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GrassrootsHealth’s Greatest Achievements – Highlights from Our First 15 Years

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Published on July 27, 2022

15% Off to Celebrate! Our participants, supporters, and scientists have all played a role in these great accomplishments, which have majorly influenced the public knowledge of vitamin D

In 2007, GrassrootsHealth was founded by Carole Baggerly with the mission of moving vitamin D research findings into the hands of the public and into practice.
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Australian Gold Sunscreen Retail Bar Seminar August 2nd 11am EST

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Join the New Sunshine Sales Team as they go over the ins and outs of a SPF retail bar and how your salon can benefit! continue reading

Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 280

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 280   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10731647/Experts-warn-Tucker-Carlson-promoted-testicle-tanning-USELESS.html#newcomment Whether tanning the gonads does anything for manliness, I do not know, but here are a few facts about the beneficial effects of tanning beds (sunbeds) on human health:
  • In winter, sunbeds are the very best source of vitamin D.
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The Top Vitamin D Myths: What’s Fact and What’s Not?

Monday, July 25, 2022

Myth #1: Vitamin D is Stored in Fat for Use

“You don’t need to supplement with vitamin D because it is stored in your fat cells for use.”
Is this true?
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Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 279

Monday, July 25, 2022
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 279   https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2022/04/say-goodbye-to-winter-blues-sunnier-skies-are-beneficial-to-your-health Serotonin is key to mood and is a natural upper.  Dr. Gavin Lambert and his colleagues in Australia measured serotonin levels in response to varying degrees of bright light. To do this, they drew blood samples from the internal jugular veins of 101 men and compared the serotonin concentration of the blood to weather conditions and seasons.… continue reading

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