Re: help on choosing supplements

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Sometimes I feel like I'm knowledgable with food but then I start reading the forum and get frustrated. I've been on the diet for 2 months and I'm not looking for a miracle--I'm in it for the long haul--but many days I'm frustrated. I'd like to (and do) puree my food and make patties. It just seams easier.Les-What brand of K2 do you buy? I haven't heard of this and I read a lot.Do you all think this is ok: http://www.vitacost.com/MegaFood-Womens-One-Daily I pulled all supplements except cod liver oil and D and I'm afraid I'm not getting any calcium. Probably not a lot of iron either. Most days I eat pureed chicken/squash/carrots/eggs/sometimes almond flour. Soup broth. Almond bread made with a lot of squash. Yogurt with blueberries. A bite of cheddar here and there. I do need to keep a journal because I was doing well (I'm one with major C) and then now I can't go. I did go off the asacol but I think I've been eating too much squash bread. Maybe my prob is a combo of both things. I had been eating prunes/apples cooked in prune puree but have somehow got out of that. Maybe it's the homeschooling, working, and chasing a toddler. I do try to do it all. Just a bit down at the moment with the C coming back when I thought I was doing so good.Is coral calcium ok? That seems like an easy

calcium????Thanks,

I wrote something about this earlier, but it's worthy of further discussion. In my opinion there are few people who would not benefit from the ingestion of Vitamin K2.

There are numerous studies that show that K2 addresses two of our most troubling concerns, heart disease and osteoporosis. It literally removes calcium from arteries and heart valves,depositing it then in the bones.

The reason you haven't heard about this miracle vitamin, that also fights several forms of cancer, is the matter of cost. I have been using a brand that gives me 100 mcg per day for 100 days at a cost of $9.00. This is less than $3.00 per month. No big profit motive here.

If you're interested, several studies have demonstrated a very positive effect on tooth health with the increased availability of calcium.

The blood thinner, coumadin, does the opposite of K2, removing calcium from bone and depositing it where it's not needed.

Les

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In my opinion, when it comes to supplements, everyone should be very careful.

It is so easy to overdose and reach toxic levels quickly -- or learn by painful

experience (hopefully not by death) that a supplement interacted the wrong way

with another medication a person might be taking.

I haven't looked into K2 specifically. I would assume that not everyone should

take this supplements, since even something as simple as a multivitamin can have

a negative impact if the doses are too high. There is a tremendous amount of

individual variation.

I have had my share of horrible experiences with doctors over the years, but I

greatly value having blood work done every 6 months. It helps me, and my

doctors, keep track of how my mineral and vitamin levels are doing and correct

deficiencies, and check some other physiological functions. At the very least,

I do my research before trying a new supplement, and I mention it to my primary

care physician at my biannual appointment to find out if he has any concerns

about it. And I'm not even on any long-term prescription medications!

Just my opinion. [grin] I reached these conclusions based on my own experience

and my ongoing research into health and nutrition. But it is also a position

that my nutrition professor mentions in every lecture (I'm currently taking a

nutrition class taught by a clinical dietician). She has told us some tragic

stories of what an overdose of a particular supplement can cause when the

individual tried doing things on their own.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

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> I'm not a doctor or a nurse; have never worked in a doctor's office except

> receptionist type of work eons ago. I'm not sure everyone/anyone should be

> taking K2. If it does the opposite of coumidin (sp?) then you should

> probably be wary if you are a clumper. Not sure how this works.

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> I had two PE's at 32 and was taking different supplements including K2,

> borage seed and fish oil, a protein drink, etc. in the years pre-cd.

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> I am a natural clumper (they can't just mail my blood results off to get a

> 'real' reading on my platelets).

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> Ended up in the ICU for two weeks the second year after dx of crohn's and

> had to stay on coumidin with weekly blood draws for at least a year.

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> Does anyone know if it's safe for everyone to take K2?

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> Debbie 40 cd

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LOL! I can just think about the taste of forbidden foods and be satisfied.

Holly

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> > That said, I still dream nightly about gorging on things like Reece's Peanut

Butter cups, but I've never felt a major desire to eat one for real.

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> > Holly

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> > SCD 12/01/08

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