According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States in both men and women. Both inadequate sun...
During the month of May, Grassrootshealth is raising awareness about the importance of the sun for health. While sun exposure, certain foods, and supplements provide the body with vitamin D, there are many vitamin...
Since we know that sun exposure is an important factor in the natural synthesis of vitamin D, we ask our D*action participants a few questions about their sun habits. In each questionnaire, participants are...
GrassrootsHealth has declared the month of May to be “Sunshine Month” to raise awareness about the importance of sunshine. During the month of May, we will be providing information about why the sun plays...
Have you tested your vitamin D lately? You may still be affected by deficiency resulting from this past winter! The chart below demonstrates the profound influence that season can have on vitamin D levels...
March is MS Awareness Month, and we have been profiling how vitamin D can be used to address multiple sclerosis (MS). In the past, we asked you, our readers, to help us document what...
When I was 10, I had a friend who was a terrific playmate and fellow canyon explorer. We’ll call him Tom. He had a suspicious streak in him. He told me he thought that...
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...
Paper Review: Sunlight and Vitamin D: Necessary for Public Health A GrassrootsHealth Paper Published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition June 22, 2015 Read Paper This paper was created from the...
Does your skin type determine how much sun is healthy for you? Is sun exposure individualized? Yes! Sun exposure is very individualized. In order to get sensible sun exposure you need to take into...