I'm an RN running an Anticoagulation clinic that involves monitoring and educating patients on «blood thinning» drugs which are affected by Vitamin K. I noticed that you mentioned that Raw Garden of Life prenatal contain lower amounts of Vitamin K. I thought it might be good to point out that there are several
types of Vitamin K, the two most prevalent are K1 and K2.
«Dairy products a good dietary source of
some types of vitamin K: New study adds to knowledge about natural forms of vitamin K in dietary sources, their appreciable presence in commonly consumed foods.»
This type of Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding is the most common and usually caused by being unwell at birth, for instance, through prematurity, traumatic delivery or failure to breast feed soon after birth.
The final questionable ingredient listed is menadione,
a type of vitamin K.
Last but not the least this dog food contains menadione which is
a type of vitamin K.
Not exact matches
But the
type of vitamin A in the liver is natural and will not cause toxicity since the liver also contains
vitamin D and
K.
Kale contains both antioxidants (corotenoids, flavonoids, and 45 other
types of oxidative - stress reducing phytonutrients) and anti-inflammatory compounds (omega - 3 essential fatty acid and
vitamin K in high doses).
Vitamins A, D, E, and
K are all fat - soluble and are best absorbed by your body when consumed with some
type of fat.
One study found that
vitamin K2 supplementation was capable
of preventing hyperglycemia in diabetic rats.5 Human studies
of vitamin K demonstrate that both
K1 and
K2 are effective in reducing the effects
of type II diabetes.
A study with older adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease found that
vitamin K intake reduced the risk
of developing
type II diabetes by 17 % for every 100 micrograms
of vitamin K consumed per day.3 Moreover, subjects who increased their intake
of vitamin K1 during the follow - up has a 51 % reduced risk
of diabetes compared to those who decreased or did not change their intake.3 However, supplementation
of vitamin K2 appears to be even stronger and more effective, reducing the risk
of type II diabetes by 7 % for each 10 - microgram increase in
vitamin K2 intake.4
Vitamin K intake appears to affect diabetes by improving diabetes - related inflammatory markers, reducing diabetes risk and controlling the symptoms
of type II diabetes.
Since
vitamin D toxicity is remarkably mirrored by mice that lack a
vitamin K - dependent protein, since Warfarin induces a remarkably similar
type of toxicity by inducing
vitamin K deficiency, since Warfarin and
vitamin D toxicity respond to similar treatments, and since Warfarin's toxicity can be completely abolished by providing sufficient
vitamin K, it follows that
vitamin D toxicity is likely to be at least in part a form
of vitamin K deficiency.
Cholesterol is just one
of many
types of fatty nutrients that must circulate within lipoproteins, others include essential fatty acids like omega 3, fat soluble
vitamins A, D, E, and
K, and choline.
The caplets are made from many different
types of vitamins, like
vitamin A,
vitamin C,
vitamin D3,
vitamin B3,
vitamin B6,
vitamin B12, and
vitamin K, along with zinc and magnesium.
How much
vitamin D you require depends on a lot
of things including your skin
type, heritage, how many other
vitamins (A and
K and also minerals like magnesium and zinc) you are getting in your diet, and most importantly, how long you stay in the sun.
I don't have time to
type out the entire section on
vitamin K, but this bit was too interesting not to share: «If you follow popular lay health gurus on the Internet, you may wonder if you need supplemental
vitamin K2, since little
of this form is present in a vegan diet.
It's high in plant iron, calcium and
vitamin K, which is said to help protect against many
types of cancers.
Kale contains both antioxidants (corotenoids, flavonoids, and 45 other
types of oxidative - stress reducing phytonutrients) and anti-inflammatory compounds (omega - 3 essential fatty acid and
vitamin K in high doses).
If it is poisoning, activated charcoal may help (if he can hold it down) but there is no need to give
Vitamin K - that is for a specific
type of rat poison that causes bleeding abnormalities, not really vomiting as a first clinical sign.
This powerhouse vegetable is rich in
vitamins K and C and contains sulforaphane, which may slow or prevent progression
of some
types of arthritis.