Info: 60 Veg. Capsules
Vitamin K2 can play an important role in supporting healthy bones by enhancing their ability to absorb calcium. It can also be helpful for enhancing clotting of blood, and for relieving heavy menstruation, and for helping preventing the calcium buildup in the arteries. Preferred Nutrition's K2 delivers the vitamin through the MK-7 form, which is more bioavailable than the other possible source, MK-4.
Info: 60 Veg. Capsules
Vitamin K2 can play an important role in supporting healthy bones by enhancing their ability to absorb calcium. It can also be helpful for enhancing clotting of blood, and for relieving heavy menstruation, and for helping preventing the calcium buildup in the arteries. Preferred Nutrition's K2 delivers the vitamin through the MK-7 form, which is more bioavailable than the other possible source, MK-4.
Product Notes:
Is it possible to have both too much and too little calcium in your body? Strangely, this can indeed be the case, precisely because the real question is whether the calcium in your body is getting where it needs to go.
Unfortunately, calcium can build up excessively in your arteries even while it fails to be absorbed where your body most needs it - in the bones. This is why vitamin K is so important for the maintenance of good health, particularly if you are concerned about bone health or have a family history of osteoarthritis; it can enable your bones to absorb calcium that otherwise would clutter your arteries.
In addition, research indicates that this particular form of vitamin K2 is the most optimal kind to avoid the buildup of calcium plaque in the arteries (the cause of atherosclerosis), since it can activate a compound in our tissues called MGP (Matrix GLA protein), which binds to the calcium and helps carry it away to other areas of the body (like the bones).
Vitamin K is made effortlessly absorbable when it is in this menaquinone-7 (also known as MK-7) form, which is more efficacious at increasing bone mineral density and promoting bone quality and strength than some other forms of vitamin K, due to its higher bioavailability and longer half-life.
Ingredients:
Each capsule contains:
100 mcg Vitamin K2 MK-7 (from natto bean).
Non-medicinal ingredients: Vegetarian capsule (cellulose, purified water, silicon dioxide), microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant).
Preferred Nutrition Vitamin K2 MK7 Does not contain any artificial preservatives, colour or sweeteners, corn, dairy, starch, wheat or yeast.
Suggested Usage:
Adults: Take 1 capsule daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings:
Consult a health practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or are taking blood thinners. Keep out of reach of children.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80014401.
Supporting Science:
Lee, Su Mi, and Won Suk An. “Supplementary nutrients for prevention of vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease.” The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019.
Mahdinia, Ehsan et al. “Biofilm reactors as a promising method for vitamin K (menaquinone-7) production.” Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019.
Sato, Toshiro et al. “MK-7 and Its Effects on Bone Quality and Strength.” Nutrients, 2020.
Vik, Hogne. “Highlighting The Substantial Body Of Evidence Confirming The Importance Of Vitamin K2 As A Cardio-Support Nutrient, And How The Right K2 Makes All The Difference.” Integrative Medicine (Encinitas, Calif.), 2019.