Mental health conditions are very common, with an estimated 50% of Americans diagnosed with a mental disorder at some point in their lifetime. Vitamin D has been biologically linked to emotional well-being, mood, and...
Celiac disease, also called celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an autoimmune disease in which eating gluten (found in wheat, rye, and barley) causes inflammation and damage to the small intestine. This damage can...
Last July, GrassrootsHealth launched a new project, the D*action Type 1 Diabetes Prevention project, to help identify potential changes in type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis and autoantibody status that may result from actions taken...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs. While many people with PAD have no or mild symptoms such as leg pain, it...
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that occur together and increase your risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Having at least three of the following risk factors could indicate...
Chronic, low-level inflammation has been linked to a number of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, dementia, and diabetes. The higher the inflammation levels, the higher the risk of developing chronic disease. Multiple studies have...
Several published studies have linked low vitamin D levels to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. A 2017 paper by Feart et al., published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, looked...
Studies have linked lower vitamin D levels with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as well as impaired pancreatic beta-cell function and insulin resistance. Last week (June 7, 2019), results from a...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a group of conditions that affect the heart or blood vessels. According to the World Health Organization, close to 18 million people worldwide die each year from CVDs (31% of...
Results from vitamin D trials are not always positive. One important aspect to consider when looking at any vitamin D trial is the frequency of dosing. Were supplements given daily, weekly, monthly, yearly? Instead...