Re: Calcium absorption requires K2

February 25, 2010

Debbie,

I embraced alternative medicine after a long series of mis-diagnoses and

unnecessary procedures. After Crohn's was correctly diagnosed, misguided

treatment and lack of concern nearly caused my death. I've come to fear

allopathic medicine.

I have a problem in that I fail sometimes to give enough information when I tell

others about what I have learned. I appreciate your concern and your questions.

Anyone on prescription blood-thinners should not take K2 without first clearing

it with his/her doctor. My doctor hadn't heard of it. Yours probably hasn't

either. Coumadin does the opposite of K2, in transferring calcium from bone to

artery. Vitamin K1 is the blood clotting vitamin. If you buy vitamin K, you will

probably get K1. One source of K2 is the very limited conversion from K that

takes place in the body. The primary source of K2 on the market is from

fermented soy. The Rotterdam research focused on certain cheeses as a source of

K2. Weston price used butter oil. Please do not take K2 until you have satisfied

yourself as to its safety and efficacy.

I need to stop making recommendations, but I will suggest that those with

concern about platelet aggregation and arterial plaque do some research on aged

garlic (Kyolic) and omega 3. Even The American Heart Assn. published a report

suggesting that people take garlic to improve artery health.

Les

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> > For us oldsters, Vitamin K2 addresses two very important concerns,

> > hardening of the arteries and osteoporosis. I had hardening of the arteries

> > and my blood pressure was 180+/90+. The use of 100 mcg/day of K2 lowered it

> > to 120's/70's. The calcium in my arteries was literally transferred to my

> > bones.

> > You can Google " Rotterdam vitamin K study " which showed that the intake of

> > higher amounts of K2 substantially reduced the death rate from heart attacks

> > and reduced the death rate from all causes during the ten years of the

> > study. You may also want to Google " K2 bone strength " and " K2 Weston Price " .

> > This is just another of the tidbits that Big Pharma and their FDA allies

> > don't want you to know about.

> >

> > Les

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