| Also for prevention, take Lactobacillus acido-pkilus/bitidus supplements (one capsule of a potent brand twice a day), which will indirectly help increase vitamin k levels, a nutrient necessary for the clotting of blood.
HERBAL REMEDIES
• For acute relief, take cayenne capsules (two to four capsules three or four times a day).
OTHER THERAPIES
• For an acute nosebleed, bend your head forward slightly with mouth open to prevent choking on your blood, then pinch your nose firmly. Place a cold, wet cloth across the bridge of your nose while pinching. Stuff your nose with cotton. |
| The formula should also include vitamin k (up to 300 micrograms a day), vitamin D (100 to 600 I.U.), folic acid (up to 400 micrograms), B complex (25 to 50 milligrams), and vitamin C (up to 1,000 milligrams).
• Osteoprime Forte (two capsules twice a day), distributed by Biotherapeutics of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Osteoporosis Formula (three capsules three times a day), by Tyler Encapsulations of Gresham, Oregon, are "bone formulas" containing all of the above nutrients. |
Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S.
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 Research has shown vitamin k to be helpful in aiding colitis — and alfalfa is an excellent source of this nutrient. Alfalfa capsules can be purchased in health food stores.
Cayenne This spice from Central and South America helps relieve diarrhea and cramps and allows the colon to heal itself. One recipe that's suggested for colitis is to mix lA teaspoon of cayenne with Vi cup of distilled water, 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon of honey. Drink morning and night.
Eat to Beat Colitis
¦ There's no question that your appetite will be affected when colitis strikes. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 VITAMIN E Leaf VITAMIN G Leaf vitamin k Leaf
WATER Leaf 920,000—971,000 ppm YTTERBIUM Leaf 0.036—0.87 ppm YTTRIUM Leaf 0.36—8.7 ppm ZINC Leaf 2.7—974 ppm ZIRCONIUM Leaf 0.36—87 ppm
¦ LIMA BEAN
Chemical Constituents of Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae)
ALANINE Seed 2,600—12,190 ppm ALPHA-LINOLEIC-ACID Seed 950—4,570 ppm
ALUMINUM Seed 0. |
the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing
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 Too much vitamin k could seriously affect the way warfarin works. Eat spinach and other leafy greens in moderation and talk to your doctor about any major changes in your diet.
Halts heart damage. High levels of a substance called homocysteine in your blood means you're more likely to develop heart disease. Fortunately, folate, a B vitamin, can help lower levels of heart-damaging homocysteine. Studies have found that supplements and folate-fortified cereals will do the job, but if you prefer more natural sources, spinach and other leafy greens are a good choice. |
Simon Mills and Kerry Bone
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 Ubiquinol, the reduced form of co-enzyme Q10, and menaquinone (a vitamin k) have significant antioxidant properties and play a major role in protecting cells from free radical damage. Redox reactions are inherent features of quinones and are recognized as 'the basis for their functional roles and cytotoxic and chemothera-peutic actions'." While much active component research for pau d'arco has concentrated on lapachol, other naphthoquinones and their furano derivatives probably contribute significantly to any therapeutic activity of the inner bark. |
Thomas Bartram
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 Vitamin E, 200iu. vitamin k, 5mcg. Bioflavonoids. Calcium. Iodine. Iron - Floradix. Sitz bath. Has a toning effect upon the pelvic organs, arresting high blood loss. See: SITZ BATH.
MENSES: suppression of. See: AMENORRHOEA.
MENSTRUAL CRAMP. Cramp in the womb. See: DYSMENORRHOEA.
MENSTRUAL HEADACHE Menstrual migraine. Headache with lowering mood, muddled thinking, sluggish dopey feeling preceded by visual or sensory aura, dizziness, pain around eyes, persistent tiredness. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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 If someone is on oral anticoagulants because he has had a heart attack, a stroke or blood clots in his legs, he should keep his vitamin k consumption at a fairly constant level every day. But it probably doesn't matter how much he's getting as long as it's pretty close to the same thing every day."
The reason? Every individual's anticoagulant dose is custom-tailored to his particular needs, says Dr. Suttie. Those needs are identified through a series of blood tests when the anticoagulants are started. |
| In addition to calcium, the nuttients shown by research to have the best bone-building potential include vitamin D, boron, magnesium, fluoride, manganese, copper, zinc and vitamin k. Here's what we know so far.
Straight from the Cow
Mom always said "Drink your milk, or you won't have strong teeth and bones." As usual, she was right.
"Far and away, the biggest problem with osteoporosis is a lack of calcium in people's diets," explains Paul Saltman, Ph.D., professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego. |
| Blau says he has seen people with scleroderma develop softened bones from a lack of vitamin D and hemorrhaging from a lack of vitamin k. That's one teason he urges people with scleroderma to see a theumatologist (a doctor who specializes in these sorts of diseases) fot their care.
"These symptoms are not a normal course of scleroderma, and you need to see a doctor who knows what symptoms can be prevented with ptopet nuttition," he says.
