Understand the Importance of Vitamin Supplements in a Vegan Diet

August 05, 2023 • omega 3 • Supplements • vegan • vegetable • veggie • veggies • vitamin • vitamink2 • vitamins

Embracing a vegan lifestyle signifies adopting a diet devoid of all animal-derived foods - a choice that's both ethical and healthy. However, ensuring a complete nutrient profile can pose certain challenges. Among these, the intake of vital elements like vitamin B12, vitamin D, omega-3, and iron, commonly found in animal-based foods, becomes critical. This is where vitamin supplements come into play. They can effectively bridge the nutritional gap in a vegan diet, providing essential nutrients and contributing to overall health and well-being. As every individual's dietary needs are unique, it's always recommended to consult a healthcare professional before beginning any supplementation.

Top 10 Vitamin K Rich Foods

October 06, 2016 • bone • broccoli • cabbage • cucumbers • dairy • fightcancer • hearthealth • infections • kale • natto • oralhealth • prunes • scallions • soy • sprouts • vitamin • vitamink • vitamink1 • vitamink2 • vitamink3

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a role in blood clotting. Vitamin K activates the protein that clots the blood. It is also needed for the synthesis of bone proteins. A vitamin K deficiency can lead to heart disease, weakened bones, tooth decay and cancer. Much of the vitamin K in our diets comes from the intestinal bacteria we already have, because of this, your vitamin K levels can depend greatly on the health of your gut. There are two types of vitamin K we have in our diet, vitamin K1 and vitamin K2. Vitamin K1 is found...

Natto: The Most Amazing Food You’re Not Eating

September 16, 2016 • bloodclotting • hearthealth • hypertension • iron • magnesium • menaquinone • natto • nattokinase • potassium • prostatecancer • vitamink • vitamink1 • vitamink2 • vitamink2mk7 • zinc

Natto is by no means a new food. It’s been a traditional and popular, yet polarizing health food for centuries in Japan. About 7.5 billion packets of natto are sold each year. It’s clear that many people love it and eat it daily (it’s a popular breakfast staple), but some people just can’t stand the stuff. Natto is essentially steamed soybeans that have been fermented with a bacteria called Bacillus subtilis and then aged for about a week. The resulting product looks like the soybeans have been covered in some sort of stringy slime. This can be off-putting for some. The smell...