In this wrap up we’ll look at some of the potential benefits that K2 (MK7) is believed to offer.
We saw in the last article how K2 was the dispatcher for Calcium- telling it where to go & when, but not letting it loiter in places that do more harm than good. We touched on the importance of K2 being combined with Vitamin D, as well. Vitamin D3 ensures that Calcium can be absorbed into the bloodstream, and we’ll do a follow-up to further explain the role of Vitamin D in another post.
We’ll reference some studies below, but take these with a grain of salt & a willingness to do some of your own research, because most of it is understood through correlational studies, not as many through causational studies. We’ll just list 8 here, but the obvious conclusion is that without K2, Calcium goes rogue. With K2, everything runs more smoothly, as intended.
- Deficiently low levels of K2 and D3 are associated higher blood pressure.
- By lowering calcification in veins, K2 is believed to help avoid/reduce varicose veins.
- K2 could help prevent & treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
- K2 deficiency and kidney stones– while there can be numerous dietary causes, adding K2 and normal Calcium intake is easier than changing your whole diet, so start there.
- K2 May help fight certain cancers– Liver, Kidney, Breast and Prostate. Likely due to its prevention of calcification in those areas, as well as helping with ph regulation.
- Helps reduce/avoid Osteoporosis. Your body will get its Calcium somewhere, the K2 just helps it to be stored in the right places and amounts so the body doesn’t have to mine it from our bones, leaving them hollow and brittle.
- K2 may work to reduce wrinkles because the lack of K2 allows calcification of the elastin in our skin
- Teeth & Gum
Sources:
3&5- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25613567/
1- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33966563/
3- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27050252/
4- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24062781/
5- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31625014/ also https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29432837/
6- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27976475/ also https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17982197/
To be clear – K2 should be avoided by those taking Warfarin because they cancel each other out. And always ask your doctor first, but aside from Warfarin, K2 can be taken with most other blood thinners. If you are not on blood medication yet, consider adding it to your health regimen before it’s too late. K2 can help keep the cardio system from becoming over-calcified, and can even reverse much of it over time, but without the ability to take K2, calcification will continue.