October 31, 2007

12:10: The Health Roundup with Rick and Jamie.

12:20: It’’s Halloween and that means the busiest time of the year for adoption is just around the corner. Perhaps it’’s appropriate then that much social work is being done here in Hamilton at St. Joseph’’s Healthcare.
Guest: Sarah Simpson, Maternal Child Social Worker at St. Joseph's Healthcare.

12:35: Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the micro-organisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance now ranks among the gravest medical problems of modern times. There is a new book that delves into the issue which is a must read!
Guest: Jessica Snyder Sachs, freelance science writer whose work has appeared in Popular Science, Discover, National Wildlife, Parenting, and other publications and she of course is the author of the new book Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World.

12:45: DayNight Pharmacy time.
Guest: Irene.

Irene talked about Vitamin K today on 900CHML today.

Many healthy people may be vitamin K deficient, according to a new review. The journal Thrombosis and Haemostasts, scientists from the University of Maastricht's Vitak & Cardiovascular Institute state that healthy subjects were vitamin K deficient. Which raised the question whether all apparently healthy adults were subclinically vitamin K deficient. Compared to other vitamins the dietary intake of vitamin K is very low. The recommended allowance (RDA) is 1 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day. Vitamin K is fat soluble. The "K" derived from the German word " Koagulation" which is blood clotting. There are two forms of vitamin K, phyllloquinone also known as phytonadione, found in green leafy vegetables. Vitamin K2 which makes up about 10% of consumption and can be synthesized in the gut by micro flora. Poor vitamin k must be regarded as a serious risk factor for increased postmenopausal bone loss and for artery calcification. Special considerations must be taken if anyone is taking an anti-clotting medication like Warfarin. Wararin also interferes with the formation of prothrombin in the liver, as anyone who takes Warafin knows they must get a blood test called a prothrombin time, to be sure of the correct dose. While taking an anti-clotting medication it is not always necessary to avoid vitamin K containing foods altogether. Just keep consumption of vitamin K consistent, rather than consuming a lot one day and very little the next. This will allow medication to work and keep blood clotting function consistent. Taking a daily green supplement is recommended for those who find they don't intake enough of leafy greens in their diet.

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