In addition to deficiencies of fat-soluble vitamins, people with scleroderma are at particulat risk for vitamin B12 deficiency, says Dr. Blau. |
| For example, vitamin k may be added if someone is also on antibiotics or has liver disease.
MEDICAL ALERT: Anyone who has cystic fibrosis should be taking vitamin and mineral supplements only after discussing it with his physician. cystic fibrosis ate encoutaged to eat a well-balanced diet and—after very careful personal evaluation by theit doctots and nutritionists—to take specially prepared supplemental pancteatic digestive enzymes and a general mul-tivitamin/mineral supplement plus othet vitamins and minerals prescribed just for them as theit conditions indicate at that time, says Dr. |
| Experts believe that like vitamin k, coenzyme Q10 can be manufactured by the body, though it's also found in soybeans, vegetable oils and many meats.
Like vitamins C and E and beta-carotene, coenzyme Q10 is a member of the antioxidant family, a group of nutrients that protect your body's tissues from everyday wear and tear by disarming destructive free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that wreak havoc at the cellular level by stealing electrons from your body's healthy molecules to balance themselves. |
Henry Pasternak, D.V.M., C.V.A.
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 Chemically, CoQ10 is similar to vitamin k, and is found in the chloroplasts of green plants as well as beef heart cells. The chloroplasts provide a chlorophyllAitamin E complex, which is involved in the electron transport system. What is important is that this type of vitamin E is rich in selenium, the trace mineral activator of vitamin E complex and an important factor needed for the synthesis of CoQ10 in the body. Wthin the electron transport particle (ETP) of beef heart cells is found a fat source of CoQ]Q. |
| ETP also contains a flavin (B2), a copper flavin, and a lipid, which apparently is a source of vitamin k and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).' Vitamin C complex plays an obvious, important role here. Since beef heart mitochondria contain the complete electron transport particle plus the cofactors of the citric and fatty acid cycles, then if the proteins of the beef heart cells have not been destroyed by heat processing, ingestion of raw beef heart could greatly benefit heart failure patients.
Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 has become quite popular in the supplementation of heart patients. |
| Though certain intestinal bacteria can produce vitamin B12, vitamin k, and B-complex factors, with rare exceptions, nearly all vitamins in food are either directly or indirectly produced by plants. Vitamin-rich whole foods are still the only source of virtually all the vitamins. Some of the best sources include seeds, nuts, whole grains, eggs, vegetables, yeasts and yeast extracts, liver and other organ meats, and fruits. In humans, clinical vitamin deficiencies are rare in industrialized countries such as the United States. |
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| Cooking parsley nearly doubles its vitamin k.
Pantry pointers
What could be better than one kind of parsley? Two. Your first choice has frilly, curly leaves, almost like the fronds of a fern, and it's best used as a garnish. Its flat-leafed or "Italian" brother may be plainer looking, but it has the flavor genes of the family. Because of this type's stronger taste, it's better suited to cooking. |
| The clotting action of the vitamin k could work against any blood-thinning medication you take, like warfarin.
Also avoid this veggie if you suffer from gout, a form of arthritis where uric acid crystals sit in your joints and cause terrible pain and swelling. Cauliflower contains purines, substances your body turns into uric acid. One way to lessen the painful symptoms of gout is to keep purine-rich foods out of your diet.
Cooking it, however, may not be as easy as buying it. Cauliflower is well known for its strong cabbage-like odor. |
| Without vitamin k, your blood couldn't clot. It also helps your body use calcium and ensures that your bones stay strong.
Fight disease with B's and C
In your body, water-soluble vitamins float freely in your blood or in the watery fluid between your cells. They don't stick around for long, though. Your body doesn't store them but instead uses them or flushes them out through your kidneys. This means you don't have to worry about overloading on water-soluble vitamins. But you do need to replace them often.
B vitamins. |
Sharol Tilgner, N.D.
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 The presence of vitamin k in any plant can cause an antagonistic effect with blood thinning agents like coumarin (warfarin) or indandione (anisindione). Alfalfa is thought to exacerbate symptoms of Lupus.
Aloe -
Aloe barbadensis L. in the Aloaceae family, previously in the Liliaceae family. Various species of Aloe can be used.
Part used: See the information below.
Taste/smell: The whole leaf is bitter but the mucilage by itself is pleasant tasting.
Tendencies: Cooling, drying, stimulating. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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| TIN Plant
TRIACONTANOL Plant TRICIN Plant TRIFOLIOL Plant TRIGONELLINE Plant TIMETHYLAMINE Plant TRYPTOPHAN Plant VIOLAXANTHIN Plant VITAMIN E Plant vitamin k Plant
WATER Plant 812,000—827,000 ppm XANTHOPHYLLS Plant XYLOSE Plant ZEAXANTHIN Plant ZINC Plant
¦ ARTICHOKE
Chemical Constituents of Cynara scolymus L. |
Judith Wills
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 Infants are generally born with low levels so vitamin k is usually given at birth.
