natural blood thinners

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> Hi Bee and Pam:

> Isn't vitamin K actually supposed to promote clotting? I'd like to

be clear on this myself because both of my parents are on coumadin

and I was told by my father that he was to stay away from vitamin K

because it could cause clots.

==>Vitamin K prevents clots and that is why a person taking blood

thinning medications needs to avoid vegetables that are high in it,

otherwise their blood can get too thin. Interesting enough, but your

own body makes vitamin K in the large intestines.

> I also have a suggestion that cabbage should be avoided (because

of the vitamin K), but many other veggies can be cultured that should

be lower in vit. K which would give the probiotic benefit of the

rejuvelac and cabbage kraut. I have heard of culturing diakon radish

for example and perhaps that is lower in vit. K.

==>I haven't checked into whether vitamin K is lower in cultured

veggies. But goods foods are much healthier than taking blood

thinning medications, i.e. garlic is the best, and to keep blood from

clotting only 1 clove per day is required.

Bee