Did You Know Just That Many Cancers Are Linked To A Vitamin Deficiency?
Fat-Soluble
Vitamins and Cancer
Tips
for Using Supplements
When
purchasing fat-soluble vitamins and supplements, be sure
they are fresh. If the supplements are past pull date or
close to the date on the bottles, do not purchase them.
Oils must be very fresh to neutralize free radicals. Rancid
oils—ones that smell fishy or like Play-Doh—are old, inactive,
and can cause more free radicals in the body. Store oils
and fat-soluble supplements in the refrigerator, inside
airtight containers. Keep them out of direct sunlight as
much as possible.
Vitamin
K, Phylloquinone (K1), Menaquinone (K2), Menadione (Synthetic
Form of K3)
Vitamin
K1 is found in green plants, while vitamin K2 is produced
by bacteria in the colon. In the liver vitamin K acts as
a coenzyme in reactions that produce the clotting factors
and can interfere with the anticlotting effects of anticoagulants.
However at doses lower than one milligram per day, Vitamin
K1 does not pose a threat and may actually enhance the antimetastatic
effects of anticoagulants.
Vitamin
K may also act as a toxin to cancer cells while not harming
normal cells.
Sources
of vitamin K include cabbage, broccoli, turnip greens, lettuce,
wheat bran, cheese, and egg yolk.
Summary
The
four fat-soluble vitamin families, A, D, E, and K, are often
depleted in cancer patients. This is usually caused by fat
malabsorption. These vitamins are often difficult to obtain
in the diet, and a low-dose supplement can be very helpful
in rebuilding stores. Vitamin E is a nontoxic antioxidant
that protects the other fat-soluble vitamins and oils from
oxidation. It can be taken in larger doses and should always
accompany any supplemented oils (such as flaxseed or fish
oil), and the other fat-soluble vitamins.
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