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How Vitamin D Supports Cancer Prevention and Improves Survival Outcomes

Thursday, July 31, 2025
Key Points - Vitamin D and cancer prevention: Robust evidence links optimal vitamin D status with significantly lower risks of breast, colorectal, prostate, lung, melanoma, and at least a dozen other cancers. - Impact on treatment outcomes: Adequate vitamin D levels are associated with enhanced survival rates, reduced tumor progression, and lower metastasis incidence. - Underlying mechanisms: Vitamin D exerts anticancer effects by regulating immune function, inhibiting malignant cell proliferation, reducing inflammation, and promoting DNA repair. - GrassrootsHealth’s legacy: Founded by breast cancer survivor Carole Baggerly, GrassrootsHealth leads a global movement advocating for vitamin D awareness, testing, and personalized supplementation to empower cancer prevention. continue reading

Sunlight Benefits: More Sunlight Will Solve (Almost) All Your Problems

Thursday, July 31, 2025
If you’ve hung around here long enough you probably know by now how much I love sunlight. Our bodies are hardwired to need the sun, but we live in a society that’s often telling us to fear it. In this episode I unravel some of the top myths and misconceptions about sunlight and why we need it to live our best lives. continue reading

Marketing Your Business as an Employer

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Posting on job sites like Indeed.com is the natural first step in a routine job search, but it seems tanning businesses have always been more successful at finding candidates through those alternative methods, and that’s even more true in today’s hiring environment. continue reading

BDC – Local SEO tips for small businesses

Friday, July 25, 2025

Local SEO tips for small businesses

Learn how to help customers in your local area find you online
8-minute read
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Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Higher Covid Hospital Risk

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Higher Covid Hospital Risk

King’s College London
People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to be hospitalised with COVID-19, according to research led by King’s.
The research, conducted in collaboration with Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust and the University of South Australia, explored whether vitamin D levels influence a person’s risk of catching COVID-19 and, if infected, whether they are more likely to become seriously ill.
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