Vitamin k

[Cyclegirl54]

Having a Pred head moment! Could someone please remind me which vitamin k to take- 1,2 or 3?

Thanks

[Ruadh]

Vit-K2-MK7 is the best one, can also take just Vit-K2. But the MK7 add is considered the best. Vit-K1 = no.

Can always put in a search on the internet.

There isn't a '3' - might be confusing with Vit-D3 ?

[Liskeard in reply to Ruadh]

Hi, is this in prescription, or to be bought?

Thanks

[Linny3 in reply to Liskeard]

you can buy it on line, not a prescription

[Cyclegirl54 in reply to Liskeard]

Not a prescription but to buy as an extra.

[Cyclegirl54 in reply to Ruadh]

Thanks. I’ll look for vitamin k2.

[Daisychain12 in reply to Cyclegirl54]

In Aus it’s over the counter xx

[Cyclegirl54 in reply to Daisychain12]

Thanks Daisychain. I’m going to go to my local town tomorrow to check it out.

[Ruadh in reply to Cyclegirl54]

Any pharmacy, alternative supplements etc etc will sell. Just a heads up : do not buy from Amazon - ingredients are not always from secure provenance, also, labels are sometimes faked. Check the labels for adjuvants - there is a lot of dross out there. Solgar is a reasonable company, but even there it is best to check.

All a bit of a mine field. Nuisance.

Again, best K2 is the K2-MK7. Go well.

[Pollyanna16 in reply to Ruadh]

Just to add it is very expensive so look out for any discount (unlikely) but when Holland& Barrett have offers on you might be lucky.

[Lonsdalelass in reply to Pollyanna16]

Have to agree, mine cost £16 or £17 from Holland and Barret, its in a spray bottle. So yes. Expensive.

[Cyclegirl54 in reply to Ruadh]

Thanks Ruadh. Happy new year now it’s arrived!

All the best 🙂

[Jud666 in reply to Ruadh]

Hi Ruadh Can i please ask why not K1

[Ruadh in reply to Jud666]

Search criteria : Vit-K1 - why no K1 ?

Search criteria : Why Vit-K2 better than K1

What is Vitamin K? Everything You Need to Know About Vitamin K1 ...

drstevenlin.com/what-is-vit...

Vitamin K is a group of nutrients including vitamin K1 and vitamin K2. ... Now that we've established what Vitamin K is, we're going start getting more ... When you eat vitamin K2 variants, they're absorbed by your intestine and then travel ...

Vitamin K2 higher bioavailability than K1, say scientists

nutraingredients.com/Articl...

Jul 19, 2008 ... The new study, published on-line ahead of print in the journal Blood​ and partly funded by Natural ASA, reported that vitamin K2 in the form of ...

vitamindcouncil.org/dr-cann...

Does vitamin K2 and supplementation still have a role in clinical nutrition? I think so. There are trials underway looking to see if vitamin K2 can help with a variety of conditions. It may be very important for bone health. There has also been a trial that shows it’s more efficacious than vitamin K1 in raising IGF-1 levels.

Cannell J. RCT: Vitamin D, calcium, and vitamin K’s effect on activity in postmenopausal women. vitamindcouncil.org, April 30, 2012.

However, as far as getting enough vitamin K2, the best thing to do is eat your greens.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Jud666]

They are 2 different substances - like the B vits, only the numbers have been changed to confuse the innocent...

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I take Vit K2 Mk 7 from Oxford Vitality.

[jbarie]

What action of Vit K2 are you looking for??...Vit K2 mk7 helps mobilize Ca++ out of vessels into bones... D3+/Ca++/K2 MK7 helps with Osteopenia early in its course ....some evidence that K2MK7 will reduce coronary art. Calcification placque ...MK4 poorly absorbed...not certain that it affords any great benefits beyond poorly documented claims made by those selliing it.

[Cyclegirl54 in reply to jbarie]

The first scenario I think. I take Adcal already.

[j-e-a-n]

I get my vitamin K2 from Natures Best as it is pure and free form any filling, Very reasonable cost as well.

[RunRabbitRun in reply to j-e-a-n]

I've recently ordered their osteoguard ultra. Calcium some of which is citrate, not all carbonate, D3, K2 and magnesium. The calcium isn't the full RDA but I do eat a lot of nuts, seed and calcium rich foods so hoping to get all I need. I want to get off Adcal.

[Jeannie29]

I take K2 x

[Cyclegirl54 in reply to Jeannie29]

Jeannie29, I went to my local town yesterday and actually forgot to look for K2! Duh!🙃

[Jeannie29]

Well I can relate to that!! I’ve promised myself to try to get my brain back in 2019 xx

[nymima01]

I take MK7 for a few years now - along with D3. My dexascan was really good. She said I have the bones of a 30 yr old. I’m in my 60’s. I had PMR and took prednisone for over a year. I also took OTC eye vitamins for my eyes which helped a lot too.