What Thickens Your Blood?
Thick Blood Is Caused by Heavy Proteins, or by Too Much Blood in the Circulation. Too Many Red Cells, White Cells, and Platelets Will Result in Blood...
Thick blood is caused by heavy proteins, or by too much blood in the circulation. Too many red cells, white cells, and platelets will result in blood thickening. Another cause is an imbalance in the blood clotting system.
What food thickens your blood?
The liver uses vitamin K to produce clotting factors, which are cells that help to control bleeding and enable blood clots to form.
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The AHA'a list of 19 foods high in vitamin K includes:
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The AHA'a list of 19 foods high in vitamin K includes:
- amaranth leaves.
- asparagus.
- broccoli.
- Brussels sprouts.
- coleslaw.
- collard greens.
- canned beef stroganoff soup.
- endive.
What can help thick blood?
Treatment
- Antiplatelet therapy: Medications such as aspirin can help prevent blood cells from forming clots.
- Anticoagulation therapy: Some drugs, such as warfarin (Coumadin), act on coagulation factors to prevent clots.
- Thrombolytics: Doctors may use these”clot-busting” drugs in emergency situations.
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