Join the latest GrassrootsHealth, Nutrient*action project to learn more about the relationship between essential nutrients and how our immune system responds to diseases such as COVID-19. Introducing the What is the project goal? The...
One of the primary reasons for the current issue with the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is that so many people do not have a healthy enough immune response to protect them when they get exposed...
In a recent post, we introduced the immune system and how it works to protect your body from infection and disease. Your immune system is not one organ like your liver or kidney, but...
Vitamin D plays many very important roles in immune health, including immune and inflammation modulating functions directly within the lungs. Cellular models have demonstrated the direct effect of vitamin D deficiency on the tissues...
GrassrootsHealth was founded to get the message out that vitamin D levels matter… beginning with a consensus statement from over 40 vitamin D scientists from around the world recommending an optimal target of 40-60...
Being exposed to viruses, bacteria, and toxins is a part of a normal day. They are in the air we breathe, the food we eat, in the water we drink and on surfaces we...
Vitamin D regulation is an integral component of a healthy immune system. Current evidence suggests that active vitamin D regulates immune activity in the lung and that its activity confers effective and lasting immunity...
The evidence for a relationship between vitamin D, immune function, and COVID-19 outcomes continues to grow. Many studies have noted a relationship between circumstances in which vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent (such as...
Vitamin D is essential for immune health, due to its many roles in the immune response and in the regulation of the inflammatory response. Vitamin D deficiency has also become recognized as a risk...
The role vitamin D plays in the immune system response has received much coverage over the last several months. The issue seems more important now with the current coronavirus pandemic, on top of decades...