Vitamin K

If you are anything like me, you have not heard much about Vitamin K. I have lived nearly seven decades. I have been active on the internet for two decades. And yet, this potent little nutrient seems to be spoken of very little. Why am I talking about it now? In a word, anemia. 

Long story short, if you're looking for a quick and easy source of Vitamin K, eat a few sticks of celery. It's that simple. 

Vitamin K, I learned through the use of Cronometer* nutrition tracking app, is essential to blood health: 

"FUNCTION: Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting and building bones. Vitamin K can be made by the bacteria in your intestines and contributes to some of your daily needs. Cronometer's data sources report phylloquinone aka vitamin K1, when entering labels we combine K1, K2, K3 and enter as Vitamin K. 

"SOURCES: Kale, spinach and other leafy greens, sweet potatoes, avocadoes."

As shown on my screenshot, celery contributed the most K of anything else I've eaten so far today. So now, whenever I see that K is low in my daily view of essentials, I eat a few sticks of celery. Easy peasy. 

BLOOD HEALTH

Essentials specific to managing and maintaining blood health are: Folate, B12 (Cobalamin), Iron, Calcium and Vitamin K. 

The screenshot on the right shows how much of these I have consumed so far today, including supplements (I usually need 1/4th of a Folic Acid tablet, 1 drop of B12 in liquid form, and sometimes a calcium tablet). 

Cronometer offered Blood Health as a highlighted nutrition score and I turned that on. This has proven a very interesting rabbit hole! 

I LOVE LEARNING

I feel like I am in Kindergarten! Learning new things. Brain buzzing with wonder. (Or is that the cannabis-infused dark chocolate?) Whatever it is, I like it. 😁

You know that feeling you get when new knowledge empowers you to make smarter choices? You feel a little bit bigger. A little stronger. Armed and ready for a battle you did not see coming. Watch me now!

My goal is to reverse the progression of lymphoma. It has creeped into my body due to years of uninformed neglect. Nutrient tracking is a game changer! ❤

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*Cronometer has a free basic plan with ads. If they offer you a free trial of Gold, I recommend taking it so you can try the app ad-free and see if you find it useful. Personally, I found it so essential to achieving my health goals that it was worth it to pay for the ad-free subscription ($60/yr). The ads became too intrusive for me. (I have a low tolerance for pop-ups.)