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Published on October 24, 2024

Despite taking a vitamin D supplement, Vice President Harris’ recent health status blood work revealed an insufficient vitamin D level

News of Vice President Kamala Harris’ health report, by Dr. Joshua R. Simmons, MD, FAAEM, was recently made public. While noting seasonal allergies and urticaria, Vice President Harris was given a bill of excellent health. However, there was something that stood out to GrassrootsHealth and several of our followers…

Vice President Harris’ blood work was said to be unremarkable, except that her “vitamin D is in the insufficient range at 22.2 ng/mL…” despite taking a vitamin D supplement!

While the report states that “She is taking vitamin D3 supplementation for skeletal health,” it does not indicate how much vitamin D she is taking.

This highlights the key message from GrassrootsHealth and our panel of scientists, which is the importance of determining a vitamin D intake that results in maintaining a vitamin D level [measured as 25(OH)D] of 40-60 ng/ml (100-150 nmol/L), an amount that can vary from one individual to the next. Supplementation without measuring to ensure adequate status is not good enough!

In addition, Vice President Harris’ mother passed away at age 70 from colon cancer, which increases her own risk of getting the disease and highlights the additional importance of maintaining adequate vitamin D levels. As many of our followers know, colon cancer is one of the cancers most affected by vitamin D, and ensuring adequate vitamin D levels can help reduce the risk and severity of the disease.

Implementing this information and that in the following blogs could make a substantial impact on the health and longevity of Vice President Harris and so many others! Check out our top 10 cancer related blogs here for more information on the topic of vitamin D (and other nutrients) for cancer risk and survival.

Read the Vice President’s Health Report Here

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With your kit you can measure your:

  • Vitamin D
  • Magnesium PLUS Essential and Toxic Elements
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids
  • hsCRP
  • HbA1c
  • and more!

Did you know that each of the above can be measured at home using a simple blood spot test? As part of our ongoing research project, you can order your home blood spot test kit to get your levels, followed by education and steps to take to help you reach your optimal target levels. Start by enrolling and ordering your kit to measure each of the above important markers, and make sure you are getting enough of each to support better mood and wellbeing!

Create your custom home test kit with code BCPMonth24 to save 15% today. Take steps to improve the status of each of these measurements to benefit your overall health. With measurement you can then determine how much is needed and steps to achieve your goals.  You can also track your own intakes, symptoms and results to see what works best for YOU.

How Can You Use this Information for YOUR Health?

Having and maintaining healthy vitamin D and other nutrient levels can help improve your health now and for your future. Measuring is the only way to make sure you are getting enough!

STEP 1 Order your at-home blood spot test kit to measure vitamin D and other nutrients of concern to you, such as omega-3s, magnesium, essential and toxic elements (zinc, copper, selenium, lead, cadmium, mercury); include hsCRP as a marker of inflammation or HbA1c for blood sugar health

STEP 2 Answer the online questionnaire as part of the GrassrootsHealth study

STEP 3 Using our educational materials and tools (such as our dose calculators), assess your results to determine if you are in your desired target range or if actions should be taken to get there

STEP 4 After 3-6 months of implementing your changes, re-test to see if you have achieved your target level(s)

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