The importance of vitamin K

[Goldenrod]

If you look up the sources of vitamin K, and a typical BB diet, it isn't hard to see a correlation in being low or deficient. Many who eat green leafy salads with kale/spinach which I love and fermented foods (check the labels to see the %'s) - shouldn't be deficient, but I still take a supplement. I love avocados, but even an avocado a day will not give you near the daily recommended amount and considering if you take PED's - your requirements should be higher.

I admit, this wasn't a regular purchase as I concentrated on liver, kidneys, joints, lipids, considering I have a good BP/RHR, but even cutting down on my supplements, I buy a combo of Vitamin K/Vitamin D from NOW and have an additional bottle of Vitamin D to increase my dosage of D if I feel anything coming on.

The bone strength is a benefit, helps with clotting factors, and prevents arterial calcification. Always best to get your vitamins/minerals, etc. from food pending you aren't on too many antibiotics or have intestinal diseases. Based on reading supplement lists from well known coaches with the customer info redacted, research, etc. it is now a staple.

Just info and no doubt most know this already.

 

[gondar1]

does certainly seem to be underacknowledged especially seems like a lot of people take D but don't know about the K. I take the MK-7 form which I believe has advantages over the MK-4, can't remember what lol but that's what I settled on after some research

 

[Heraclitus]

Agree it's not easy to get in your diet in meaningful amounts, especially k2.

I ferment my own natto, optimized for k2 concentration.
Never had it measured, but it's supposedly 3x regular natto, giving roughly 300ug K2 mk7 per tablespoon.
The stuff isn't very tasty, so less is better. Lol