Hi Verona,
I am glad that everything went smooth, and that Shane is coming home today
Give him some time to give this all a place, and I suggest to start the protocol in a day of two.
Start with the MSM 1000 mg a day and try to build it up in a week time.
He can build up the MSM faster, so one day 1000 mg if everything is oke the next day 2000 mg en the day after 3000 mg.
The chromium and the carnitine, he can start the full dosis without any problem.
I should give him the Q 10 together with the rest of his supplements, and then try to stabilize the comadin, otherwise its difficult to get stable.
The amount of bloodthinners always variable.
The things you eat have also influence,COUMADIN® blocks the formation of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors in your liver. Vitamin K is needed to make clotting factors that help the blood to clot and prevent bleeding.
The amount of vitamin K in food may affect therapy with COUMADIN®. Eat a normal, balanced diet maintaining a consistent amount of vitamin K and avoid drastic changes in dietary habits. It is important to check with your healthcare provider before making any major changes to your diet.
In general, leafy, green vegetables and certain legumes and vegetable oils contain high amounts of vitamin K. Foods that appear to contain low amounts of vitamin K include roots, bulbs, tubers, the fleshy portion of fruits, fruit juices, and other beverages. Likewise, cereal grains and their milled products appear to be low in vitamin K.
H=High M=Medium L=Low
Foods* Vitamin K1 Content
BEVERAGES
Coffee caffeinated, brewed, decaffeinated, instant L
Cola regular and diet L
Milk L
Tea black, brewed † L
Water tap L
Vitamin K1 Content
DAIRY PRODUCTS/EGGS
Butter L
Cheddar cheese L
Eggs L
Sour cream L
Yogurt L
Vitamin K1 Content
GRAIN PRODUCTS
Bagel plain L
Bread assorted types L
Cereal assorted types L
Flour assorted types L
Oatmeal instant, dry L
Rice white L
Spaghetti dry L
Vitamin K1 Content
FRUITS
Apple (except peel of green apple) L
Banana L
Blueberries L
Cantaloupe L
Grapes L
Lemon L
Orange L
Peach L
Vitamin K1 Content
MEAT
Beef L
Chicken L
Ham L
Mackerel L
Pork L
Shrimp L
Tuna L
Turkey L
Portion Size Vitamin K1 Content
FATS AND DRESSINGS
Margarine 7 tbsp M
Mayonnaise 7 tbsp H
Oils
Canola 7 tbsp H
Salad 7 tbsp H
Soybean 7 tbsp H
Olive 7 tbsp M
Corn 7 tbsp L
Peanut 7 tbsp L
Safflower 7 tbsp L
Sesame 7 tbsp L
Sunflower 7 tbsp L
Portion Size Vitamin K1 Content
VEGETABLES
Asparagus 7 spears M
Avocado 1 small M
Beans green 3/4 cup L
Broccoli 1/2 cup H
Brussel sprouts 5 sprouts H
Cabbage 1 1/2 cups H
Cabbage red 1 1/2 cups M
Carrot 2/3 cups L
Cauliflower 1 cup L
Celery 2 1/2 stalks L
Collard greens 1/2 cup H
Corn 2/3 cup L
Cucumber peel removed 1 cup L
Eggplant 1 1/4 cups L
Endive raw 2 cups H
Green scallion raw 2/3 cup H
Kale raw leaf 3/4 cup H
Lettuce raw 1 3/4 cups H
bibb
red leaf
Lettuce iceberg, raw 5 leaves M
Mushroom 1 1/2 cups L
Mustard greens raw 1 1/2 cups H
Onion L
Parsley 1 1/2 cup chopped H
Peas green, cooked 2/3 cup M
Pepper green, raw L
Potato L
Pumpkin L
Sauerkraut canned 1/2 cup L
Spinach raw leaf 1 1/2 cups H
Tomato L
Turnip greens raw 1 1/2 cups chopped H
Watercress raw 3 cups chopped H
Portion Size Vitamin K1 Content
CONDIMENTS AND SWEETENERS
Honey L
Jell-O® Gelatin§ L
Peanut butter L
Pickle dill 1 medium M
Sugar white, granulated L
Although dried tea leaves are high in vitamin K content, brewed tea is not a significant source of vitamin K.
Portions in chart for foods of medium and high vitamin K content were calculated from estimated portions
provided in Reference 4. Portion sizes for foods low in vitamin K content apply to 3.5 ounces for beverages
and meats, medium-sized whole fruits, and 1 cup or less for other foods listed unless otherwise stated.
greetings,
Corrij