Antibiotics and Vitamin K

Most of your body's supply of vitamin K is synthesized by the friendly bacteria in your intestines. But when you take antibiotics, you increase your need for vitamin K. The antibiotics kill many of the good bacteria, and as a result, the remaining good bacteria cannot produce adequate amounts of vitamin K.

Vitamin K Deficiency

Vitamin K deficiency is associated with easy bruising and bleeding and increased risk of osteoporosis.

Carrots - Gold Mine of Nutrients

Carrot juice is said to be a gold mine of nutrients.

Carrot juice is very high in beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is a pigment substance found in plants that can often form into vitamin A.

(Did you know that if you eat a carrot raw, you only get access to about 1% of the available beta carotene? But, when you or your child has a glass of carrot juice, you your system absorbs almost 100% or the beta carotene!)

Another vitamin contained in carrot juice is vitamin E. This vitamin appears in three forms, commonly known as the vitamin E complex.

Carrots also carry other vitamins such as B, C, D, and K, and minerals like calcium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, and traces of protein.

Juicing a carrot removes the indigestible fiber. Thus, the nutrients in it are available to the body in much larger quantities than if the carrot was eaten whole. This is because many of the nutrients are trapped in the fibre, and while fibre aids digestion, some part of the fibre is indigestible. Thus, you don't get the benefits of the nutrients that are trapped in the indigestible fibre.

Eating just one small carrot every day may help protect you from cancer.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K and Blood Clotting: Vitamin K's primary function is to regulate normal blood clotting. It allows the body to produce proteins that clots the blood.

Vitamin K and Bone Health: Vitamin K supplements improve bone health and reduce risk of bone fractures. Bone proteins are dependent on vitamin K for their synthesis.

Vitamin K and Liver Diseases: Vitamin K is used to reduce risk of bleeding in liver disease, jaundice, malabsorption, or in association with long-term use of aspirin or antibiotics. Vitamin K has been used in the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding, and with vitamin C to treat morning sickness.

Yogurt with active bacterial cultures and probiotics help create vitamin K in the intestines.

Herbs and food that contain Vit K are:-
Kale, Parsley, Spinach, Cabbage(green), Watercress, Broccoli, Soybean oil, Brussel sprouts, Grapeseed oil, Mustard greens