3. Vitamin K
Vitamin K is a very important nutrient to have. Getting more of it in your diet can significantly reduce the odds of developing cancer later in life. Vitamin K1 is often referred to as the coagulation vitamin due to the fact that it aids the blood-clotting mechanism of your body. Vitamin 2 activates 17 proteins that keep your body healthy.
One such protein is called osteocalcin, a protein that regulates the production of bone to ensure that enough is built to replace any bones that might have been broken down. Another protein that vitamin K2 activates is MGP which ensures that calcium doesn’t stick to the walls of your arteries.
This keeps your arteries healthy and prevents the development of serious issues down the line. There have also been studies that suggest that vitamin K can reduce the odds of developing diabetes at any point in your life. With all these O-K vitamins, why wouldn’t you eat kale?