Insufficient Vitamin K–Key Factor in the Development of Varicose Veins One of vitamin K’s primary actions in the body is the carboxylation (activation) of matrix GLA protein (MGP). Critical to maintaining the health of the entire cardiovascular system, MGP is known to prevent calcification in the arteries. Now, new research shows vitamin K-activated MGP is […]
by Bill E. Cham, Ph. D. Abstract A member of many scientific societies, Bill E. Cham, Ph.D., is frequently invited to speak at conferences on his research topics. His research interests cover a wide range of disciplines resulting in publication of over a hundred articles on topics ranging from pharmacology, iron metabolism, mineral research, lipidology […]
Abstract Progressive pituitary hormone deficiency is characteristic of aging, and the hypothalamic-GH-IGF-I axis is the first hormonal system affected. Daily GH secretion peaks around puberty, begins to decline by age 21, and by age 60, most adults have total 24-hour GH secretion rates indistinguishable from those of hypopituitary patients with organic lesions in the pituitary […]
Vitamin K’s effectiveness in the prevention and treatment of osteopenia/osteoporosis has just been discounted in a WebMD review1 (“Vitamin K: No Help for Bone Density”) of research published Oct. 14, 2008, in PLOS Medicine (Cheung A, et al.)2 In this two-year study, which involved 440 post-menopausal women diagnosed with osteopenia, Canadian researchers, not surprisingly, found […]
