Vitamin K

What does it do?

Vitamin K, both found in nature and made in the body, helps blood clotting, or coagulation in humans.

Deficiency Signs

Deficiency signs are haemorrhaging (easy bleeding)

Food Sources of Vitamin K

Vitamin K is found in both plant and animal sources in nature. Some food sources are: Leafy greens, kelp, alfalfa, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, lettuce, cabbage, beans, broccoli, peas, watercress, asparagus, potatoes, corn oil, tomatoes, milk, liver, yoghurt, egg yolks.

Best Supplement

Vitamin K is usually not necessary to supplement.

What Helps Vitamin K in our Bodies?

Healthy intestinal bacterial helps vitamin K – if the intestinal bacterias are in balance, then there is no need for a dietary source.

What Robs our Bodies of Vitamin D?

Antibiotics, In babies, lack of breast feeding.