The Medical Advisor

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin with significant health influence that many don't get enough of. Your body stores very little of it, so it's rapidly depleted without regular dietary intake. Common drugs can also deplete vitamin K, making elevated intake even more important. There are many vitamin K-dependent proteins in your body, which are involved in things like blood coagulation, bone metabolism and mineralization of your blood vessels. As you'd suspect, that means vitamin K plays a particularly important role in the prevention of bleeding disorders, osteoporosis and heart disease. There are two main forms of vitamin K, along with several subtypes, all of which can make matters a bit confusing. Here, I'll do my best to break down the basics, starting with the naturally-occurring forms of vitamin K and their basic functions and sources: 1 , 2 1. Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) —  Vitamin K1 is derived from green, leafy vegetab...

The nutritional supplement N-acetylcysteine is like the Swiss Army knife of supplements. It’s used to treat a wide range of health conditions, including allergies, Alzheimer's disease, bipolar disorder, bronchitis, chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis, heart disease, hepatitis, infertility, schizophrenia, and upper respiratory infections. The nutritional supplement N-acetylcysteine is used to treat a wide range of health conditions. Then again, many dietary supplements are believed to have a variety of uses. The big question is whether they actually work. To answer that question, here’s some of the research that supports a few of the many uses of N-acetylcysteine. In This Article What is N-acetylcysteine? Acetaminophen toxicity High blood pressure COPD PCOS NAFLD (Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) COVID-19? NAC Also Protects Against Blood Clots Standard of Care for COVID-19 Should Include NAC Glutathione vs NAC NAC (N-AcetylCysteine) Dosage Precaution US FDA Cr...