The Coumadin® Cookbook
Product ID: 126308512
Welcome to the COUMADIN® (warfarin sodium Tablets, USP) Crystalline Cookbook! The goal of this cookbook is to help the person on COUMADIN® to consume approximately the same amount of vitamin K each day in a heart-healthy way. This is essential to help maintain a PT/INR (prothrombin time/International Normalized Ratio) within the desired therapeutic range on a given COUMADIN® dose. The cookbook provides practical dietary guidelines for patients who take the anticoagulant COUMADIN®. Patients who take the generic form of COUMADIN®, warfarin sodium, can also use this cookbook. All warfarin sodium, USP, products represent the same medication and should not be taken at the same time as overdosage may result. We intend to provide these guidelines in an enjoyable manner, primarily by furnishing the reader with recipes that are tasty, heart healthy, contain all food groups (including plenty of vegetables) and contain an accurate estimate of vitamin K content. We want these guidelines to be easy to use and to understand. There are four major parts to this cookbook. The first part is this part, the introduction. The second part gives several useful tips on how to consume a more steady or consistent daily amount of vitamin K. The third part is a list of foods that contain very small amounts of vitamin K. The fourth part is the recipes themselves. The amount of vitamin K that the patient on COUMADIN® consumes each day is crucial to help keep the effect of COUMADIN® steady. Review: Helpful - Very well done book. Recipes are user friendly and delicious. A lot of helpful information on a very confusing subject. Review: This book is like my Bible as a coumadin user - This book is like my Bible as a coumadin user. It lists foods and the amount of Vit. K . there were some foods I was hoping would be listed but overall, it was helpful. I find the most useful part of the book was helping me to be aware of foods I should not eat.
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K**M
Helpful
Very well done book. Recipes are user friendly and delicious. A lot of helpful information on a very confusing subject.
D**N
This book is like my Bible as a coumadin user
This book is like my Bible as a coumadin user. It lists foods and the amount of Vit. K . there were some foods I was hoping would be listed but overall, it was helpful. I find the most useful part of the book was helping me to be aware of foods I should not eat.
Y**.
Great resource for a low vitamin k diet
My dad had recent heart surgery and will be on Coumadin for life so this book was a great help in figuring out a good diet plan for him. The recipes are straightforward and simple, plus there is a list of foods along with their vitamin K content that is great for keeping track of it.
D**G
I almost cried when this book arrived!!
One week after brining my elderly Mother in law to live with us, my husband suffered a traumatic carotid artery dissection & was put on Coumadin. Between my MIL - a non compliant, sugar addicted diabetic and the terror of having my husband either throw a clot or bleed from having too much Vitamin K - I was at my wits end trying to keep them both fed while accommodating their dietary restrictions. This book is a God-Send and a lifesaver. With lists of low Vit K foods as well as the most comprehensive food index of Vit K I've been able to find - including exhaustive internet searches and trips to the library to search medical texts - this book is a reference that will save me hours! Plus, with recipes that list both Vit K AND CARBS ... I can choose recipes that won't kill either one of them. If you have a need to balance your Vitamin K intake BUY THIS BOOK! Our doctors had little insight and the ICU dumped us onto the street with the words: "don't eat grapefruit or cranberries... Oh, and don't eat green vegetables like kale". Totally not helpful. Buy this book, you'll be glad you did! Update: A good friend recently was prescribed Coumadin “for life”. His particular problem is not treatable with a more user friendly medication. I immediately loaned his wife my copy. She was EXTREMELY happy to have this wonderful book to help her make meals that her husband will enjoy and that will keep his INR in the correct range. Sadly, this book is becoming very hard to find. If you happen to be the publisher: please publish an updated version and print a ZILLION COPIES!!
S**H
Not what I expected.
I purchased this book before I began my treatment with Coumadin. I found the information at the beginning of the book to be completely useful. However the cookbook part is totally useless for me as I eat quite a large amount of fruit and vegetables. The recipes in this book are not for people who eat simple foods or for people who rate at least 50% of their daily diet in fruits and vegetables. I am still seeking the ultimate tool for my dietary needs. Sally
E**D
A Great Guide for Coumadin Users
I find this cookbook not only great for the recipes, but also for the other helpful hints. The information ranges from what people on blood thinners should or should eat to how to store your tomatoes for the best possible flavor! I highly recommend the Hamburg Casserole. This was not only a very tasty meal, but also provided with enough leftovers for the next day. I even take it to the grocery store if I am in any doubt of what to buy. It has a very handy guide for the foods that are high in Vitamin K. The guide is very well done and easy to use. I do strongly feel if you are a user of Coumadin, this book should be a must for you.
A**R
Excellent list of Vitamin K content of foods.
This has an extensive list of Vitamin K content of foods in the back. Really useful, especially when beginning on warfarin. Recipes are probably fine, but for other health reasons, not necessarily for me.
R**I
GOOGLE SEARCH A DRUG THEN TYPE REACTIONS AT THE TOP DIDN'T KNOW ORANGE JUICE WITH LIPRINISOL PUSHES BLOOD PRESSURE TO 180 BP
DID YOU KNOW ONE A DAY MAKES A MULTIVITAMIN WITHOUT THE VITAMIN K (THAT YOU CANT HAVE VITAMIN K WITH COUMIDIN) ............DID YOU KNOW BASIL IN MOST SPAGHETTI SAUCE CONTAINS BASIL WHICH IN THIS BOOK LIST 456 MG. OF VITAMIN ( K ) DID YOU KNOW A PRODUCT NAMED ..."THE SILVER PLALATE " CORRECT SPELLING TO BE NOTICED HERE . BRAND OF SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH LOWER SODIUM AND IS MARINARA FLAVORED. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A 4.5 INR FROM VITAMIN K DIGESTION PROBLEM MAKING YOUR BLOOD TOOOOO THIN ! GO TO THE SILVER PALATE . COM SITE ON THE INTERNET FOR A STORE NEAR YOU . GOT MINE AT FOOD LION..GET THIS BOOK TONS OF INFORMATION REFERENCED IN BACK OF BOOK MAYBE EVEN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
T**N
Cook book
Very good product
J**C
Received on time. Have not used as yet. ...
Received on time. Have not used as yet. Arrived just as I went into hospital for an op. Something to look forward to when I am up on my feet again and in a position to cook
K**S
Five Stars
humdinger
M**A
Worth the investment.
Excellent information, and the tasty recipes have stopped a lot of the "what shall we have for dinner" discussions...:-)
A**T
Good service
Bought this book for my uncle ,who is on warfarin . He was very pleased with it and found the recipes helpful. However, there is a conflict of opinion such as the taking of vitamin E.
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