Science Speaks: Why is magnesium important for health?
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...
Biological Effects of Sunlight
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...
Higher Omega-3 Index associated with lower mortality
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...
How to Maintain Healthy Omega-3 Levels
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...
Vitamin D Hacking Using Science
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...
Harness the Sun: UV Strength
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...
Harness the Sun: skin type and overall health
May 11, 2016 Harness the Power of the Sun for Health! Do you know why we chose the word ‘harness’? The definition of harness is to bring under conditions for effective use, to gain...
Heart Health – Diabetes is a Major Risk Factor
February 17, 2016 As highlighted in our newsletter at the beginning of the month, February is American Heart Month. One of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease is diabetes – a disease known...
February is Heart Health Month
February 3, 2016 February is American Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure, is responsible for one out of every three (about 800,000) deaths in the United...