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Benefits Of Vitamin K
Vitamin K2: Newest heart-healthy supplement?
Contrary to prevailing opinion among many cardiologists, there is an emerging notion that coronary calcification is an active process, a true part of the disease.
For years, calcium in arteries was regarded as a consequence of age, a marker for "senescence." Some even said that calcium in arteries meant that plaque was "hard," and thereby not prone to cause heart attack, since it's the "softer" elements of plaque that are prone to participate in "rupture" that characterizes the majority ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Get a Cardiovascular Kick Out of Vitamin K2
By Dr. William Davis , Health ExpertVitamin K2 is emerging as an exciting player in the quest to reduce risk for heart disease. (Also... Read more »
Does fish oil cause bleeding?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...green-colored foods is important for this and other health benefits. The second situation is the... Read more »
Identifying Trans Fats
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...with your husband’s; rather focus on the health benefits of losing weight, eating healthy and... Read more »
So, How Many Pills Do YOU Take?
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...great anti-oxidant with a number of purported health benefits. I take it because it is also... Read more »
Don't Let "Good" Cholesterol Numbers Fool You into Poor Heart Health
By HeartHawk , Health ExpertIt seems that almost every day I read a new article about how to "aggressively" treat people who... Read more »
Health Guide
Vitamin K
...Alternative Names Vitamin K deficiency; Deficiency - vitamin K Read more »Vitamin K
Vitamin K deficiency; Deficiency - vitamin K Food Sources Vitamin K is found in cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, cereals,... Read more »Osteoporosis: Lifestyle Changes
...vitamin K, may help prevent fractures in people with osteoporosis. Click the icon to see an image of the benefits of vitamin K. Click the icon to see an image of the sources of vitamin K.Vitamin... Read more »Vitamin K
Vitamin K deficiency; Deficiency - vitamin K Side Effects Vitamin K deficiency is very rare. It occurs when the body can't properly absorb the vitamin from... Read more »Vitamin K
Vitamin K deficiency; Deficiency - vitamin K Recommendations Specific recommendations depend on age, gender, and other factors (such as pregnancy). The best... Read more »Images
Vitamin K benefits blood clotting... Read more »
Related News
Mixed Results in Bone Study
November 03, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers ended with mixed results in a study designed to see if daily supplements of vitamin K1 would protect women at risk... Read summary »
Vitamin K does not slow bone loss: study
October 17, 2008A new study has found that vitamin K does not slow bone loss in postmenopausal women, but it may help them avoid fractures and cancer if they suffer... Read summary »
Vitamin K slows insulin resistance in older men
December 08, 2008A new study has found that vitamin K slows insulin resistance in men, but not in women. Researchers followed 355 non-diabetic men and women between... Read summary »
B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients
August 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »
Alzheimers: Vitamin for Longer Life
April 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking high doses of vitamin E appears to extend the life of people with Alzheimer's disease. The findings are the result of a... Read summary »
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