¦ Vitamin C
ASCORBIC ACID
USA RDI 60 mg UK RNI 40 mg EC RDA 60 mg
Another important antioxidant vitamin, vitamin C has a protective role for the body, helping to maintain a healthy immune system. It is necessary for building healthy connective tissue, bones, and teeth, and helps the healing of wounds and fractures. It also helps in the absorption of iron. Extra vitamin C may be needed at certain times, for example when the body is under stress (e.g. illness, high workload) and for certain people (e.g. |
Francois Couplan, Ph.D.
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 The tubers contain starch, vitamins B (Bl, B6, B9, niacin) and G in large quantities, vitamin k, minerals, tannins and so on.
Potatoes are nutritious and very digestible.
Externally, the tubers are emollient, either raw and grated or cooked and mashed. Slices of raw potato soothe the pain of burns and headaches.
The extracted juice is antispasmodic and reduces the hyperacidity of gastric secretions.
All green parts of the plant contain toxic alkaloids, especially solanine, including the young shoots and the green parts of tubers exposed to light during their growth or storage. |
| The leaves are a commercial source of chlorophyll and vitamin k. California Indians used to eat the seeds of M. lupulina (m.a.) parched or ground into flour.
Alfalfa seeds of M. sativa (m.a.) are commonly sold for sprouting in North America and in Europe. Alfalfa sprouts are among the best of all salads because of their tender and juicy texture and delicate flavor.
The seeds can be gathered by beating the ripe inflorescences on top of a sheet spread out on the ground, and subsequently winnowing the result.
The seeds of other species can also be sprouted. |
Bill Gottlieb
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 Some nutritional supplements that are aimed at preventing or treating osteoporosis may contain this much vitamin k. If not, you may have to take a separate supplement.
MANGANESE: For a Strong Foundation
Manganese is another foundation nutrient that helps build bone, and a deficiency of the mineral "may be one of the important factors related to the current epidemic of osteoporosis," says Dr. Gaby.
That nutritional deficiency may be rampant among Americans because our farming and food-processing techniques strip food of the mineral and because many food additives may block its absorption, Dr. |
| OTHER SUPPLEMENTS: What You Need
Besides calcium, magnesium, vitamin k, and manganese, Dr. Gaby uses the following dosages for people who want to prevent or help reverse osteoporosis with nutritional supplements.
• Zinc: 10 to 30 milligrams
• Copper: 1 to 2 milligrams
• Boron: 1 to 3 milligrams
• Silicon: 1 to 2 milligrams
• Strontium: 0. |
Francois Couplan, Ph.D.
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| They contain vitamin k and 30% of a drying oil, which is edible. This oil is used for culinary purposes in S. Russia and Asia. It is also employed in making soaps, varnishes and paints. It was formerly burned in oil lamps. Hemp is legally cultivated in fields in Switzerland for the oil extracted from the seeds.
Hemp fibers are used as an ecological building material.
Humulus (B 4) Hops
Name of the plant in the Middle Ages from the Latin "humus," soil, and "lupus," wolf: it was believed that the plant was stealing much substance from the earth. Throughout
H. japonicus, Japanese hops, from N. |
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 Root vegetables such as turnips, carrots, parsnips, radishes, and beets are especially important as sources of boron, she adds, while leafy green vegetables such as fresh spinach, kale, cabbage, basil, and Romaine lettuce are the best sources of vitamin k. Dairy products are by far the best sources of calcium, the basic building block of bones. For those who find it difficult to eat any of these foods on a regular basis, Dr. Broadhurst recommends a supplement of at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 500 milligrams of magnesium a day. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 Additionally, alfalfa is a good source of vitamin k, which helps prevent bleeding.
Jamaicans have long used Jamaica weed, a form of phyllanthus, in the treatment of hepatitis. This plant contains ingredients that can kill the hepatitis B virus in vivo, something that is difficult to accomplish using allopathic medicine.
Many liver disorders accompany Candida problems. In these instances, pau d'arco or garlic should be taken for its antifungal effects and for immune support.
Other herbs that improve liver function include aloe vera, buckthorn, wild yam, wood betony and yellow dock. |
| Good sources of vitamin k include green, leafy vegetables as well as cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage. An injection of this vitamin can help stop intractable vomiting. Acidophilus may help by balancing the intestinal pH. Ginger is great for nausea. Wild yam is an herb that can help stop nausea. While it does not contain hormones itself, it works by helping the body to balance its own progesterone levels. Other herbs to consider include fennel, peppermint, and cardamom in warm milk. Catnip tea is another gentle remedy. |
| Cabbage is high in vitamin k, as well as cancer-fighting indoles. It is excellent for alleviating stomach ailments, especially when combined with comfrey.
•Carrot...Carrot juice is high in antioxidants, including beta carotene and vitamins A, C, and E. In addition, it is filled with health-giving minerals and antiaging enzymes. One caveat on carrot juice: Since it is high in natural sugar, this juice should be diluted with water, especially when there is a blood sugar imbalance.
•Celery... |
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