Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that is highly important for strong bones and teeth. Vitamin K helps with the absorption and utilization of calcium. In fact, vitamin K helps your body absorb calcium. Vitamin K is particularly important for new and growing teeth because of its ability to promote bone growth and its effects on tooth decay.
Vitamin K helps your body utilize calcium for stronger bones and teeth. Vitamin K is also important for proper bone formation and healthy teeth and bone mass. crucially, vitamin k1 drives calcium straight to the bones to aid them grow properly. Indeed, recent studies have shown that vitamin k plays an important role in keeping bone mineral density high and reducing the risk of breaks (1).
This leads to one very obvious health benefit – improved bone strength. But do you know what else can help your bones? Well, vitamin k1 can’t do it alone. What it can do is improve the activity of your body’s natural defenses, which in turn will strengthen your blood clotting factors. Indeed, vitamin k1 has been shown to improve the activity of clotting factors associated with atherosclerosis, a condition that significantly reduces blood flow to the heart.
This brings me to the last topic I’d like to touch on in this article – vitamin k can also lower abnormal bleeding from any number of causes. Vitamin K consumption has also been shown to lower low levels of fibrin. Low levels of fibrin are associated with abnormal bleeding as well as infection and inflammation. Vitamin K intake has also been shown to reduce abnormal bleeding from infections that involve the kidneys (renal tics, for instance). It has also been shown to reduce abnormal bleeding from any number of digestive problems, including peptic ulcers.
So, now you know what vitamin k can do for your body and your bones – but how can you get enough of it? The best way is probably to eat a well-balanced, nutrient-rich diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables. You should also try and make sure that your daily calcium intake is sufficient.
However, there have been some controlled studies that suggest benefits from vitamin k2. One of the more recent of these is a study comparing the benefits of Vitamin K, Vitamin D, and calcium in controlled studies. The study found that when both nutrients were added to a calcium supplement that people who had reduced blood acidity levels benefited more than those who had higher levels of the two nutrients. Of course, the controlled studies were on very sick people – but the results still show the potential benefit from Vitamin K.
There’s another potential benefit from vitamin k. It appears that those who regularly consume it may be less likely to develop heart disease. The beta carotene in the fruits and vegetables may protect the body against LDL cholesterol. This would seem to make sense as LDL is partially responsible for the formation of heart disease. But further research will have to be done to confirm these claims.
So while we’re talking about those dark circles around your eyes, don’t forget to add vitamin k to your everyday diet. In addition to giving you that healthy glow, you may also be doing your skin and bones a favor by adding it to your menu of foods rich in vitamins. And speaking of foods rich in vitamins, you may want to add carrots, spinach, and dark colored green leafy vegetables to your regular diet as well. They’re all great sources of vitamin A, as well as vitamin C, which are responsible for keeping your immune system strong.