All Breastfeeding Women Should Supplement with 6400 IU Vitamin D Daily Posted on August 31, 2016November 7, 2016 by Jen Aliano Children may be at risk for developmental delays, compromised immune system, and future disease Encinitas, CA (August 31, 2016) In support of National Breastfeeding Month, GrassrootsHealth announces that daily supplementation of 6400 IU vitamin D is safe for lactating mother and baby and allows enough vitamin D to pass through breast milk to provide the […]
GrassrootsHealth Launches Vitamin D Project Aimed at Improving Birth Outcomes in Missoula Posted on June 20, 2016November 7, 2016 by Jen Aliano Improvements to birth outcomes have the potential to save the state $35MM in health care costs a year through Vitamin D testing, monitoring and supplementation Encinitas, CA (June 20, 2016) GrassrootsHealth, an international nonprofit public health promotion organization, will launch its Protect Our Children NOW! vitamin D demonstration project in the Missoula area at the Western […]
GrassrootsHealth Research Paper Determines Vitamin D Level Necessary to Help Reduce Risk of Preterm Births Posted on November 18, 2015November 7, 2016 by Jen Aliano GrassrootsHealth and the Medical University of South Carolina co-authored a research paper, published on November 10, which finds that women with vitamin D levels of 40-60 ng/ml have a 46% lower preterm birth rate than the general population. Simple changes to standard of care could help prevent 225,000 preterm births a year, one medical center […]
Vitamin D Project Aims to Improve Birth Outcomes in Charleston and Columbia Posted on March 25, 2015November 7, 2016 by Jen Aliano Vitamin D Project Aims to Improve Birth Outcomes in Charleston and Columbia Vitamin D testing, monitoring and supplements to be available to pregnant women at no cost Charleston, S.C. — GrassrootsHealth, an international nonprofit public health promotion organization, will launch its Protect Our Children (POC) NOW! vitamin D demonstration project April 7 in the Charleston […]
4000 Free Vitamin D Supplements To Be Used To Kick Off Protect Our Children NOW! Campaign Fundraising Posted on July 17, 2012November 7, 2016 by Jen Aliano GrassrootsHealth will use a very generous donation of 4000 bottles of vitamin D3 liquid supplements to distribute to participants in various Protect Our Children NOW! fundraising events in San Diego in the next two months. Encinitas — July 17, 2012 — The Protect Our Children NOW! campaign to get at least 1000 pregnant women to test their […]
Vitamin D Action Needed Now to Protect Pregnancies and Babies Posted on June 15, 2012November 7, 2016 by Jen Aliano San Diego is to be the launch site for GrassrootsHealth ‘Protect Our Children NOW’ Vitamin D*action Program. Its goal is to cut the risk of preeclampsia, preterm labor, pregnancy related infections, gestational diabetes, and other comorbidities of pregnancy by up to 50%, potentially saving upwards of 2500 pregnant women in San Diego each year from suffering […]
Study Finds No Adverse Effects of Vitamin D Supplements in Pregnant Women, Newborns Posted on June 28, 2011November 7, 2016 by Jen Aliano Use of vitamin D supplements during pregnancy has long been a matter of concern but now researchers writing in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research report that even a high supplementation amount in healthy pregnant women was safe and effective in raising circulating vitamin D to a level thought by some to be optimal. […]