Vitamins to help with D3

[Anniewoz1]

Good afternoon everyone

I’m slowly getting to grips with which vitamins I need to help with vit D.

Just wondering if there’s a particular vit k you could recommend, k2, k2mk7 ??

Also, do I need to take boron, zinc and calcium

I’ve the softgel D3

Many thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Annie

It's Vit K2-MK7 we need when taking D3. Because taking D3 aids absorption of calcium from food, we need to ensure the calcium is sent to bones and teeth where it is needed, rather than being deposited in arteries and soft tissues. K2-MK7 sends calcium to the correct place.

And we need magnesium because it helps our bodies use D3.

You only need calcium if you know you are deficient, so testing would need to be done.

Zinc you could test, it needs to be half way through range, and it needs to be balanced with copper, so again test.

Boron can help boost bone health.

[Anniewoz1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thanks SeasideSusie

Can you put me right on this,

To get the best from D3 and K2-MK7 , is it best to take boron and zinc too, or not essential?

( I already take magnesium malate)

Also, is there a premium K2-MK7 brand I should go for ?

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Anniewoz1]

Annie

As K2-MK7 is fat soluble, like D3 it should be taken with some fat. I like to take a softgel and I use this one because it contains just the K2-MK7 and extra virgin olive oil

bigvits.co.uk/product.php?p...

As it's a US brand it's not as easily sourced here in the UK as some others, but that is the cheapest I've found and that size bottle is the best value.

I wouldn't take zinc without testing, and boron isn't necessarily essential - maybe if you have worries about bone health.

[Anniewoz1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Great advice as always,

Thanks SeasideSusie

[Anniewoz1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Ordered .....thanks again 😊