootsHealth occasionally receives an email from a parent or grandparent struggling with the consequences of infantile rickets, often mis-diagnosed...
Dr. Reinhold Vieth Presents Evidence of the Biology of Evolution to Demonstrate How a Person’s Skin Color Impacts Vitamin D Levels and Health Outcomes
There is an outstanding question right now in this COVID-19 pandemic of why persons of darker skinned ethnicities are literally dying at a rate 2.5 times higher than lighter skinned individuals. In some articles,...
Vitamin D May Improve Oral Health
It has long been understood that vitamin D is good for the skeletal system – our bones and teeth. But, did you know that adequate vitamin D may not only support good oral hygiene...
Low Magnesium Alters Vitamin D-Parathyroid Hormone Relationship
A physiological function of vitamin D is to help regulate the absorption of calcium. Low calcium absorption (caused by either low calcium or vitamin D) causes parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels to rise, which increases...
What Can You Do For Healthier, Stronger Bones?
It’s a question we receive frequently – How can I get stronger bones? What can I do or take to improve my bone health? What do I need to do for better bones? Our...
Vitamin D Plays a Significant Role in Bone Health
Vitamin D plays a significant role in bone health. In June 2019, results from a study assessing the dose-response relationship between vitamin D level and bone quality and risk of fracture-related hospitalization among 1,348...
Dr. Susan Brown: Rethinking the causes of osteoporosis
It’s often suggested that the major causes of osteoporosis in women are low calcium intake and lower estrogen levels at menopause. A cross-cultural perspective, however, shows that this is not always true. People in...
A 10-Year Case Study of One – Using Vitamin D3 to Improve MS
Today we bring you another perspective on how a life with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be improved with vitamin D. Three years ago, GrassrootsHealth checked in with Dr. Barbara M van Amerongen DDS, PhD...
Science Speaks: What is zinc and why is it important?
D*action Magnesium + Safety is a new project from GrassrootsHealth to provide you with information about your nutrient status for many essential elements and toxins. In previous blogs we discussed what magnesium is, why...