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95+ delicious Coumadin safe recipes
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Complete Nutrition Facts including Vitamin K content for each recipe

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How Much Vitamin K is in...?

Find out the exact amount of Vitamin K (in micrograms) of almost a thousand common foods! Listed both alphabetically and then in order of the amount of Vitamin K in the food, this downloadable list (not available in printed book format) will help you know exactly how much Vitamin K you're eating. Just $4.95 for the eBook or $12.95 for the pocket- or purse-sized book (via Lulu.com)!

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Will Vitamin B help with the "Burning Mouth Syndrome" caused by taking Coumadin?

I am on Coumadin for life, and have recently developed "Burning Mouth Syndrome." I have tried to help the problem with Vitamin B Complex. My INRs have dramatically dropped. (I home test.) Question: Would Vitamin B Complex have any effect on the Coumadin/INR?

Dr. Gourmet Says...

I have had a few patients with burning mouth syndrome. No one is sure exactly what causes this and it can be very frustrating to treat. There is no evidence that any of the B vitamins is helpful. We often will try using Vitamin B12 injections to treat burning mouth syndrome but the results are disappointing.

There should not be any interaction of the Vitamin B with Coumadin, but I always ask my patients who are on any medication (especially Coumadin® / warfarin) to check with me about adding any type of supplement. Chat with your doctor about this.

Thanks for writing,

Timothy S. Harlan, M.D.
Dr. Gourmet

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How Much Vitamin K is in....?

There's an easy way to find out about the nutrition content of any food. Just use The Dr. Gourmet Diet Plan Software.

Just register to use the software, then click the Recipe Box tab. The ingredient database includes over 7,000 ingredients and will show you the nutritional information for those ingredients - including Vitamin K. Use the Food Diary section to help you track your daily Vitamin K intake along with calories and other nutrients. Try it now!