Vitamin K is an essential vitamin for healthy blood clotting and improved heart health. Here is a quick guide on it.
Vitamin K has also been associated with improved heart health and reversing arterial and vascular calcification.
Vitamin K is a lipid-soluble vitamin that is essential for the clotting of blood and the building of bones.
It is found in both vegetables, fermented soybeans, eggs, meat, and cheese, as phylloquinones and menaquinones.
Vitamin K helps make the various proteins essential for blood clotting.
Prothrombin is a vitamin K-dependent protein that is directly involved in the clotting of blood.
Lack of vitamin K can lead to hemorrhaging, poor cardiovascular health, weak bones, and internal bleeding.