Article: How safe is vitamin K?

Article: REGISTERED DIETICIAN: The importance of Vitamin K
The Weekly Gleaner;  October 28, 2002 ;     250 words ......as the clotting vitamin, because of the...anticoagulants or blood thinners should be knowledgeable about this vitamin and know its sources...your are taking blood thinners. Vitamin K2, or menaquione...who are not on blood thinners, are encouraged...sources of ...

Article: Facts Every Health Care Professional Needs to Know About Vitamin D
Dynamic Chiropractic;  April 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin D first caught my eye in 2003 when I noticed it had been...an FDA order. At the time, I thought I would look into vitamin D toxicity as a possible cause, although I cannot recall...this problem. That is why I wrote, "PDA's Crackdown on Vitamin D Is Troubling,"1 two years ago. When I researched ...

Article: Vitamin D offers myriad benefits: experts now recommend getting 1,000 International Unit of vitamins D3 per day, but most of us are far below this goal.
Women's Health Advisor;  June 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin D is best-known for the key role it plays in bone health...continues to accumulate. In the past six months, higher vitamin D levels have been linked with a reduced risk of fracture...fat in women. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The number one thing vitamin D does is help prevent osteoporosis and other ...

Article: Vitamin E, blood thinners don't mix
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 23, 1999 ;     419 words ...Q. Can too much vitamin E be toxic? A. The main concern about "too much of a good thing" with vitamin E supplements is for those who take anticoagulants ("blood thinners") or have vitamin K deficiencies. For these people, the effects of vitamin E on blood clotting can be ...

Article: Rethinking vitamin D and its role in osteoporosis.(Women's Health Update)
Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin D is the only vitamin that is also a hormone, and the only vitamin we don't have to consume from our diet. Vitamin D is normally produced in the skin through ultraviolet exposure of a derivative of cholesterol (7-dehydrochlesterol), which...

Article: Gimme a 'C.' (Vitamin C revives research interest as food additive)
Food Processing;  September 1, 1998 ;     621 words ...Vitamin C's powerful antioxidant properties are getting new appreciation. News junkies may have noticed that vitamin C already has made the headlines more than a couple of...the findings, pointing out serious flaws in the study. Vitamin C's nutritional claim to fame is well-founded. For example...

Article: The benefits of Vitamin C.(Life Extension)
Manila Bulletin;  December 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ...VITAMIN C, also known as ascorbic acid, is the most publicized, well known among the various vitamins in the market. It's a water-soluble vitamin. Our bodies are unable to store it, and we must insure that we get adequate quantities in our diets...

Article: The benefits of Vitamin C.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin;  July 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ...VITAMIN C, also known as ascorbic acid, is the most publicized, well-known among the various vitamins in the market. Its a water-soluble vitamin. Our bodies are unable to store it, and we must insure that we get adequate quantities in our diets...

Article: Bone up and take heart.(Vitamin K)
Prepared Foods;  April 1, 2006 ;     534 words ......plants but offers only about 10% absorption rate. Vitamin K3 (or menadione) is synthetically made and is...free radicals. A more natural alternative, the new vitamin K2 (also known as menaquinone) is made by the bacteria...president of sales and marketing for Blue California, Vitamin K is also found in ...

Article: 8 FAQs on Vitamin E.(Well Being)
Manila Bulletin;  May 31, 2004 ;     700+ words ...VITAMIN E has never been so popular among the health-conscious public as it is today. Distinguishing...the world. It is time that the consumers be properly informed about the great knowledge behind Vitamin E. We believe that a deeper understanding on Vitamin E will definitely further encourage them to take ...

Article: Vitamin D deficiency in the southern United States.
Southern Medical Journal;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for optimal calcium homeostasis for the body. Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone ( seco meaning cut ) with two...wavelengths of 290 and 315 nm. Upon entering the circulation, vitamin D (D without subscripts refers to either [D.sub.2] or...

Article: Vitamin D may help you dodge cancer; how to be sure you get enough.
Environmental Nutrition;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin D has an illustrious history as a major bone-building nutrient required for calcium...have discovered that essentially every cell in the body has receptors for active vitamin D, which wouldn't be there if they didn't have a function, says noted vitamin D researcher Michael Holick, Ph.D., M.D., of ...

Article: Vitamin C promises to fight cancer as well as runny noses.
Environmental Nutrition;  May 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin C holds promise for preventing high blood pressure, cataracts...skeptical. Today, research findings suggest he was right. Vitamin C may indeed play a significant role in preventing deadly and debilitating diseases. Vitamin C Against Cancer. A recent review of almost 100 studies...

Article: MOST PEOPLE NEED VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS, STUDY SUGGESTS
The Boston Globe;  March 19, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin D deficiency, which can lead to brittle bones and other...specialists say, is that virtually everyone should take vitamin D capsules, especially during northern winters when the...limits the body's ability to make its own stores of the vitamin. Nearly 60 percent of several hundred patients ...