Harness the Sun: Duration
May 25, 2016 Sunshine is important for your health, but before you get sun rays you need to assess your current situation. We want to get sunshine and all its beneficial aspects, but we...
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...
Here’s to the end of MS!
March 30, 2016 In December 2011, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society convened a two-day meeting of 40 MS experts from around the world. They were neurologists, epidemiologists, clinical trial specialists, laboratorians like me, molecular...
What Does the Equator have to do with MS?
March 16, 2016 The amount of material the major multiple sclerosis organizations have on vitamin D, latitude and MS is colossal. MS organizations are funding research, but it may not adequately represent vitamin D’s...
Smile for vitamin D
November 18, 2015 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 can not only support...
We are entering a vitamin D winter
November 4, 2015 As we enter the winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, it is important to be aware that over the next several months, the sun will not be a good source for...
Role of sunlight in achieving vitamin D sufficiency
October 28, 2015 WHY is there so much vitamin D deficiency?? We had a news table at a large pharmacy recently where we had information about vitamin D, and of course, testing. The most...
How to Choose a Daily Supplement Intake
September 16, 2015 We started GrassrootsHealth in 2007 by traveling the world and talking to vitamin D researchers. As you all know these researchers banded together to recommend everyone get their serum levels between...