Tag: vitamin k

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The fraud unravels – statins cause, not prevent heart disease (CVD)

While the news that the statin fraud is finally being exposed is certainly good, it is sad…

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Vitamin K reduces vascular stiffness, blood pressure in humans

The topic of vitamin K and blood pressure has been coming up for years among followers of…

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How vitamin K protects from diabetes

The study discovered a new protein requiring vitamin K as a co-factor. It has long been known…

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Mitochondrial dysfunction may be the cause of anemia

Despite anemia being a pretty common condition, I still don’t think medicine has a good idea what…

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Statins may cause insulin resistance by depleting vitamin K

A great study, which both highlights the dangers of statins while also providing a plausible mechanism for…

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Vitamin K May Help Reduce Arterial Stiffness & Improve Blood Pressure

For those of my readers who don’t know, vitamin K is a prescription drug in many countries…

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Vitamin K may treat leukemia

Another great study demonstrating both the therapeutic potential of vitamins as well as the metabolic/redox nature of…

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Deficiency of vitamin K involved in age-related disability / frailty

A nice study illustrating that vitamin K deficiency may be one of the reasons people become frail…