Just a minute: Vitamin K 🥦 🍵 🍳
• What? Vitamin K
• Why? Bone, Blood, Cardiovascular, and Immune
• Which? K2: MK-7, MK-4
K1, ̶K̶3̶
• How Much? ≥ 90ucg/day
• Where? K1: Broccoli, Green Leafy Vegetables, and Matcha Tea
K2: Liver, Eggs, Milk, and Fermented Soy
FYI- If you are taking blood thinners, rather than miss than powerful benefits of superfoods like kale and other green leafy veggies, you should include a steady moderate intake of these nutritious greens in your daily diet. Work with your doctor on balancing a healthy diet for your overall well-being with your blood thinner med dosing.
Since your own beneficial intestinal bacteria help you to make 50% of your daily vitamin K needs, anything that disorders the gut may decrease vitamin K levels. So, in cases of antibiotics, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease and other GI issues, supporting probiotics and replacing vitamin K can be really important.
Easy bruising may be an indication that your vitamin K is deficient.
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble nutrient best absorbed when taken with a meal.
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