Q. Besides vitamin K and iron, are there any other nutrients or vitamins that it is too dangerous to have too much of? I take a multi vitamin daily and try to get plenty of vitamins in my diet. I want to make sure that there isn't any danger of having too much of one thing.
A. Calcium actually. And if you take/eat a lot of calcium, make sure you have just as much Vitamin D in your system. Calcium is hard to absorb without D and can lead to kidney stones. Magnesium and Phoshorus also aren't good to have too much of. Some vitamins though, like Vitamin C, you can have up to 300% of the Daily Value in one day and be fine. (My boyfriend tried those "Smoke Away" pills for quitting smoking. He needed to take 3 pills 3 times a day, and each dose was 300% Vitamin C. So he was getting 900% of the DV each day for 3 weeks and nothing happened to him. So Vitamin C isn't much to worry about either. Although I don't suggest you take that much for very long unless you need to.) -By the way, the Smoke Away pills DID work, but only for a short period of time until the little pills that you take when you get a craving ran out, then he went back to smoking again. Just in case you were wondering lol.
Don't worry too much about overdosing on Vitamin K and Iron because you might end up getting too little and that's not good either. You need at least 50% of the Daily Value of them or you can start feeling fatigued and getting cramps (especially leg cramps which are most associated with Potassium (K) deficiencies). Potassium is water-soluble though, so if you drink a lot of water, it washes out of your system faster and you need more of it. But if you only drink about 8 glasses or less of water per day, aim for 100% of the DV in a day.
Iron is also neccessary to keep your blood thick and healthy. Too much iron won't really HURT you either, per se. My ex once took 6 times the DV of iron by accident before donating blood (he read it as 100mg being 18% instead of 18mg being 100%) and took 6 iron pills to get over the 100% level lol! He was fine, his blood was just really "heavy" as the nurse explained. They still accepted it though. It's probably not good to do that very often though, so be careful.
Don't worry too much about overdosing on Vitamin K and Iron because you might end up getting too little and that's not good either. You need at least 50% of the Daily Value of them or you can start feeling fatigued and getting cramps (especially leg cramps which are most associated with Potassium (K) deficiencies). Potassium is water-soluble though, so if you drink a lot of water, it washes out of your system faster and you need more of it. But if you only drink about 8 glasses or less of water per day, aim for 100% of the DV in a day.
Iron is also neccessary to keep your blood thick and healthy. Too much iron won't really HURT you either, per se. My ex once took 6 times the DV of iron by accident before donating blood (he read it as 100mg being 18% instead of 18mg being 100%) and took 6 iron pills to get over the 100% level lol! He was fine, his blood was just really "heavy" as the nurse explained. They still accepted it though. It's probably not good to do that very often though, so be careful.
What vitamin deficiency causes under eye bags?
Q. I'm only 18 and I have terrible bags under my eyes. I always look tired even if I've slept a full night. I didn't used to have this problem. What vitamins might I be lacking? What can I eat to make sure I have a greater intake of those vitamins?
Please help.
Please help.
A. vitamin K or B12
Is a person with Vitamin K deficiency at a higher or lower risk for having a heart attack?
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A. Research is starting to show that Vitamin K does more than play a role in blood clotting. It appears that it is important in determining where calcium is deposited. For instance woman who consume more vitamin K have a higher bone density and less calcification of the arteries. This indicates that Vitamin K may ensure calcium is deposited where it should be, in the bones rather than the arteries.
Experiments on rats have shown Vitamin K to not only prevent calcification of the arteries, but to actually reverse it. Considering calcium deposits in the arteries cause a huge reduction in the elasticity of the arteries, I would say that a Vitamin K deficiency increases the persons chance of having a heart attack, or stroke for that matter. Some researchers now believe that heart disease is actually a deficiency of Vitamin K, but more research needs to done on subject
Experiments on rats have shown Vitamin K to not only prevent calcification of the arteries, but to actually reverse it. Considering calcium deposits in the arteries cause a huge reduction in the elasticity of the arteries, I would say that a Vitamin K deficiency increases the persons chance of having a heart attack, or stroke for that matter. Some researchers now believe that heart disease is actually a deficiency of Vitamin K, but more research needs to done on subject
Is there a type of blood test available to check for vitamin K deficiency?
Q. If so, what should I ask my Doc to order?
Thanks!
Thanks!
A. yes, a vitamin k level. seriously.
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