Vitamin K in My Beauty

                                   Vitamin K in MY Beauty

         Good health is the foundation of real beauty. Vitamin K is very important for maintaining both our beauty and good health. It is essential for healthy blood, improved clotting and skin. Vitamin K skin care products are also used for fighting dark circles or discoloration under eyes. It is also helpful for younger and brighter eyes. Vitamin K is effective for persons suffering from PXE (pseudoxanthoma elasticum). In this hereditary disease severe wrinkling of face and body skin occurs. When it is used topically it can help remove burns, scars, spider veins, stretch marks and bruises. It is also required for strong and healthy bones.

         Vitamin K deficiency creates the following ailments:

v  Abnormal Cardiac calcification(heart disease)

v  Under-eye circles.

v  Rosacea (redness of the skin, pimples)

v  Bruising

v  Anemia

v  Gum bleeding

v  Bloody urine

v  Bone loss

v  Low bone density

v  Abnormal menstrual bleeding

v  Gastrointestinal bleeding

The primary source of Vitamin K in its all forms is the friendly bacteria in our colons and intestinal tract. Our body can store a very little amount of this vitamin. Except this, Vitamin K comes in our body from the food we eat. As it’s deficiency causes serious life-threatening conditions and even death, we must eat the food rich in vitamin K.

Food that are good source of Vitamin K are:

Milk, Oats, eggs. Beef, leafy green vegetables, cauliflowers, kiwi fruit, brassica, soybeans, basil etc.

The deficiency of vitamin k in our body should not be taken lightly as it is very much essential for our beauty as well as good health