Alfalfa?

[mandy72]

is it safe to take?

im looking at K2 but it has 300mg of alfalfa in it and i cant find much on the net

[greygoose]

What has 300 g of alfalfa in it? I think you might have to give a little more information if you want replies. I Don't think alfalfa is harmful, but I fail to see why they would put it in a vit K2 supplement???

[mandy72 in reply to greygoose]

these are the tablets i was going to get as in price range but cant find any info on the alfalfa and thyroid

ebay.co.uk/itm/VITAMIN-K2-1...

[greygoose in reply to mandy72]

Can't use that link, I'm afraid, not available in my country!

How much is it? Vit K2 isn't expensive. See here :

amazon.co.uk/Veganicity-Vit...

If it's cheap it's probably because there's not much vitamin in it, it's full of alfalfa.

However, I see no reason not to ingest alfalfa. I've never heard of it being bad for hypos. You would have to try it and see, I'm afraid.

[mandy72 in reply to greygoose]

the ones im looking at are £10.70 for 100 free delivery

Amount Per Serving% Daily Value

Vitamin C (from Ascorbyl Palmitate)2 mg3%

Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone)100 mcg125%

Alfalfa300 mg†

[greygoose in reply to mandy72]

Yup, that is cheap.

But I just found this :

webmd.com/vitamins-suppleme...

Alfalfa contains lots of vitamins, including vit K2. BUT it stops cholesterol being absorbed. And that is not always a good thing, because you need cholesterol to make hormones.

Have a good look at the adverse effects in the link and see what you think about taking it. Don't think I would take it.

[mandy72 in reply to greygoose]

link not opening

[humanbean in reply to greygoose]

Your link doesn't work for me, greygoose. Does this work?

webmd.com/vitamins-suppleme...

Edit : No it doesn't.

[mandy72 in reply to humanbean]

no

[humanbean in reply to mandy72]

Go to webmd.com , choose the US version of the site (if offered a choice) and then do a search for alfalfa.

You need the link referring to Vitamin and Supplement results for alfalfa.

[greygoose in reply to humanbean]

Nope, yours doesn't work, either, HB. I have no idea what went wrong! I'll have another look, 'ang on!

[humanbean in reply to greygoose]

I wonder if it is the healthunlocked redirect that is causing a problem?

[greygoose in reply to humanbean]

Yes, I think so, HB.

[greygoose in reply to greygoose]

Works everywhere except on here!

webmd.com/search/search_res...

[greygoose in reply to greygoose]

OK, that works, just scroll down to :

Vitamin and Supplement results for Alfalfa

And click on that.

[mandy72 in reply to greygoose]

thank you ill give it a miss not sure if im hashis or not but im autoimmune with HS and just read this bit that made up my mind

“Auto-immune diseases” such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or other conditions: Alfalfa might cause the immune system to become more active, and this could increase the symptoms of auto-immune diseases. There are two case reports of SLE patients experiencing disease flare after taking alfalfa seed products long-term. If you have an auto-immune condition, it’s best to avoid using alfalfa until more is known.

[greygoose in reply to mandy72]

Yes, that's what I thought.

[mandy72 in reply to greygoose]

its very scarey at what we cant take, im so glad i asked here first

[greygoose in reply to mandy72]

That's what we're here for!

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to mandy72]

Cheap supplements are usually cheap for a reason.

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Hi Mandy If you gonna take K2 it's best to take with a balance of D3 and vice versa.I take a D3 with K2 spray for better absorption and no upset tum.its by good health naturally nutrition and was bought on Internet.cant remember how much tho sorry.

Well done for quitting smoking,wish I could! But although you have eliminated all the crap stuff and tar from ciggies,by still vaping you are of course taking in nicotine, which is the only ingredient in cigs that will narrow arteries with each puff therefor it likely to be that which is causing the fast pulse and heart palps higher than ideal BP etc.

[mandy72 in reply to Hidden]

ive read about taking it with D3 so thought i had better get some

4 weeks smoke free now and i actually put my ecig down where as before i was holding it allmost all day, im trying lower mg liquids and eventually want to go nic free, i just had a huge bundle of liquids sent me free from an ecig group at 18mg and its too much for me so got some nic free to weaken it, i think anxiety is playing a huge part at the moment as well