Vitamin K
Vitamin K is a yellow crystalline substance, which is also a fat-soluble vitamin, and it gets the body from several ways: eating foods rich in it, or from the results of the activity of human friendly bacteria that live in the intestines, which is very important in building strong bones, It protects the heart from various diseases, and in case of deficiency, the body faces a range of diseases, including tooth decay, atherosclerosis, varicose veins, bone fragility, lung and liver cancers, and stomach, as well as pulmonary infections.
Types of vitamin K.
- K1: It is called vitamin phylokinone. It is found in green vegetables, which is important for liver health and works to balance blood clotting healthy and healthy.
- K2: Called vitamin Minakinon, and this type of vitamins is important in strengthening bones and blood vessels, and tissues of the body, and it kills bacteria harmful to the human body.
- K3: It is called minadione, and this vitamin is likely to cause poisoning when breastfeeding.
Foods rich in vitamin K
- Green plants like: parsley, lettuce, basil, celery, spinach, okra, cucumber.
- Islands.
- olive oil.
- Dried fruits.
- Clove.
- Chili pepper.
- Mustard.
- Eggs, along with vegetables, contain high vitamin K vitamin.
Benefits of Vitamin K
- Stimulates the production of prothromine in the liver, the task in the process of clotting bleeding, and healing wounds.
- Treatment of poisoning caused by some blood clotting drugs.
- Contributes to the construction of strong bones.
- Helps the fetus grow properly and properly.
- Is essential in the process of cell building.
- It protects the heart and arteries from stiffness, especially when taking vitamin K2 with vitamin D.
- Vitamin K2 contributes to the treatment of spinal fracture and increases the protection of the femoral bone from fracture by 80%.
- Vitamin K1 and K2 contribute significantly to the treatment and prevention of cancer.
- Regulates bleeding menstrual cycle, and relieves the pain of the cycle through the regulation of hormones.
- Limits bleeding in the liver.
- An effective therapist for some gastrointestinal problems, colitis.
- It treats asthma in children.
- Infants are injected to protect them from any bleeding.
- Treatment of blockage of bile ducts.
Symptoms of vitamin deficiency
- Severe bleeding, especially from the nose, gums.
- Effects of bruising under the skin.
- Difficulty healing wounds.
Causes of vitamin K deficiency
- Several diseases, including yolk, and dysfunction in the pancreas.
- Bacteria produced as a result of some antibiotics.
- Pregnancy The pregnancy consumes large amounts of vitamin K in the mother’s body, and thus decreases the body of the mother.