Importance of K2 with Calcium/Magnesium; Also Vit. D Info

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For those new in the group, I thought I'd resend the info I sent previously

about the importance of taking K2 (M7 type) when taking calcium/magnesium. Also,

a brief revisit of Vitamin D.

PS I failed to mention at that time that Vitamin D is another critical

component. If you get 15-20 mins. mid-day sun over 3/4 of the body, that should

be enough to keep your D levels up unless you live far north of the equator. In

that case, a D3 supplement is essential. Testing your levels first is really

advisable.

Dr. Mercola believes that less than 50ng/mL is deficient, 50-70 is optimal,

70-100 if the individual has cancer or heart disease, and over 100 is " excess. "

Most lifeguards have this amount.

Just one other note on the D subject: D Specialist Holick says that

some doctors do not test for the correct D in the blood. It should always be

25-hydroxy Vitamin D, also called 25(OH), which is the circulating form, rather

than 1,25 Vitamin D, which is the active form. (This seems counter-intuitive; he

explains why, but I won't bore you with the details.)

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Here's my previous note on K2:

Without K, calcium stays in the blood (which can lead to heart attack and

stroke) ... I don't think Bee mentions this.

PS The best K is K2 (not K1) and the best K2 is M7:

This excerpt is a quote from Dr. Leon Schurgers, a K2 specialist:

Currently, there are three types of vitamin K available as

supplements including synthetic vitamin K1, menaquinone-4 (MK-4), a vitamin K2

which is notextracted from a natural food source as (MK-4), and natural vitamin

K2 as menaquinone-7 (MK-7) as shown in Figure 9. Due to the deficiency of K

vitamins in most people as a result of the Western diet, I recommend

supplementation for optimal bone and cardiovascular health. If you have a

choice, vitamin K2 is preferable to K1, as K2 intake has been linked to both

bone and cardiovascular health. And, as Figure 10 shows, the most desirable form

of K2 is natural vitamin K2 as MK-7, as this is the most bioavailable, bioactive

and longest lasting form of vitamin K available.

Dr. Leon Schurgers is a senior scientist in biochemistry at the Maastricht

University in The Netherlands. He is the vice president of VitaK Research at the

Maastricht University, the world’s largest research institute dedicated to

vitamin K. Furthermore, as a senior scientist for the Division on Vitamin K

Research, Dr. Schurgers is part of the Cardiovascular Research Institute

(CARIM), the largest research institute of the University of Maastricht. Leading

the scientific part on vitamin K-research and supervising technical engineers,

post-docs and Ph.D. students is Dr. Schurgers major occupation. Dr. Schurgers is

a member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, the International

society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis as well as the American Heart Association.

He has published over 50 research papers in the international scientific press.

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Here's a link for info about the importance of K2, but you can find a slew of

others online as well:

http://www.kappabio.com/VITAMIN-K2/Vitamin-K2-in-combination-with-Ca---Vit-D.asp\

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