Co-supplementation of Vitamin D3, Vitamin K2 MK7 and Calcium

[SilentEchoes]

Unless you are actively increasing your Vitamin K2 MK7 levels through diet or supplementation, you are likely deficient and have inadequate levels for your bone and heart health needs. Vitamin K2 MK7 dosage recommendation is 150 to 180 mcg per day.

Consult with your physician and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist before starting a Vitamin K2 protocol. This advice is particularly appropriate for people taking anticoagulants.

Vitamin K, Heart Health, Cancer Prevention and Alzheimer’s

• Researchers believe that Vitamin K helps shuttle calcium out of your arteries, thereby reducing the build up of calcium deposits in your cardiovascular system. A long term study of a group of people taking high levels of Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) showed a significant reduction in the incidence of artery calcification and death from heart disease.

• Several research projects indicate that Vitamin K2, in particular, can play a role in reducing the risk of several cancers, including prostate and liver cancers.

• There are indications that Vitamin K can prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

Vitamin K2 and Calcium

• Studies found that when people take lots of calcium, the calcium coated their arteries and caused potential heart problems. Researchers have since determined that Vitamin K2 reduces the calcium level in the bloodstream (thereby reducing the risk of coating the arteries) and redirects it to the skeleton for bone building (by activating the osteocalcin protein).

Vitamin D3 and K2

What is the relationship between Vitamin D3 with K2, and does the combination of Vitamin D3 and K2 improve bone health? A meta-analysis study published in 2017 looked into this issue.

• Treatment with vitamins D and K with calcium increased Bone Mineral Density in older female patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

• Vitamin D3 and K2 are fat-soluble vitamins and compete for uptake if taken together.

• Health professionals recommend that you take these fat-soluble vitamins three hours apart to reduce the competitive interaction between them and improve the absorption of the individual vitamins.

• Vitamin K is one of four fat soluble vitamins. The other fat soluble vitamins are A, D and E. Fat soluble vitamins are not absorbed from the stomach walls. The absorption takes place in the intestines.

• A 2015 study looked at absorption in mice to see whether consuming more than one fat soluble vitamin at a time increased or decrease the absorption of the others. The study showed “significant competitive interactions for uptake” between Vitamin D, E, A and K. It seems that the only fat soluble vitamin that did not lose out was Vitamin A when taken with vitamin E.

melioguide.com/osteoporosis...

Another resource is: Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox by Canadian Naturopathic Doctor Kate Rheaume-Bleue.

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[park_bear]

Important information well said. A shortage of vitamin K leads to the double whammy of osteoporosis and hardening of the arteries. Additional comments:

Some recent research says vitamin K-1 is the essential variety of vitamin K. I take a supplement with both K-1 and K-2 to cover all the bases. Also, cofactors boron and silica are important help calcium get absorbed into the bones. I have written about this subject in my KosAbility blog at these links:

Vitamins and Minerals for Bone Health and Reduced Risk of Cancer

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Vitamin K: Unsung and Essential

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Details of the vitamins and minerals that improve bone strength, reduce fracture risk, prevent hardening of the arteries, improve cardiovascular outcomes, and reduce cancer risk.

What You Need to Know to Reduce Risk of Hip Fracture and Cardiovascular Disease

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A review of the foregoing + calcium deposits on teeth as a sign of trouble.

[SilentEchoes in reply to park_bear]

Thank you for expanding on my post, it helps a lot of ppl - including me!

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