Nutrient Reference Range vs Optimal Range
What’s the best nutrient level for health? Lab test results often come with a set of numbers next to the result called a “reference range.” What does this mean, and does it represent the...
I BELIEVE!
As the year comes to an end, I reflect on all the difficulties that many have faced in 2020. Dominating the news cycle are the Covid-19 strains with higher infectious rate. I want to...
Higher Chance of Being Hospitalized with COVID-19 if Vitamin D Deficient
Yet another study finds a correlation between vitamin D level and COVID-19 The evidence connecting vitamin D and COVID-19 disease and severity is overwhelming. Studies have been published concluding that higher vitamin D levels...
UCSF Fresno Study Shows 70-80% COVID Patients with Low Vitamin D Required ICU Admission
Video Friday: Less Than 2 Minutes to Watch and Share! It’s Video Friday! Today’s video is less than two minutes long and cuts to the point – that there is an obvious and important...
Vitamin D Supplementation Resulted in Lower Rates of Advanced Cancer and Cancer Death
A secondary analysis of the VITAL trial results found a decreased risk of advanced cancer with vitamin D supplementation with normal BMI Vitamin D has known anticancer effects, and much research has been published...
What is the Value of a Cohort Study, Compared to RCTs?
Studies and Statistics Part 4: Cohort Studies There are many different types of nutrient research studies, including randomized controlled trials (covered in a recent post), cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies. In this...
The Colors of COVID: Saving lives and the benefits of D-Z-C
World-Class Celebrities and Physicians Join Forces to Help People of Color Fight Against Disproportionate COVID-19 Outcomes with a Groundbreaking Video Today, we are sharing a video “The Colors of COVID: Saving lives and the...
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...
If Vitamin D is Less than 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/L), 77% More Likely to Test Positive for COVID-19
Can Vitamin D Lower Covid Risk? — Dr. David Meltzer shares findings from his study on the show “The Doctors” Today, we are sharing another video in which Dr. Ian Smith of the show...
Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call for Increased Vitamin D Use to Combat COVID-19
There is no need to wait for further clinical trials to increase use of something so safe, especially when remedying high rates of deficiency/insufficiency should already be a priority It’s TIME to take action...