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Broken veins on the face
Can you suggest anything that will help repair and prevent broken veins on the face?
These tiny broken veins can be a sign of a deficiency in one of the less well-known nutrients - vitamin K. This is not a common deficiency but can occur as a result of taking long-term antibiotic or anticoagulant treatments.
There are actually three forms of vitamin K; Vitamin K1 is derived from plants, vitamin K2 is made by the bacteria in the gut, and vitamin K3 is a synthetic derivative. This is also, of course, the nutrient given to newborns who do not yet have the gut bacteria that will make this vitamin for them.
What you need is a good quality vitamin K cream that you can apply topically over those areas of skin where the veins are broken. The one I recommend, made by Jason Natural Cosmetics, is called Jason Vitamin K Plus - and is widely on sale in good healthstores. If you cannot find it, then order online from www.nutriglow.com. The cream costs £19.95 for 60g.
You can also improve the condition of the tiny capillaries in the skin by boosting your intake of dietary vitamin K. Kale, which provides the equivalent of 729mcg (micrograms) in a 100g serving, is the very best food source, followed, less obviously, by antioxidant Green tea.