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Vitamin K promotes normal clotting in the blood, and therefore may help reduce the tendency to bruise easily. Green leafy vegetables, alfalfa, broccoli, seaweed, and fish liver oils are dietary sources of vitamin K. Other good foods to eat would be those containing bioflavonoids, such as reddish-blue berries. These can assist in strengthening the connective tissue, which will decrease the spread of blood and bruising. Zinc and vitamin C supplements are also recommended for this.
BOOKS
Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books, eds. The Doctors Book of Home Remedies. Prevention Health Books, 2000.
Feinstein, Alice, ed. Prevention's Healing With Vitamins: The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease. Prevention Health Books, 1998.
Williams, William J. Williams' Hematology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
Paula Ford-Martin
Rebecca J. Frey, PhD
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Author Info: Paula Ford-Martin, Rebecca J. Frey PhD, The Gale Group Inc., Gale, Detroit, Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2005 |
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