Vitamin K

Signs of Vitamin K Deficiency

Abnormal and/or internal bleeding

Easy bruising, appearance of ruptured capillaries, etc.

Health Concerns – What Vitamin K Is Used For:

Excessive menstrual bleeding

Hemorrhagic disease of newborns

Osteoporosis

What Vitamin K Does:

• Acts as an antiparasitic for intestinal worms

• Aids in converting glucose into glycogen for storage in the liver

• Aids in promoting longevity

• Bone formation and repair

• Helps prevent cancers that target the inner linings of the organs

• Helps prevent osteoporosis

• Helps heal broken blood vessels in the eye

• Helps in cirrhosis and jaundice of the liver

• Important role in the intestines

• May increase resistance to infection in children

• Necessary for blood clotting

• Necessary for the synthesis of osteocalcin, the protein in bone tissue on which calcium crystallizes

• Reduces excessive menstruation

Food Sources for Vitamin K

Asparagus

Blackstrap molasses

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Dark green leafy vegetables

Egg yolks

Green peas

Green beans

Kale

Lettuce

Liver

Oatmeal

Oats

Rye

Safflower oil

Sea vegetables

Seafood

Soybeans

Spinach

Sprouts

Turnip greens

Watercress

Whole wheat

Herb Sources For Vitamin K

Alfalfa

Green tea

Kelp

Nettle

Oat straw

Shepherd’s purse

Other Sources and Name Brands for Vitamin K

Thompson brand makes a 100 IU Vitamin K capsule that I use most commonly for perimenopausal women who can’t stop bleeding.

I also carry injectable vitamin K as a veterinarian for animals that have gotten in to warfarin, rat poisoning, Decon, have eaten rodents that have ingested Decon products, and for pet who have gotten into and eaten birth control pills, blood thinners or coumadin. It is essential that exposed animals be seen by a veterinarian and get this injection (at least to start off) and then give the animal Vitamin K pills until the danger time has passed and the animal is safe from bleeding to death internally.

Which Supplement is Best for Me?

My Favorite Liquid Mineral        Supplements I personally take

Cautions  & Comments Regarding Vitamin K:

• Vitamin K exists in three forms: 

• Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone or phytonactone)

• Vitamin K2 (a family of substances called menoquinones) occurring naturally and

• Vitamin K3 (menadione), a synthetic substance

• Antibiotics interfere with the absorption of vitamin K

• Do not take large doses of synthetic vitamin K during the last few weeks of pregnancy.  It can result in a toxic reaction in the newborn

• Megadoses of this vitamin can accumulate in the body and can cause flushing and sweating

• Vitamin K interferes with the action of some prescription blood thinners.