A lot to consider, particularly % values
Should be taken with vitamin d K1 for hyperensives taking medications might increase arterial calcification. Also, taking vitamin K1 as a supplement seems to prevent or reduce the advancement of coronary calcification. This is a risk factor for heart disease. Vitamin K is needed to form blood clots so people who take blood Vitamin K2 is used to treat bone loss due to Osteoporosis and bone loss due to steroid use K1might lower blood sugar levels Vitamin K1 is generally the preferred form of vitamin K because it is less toxic, works faster, is stronger, and works better for certain conditions. People apply vitamin K to the skin to remove spider veins, bruises, scars, stretch marks, and burns. It is also used topically to treat rosacea, a skin condition that causes redness and pimples on the face. After surgery, vitamin K is used to speed up skin healing and reduce bruising and swelling. The metric system uses the abbreviation mcg to represent micrograms. A microgram is equivalent to a millionth of a gram or a thousandth of a milligram. In the International System of Units measurements, the mcg is one of the smallest frequently used units.â€"it is equal to 1 milligram Women: 122 micrograms daily; men 138 mcg is the recommended ‘adequate intake.' There is no ‘maximum, safe dose' nor are there any known adverse effects from higher doses of both or either of the vitamin K's. Many drugs can interfere with the effects of vitamin K. They include antacids, blood thinners, antibiotics, aspirin, and drugs for cancer, seizures, high cholesterol, and other conditions. My initial reaction to seeing that Super K has 3250% of the ‘daily value' of vitamin K was extreme alarm. I'm not sure how they arrived at this figure since the mcg amounts cited seem to be roughly ten to fifteen times the ‘adequate intake' listedâ€"which is still quite a bit. There doesn't seem to be a ‘maximum safe dose' for healthy adults (although, generally, men need more than women) and there are no reports of adverse effects to vitamin K in the amounts found in food or supplements (although 3,250% still sounds awfully high). Frankly, when researching vitamin K (both K1 and K2) there is so much difficult to reconcile information that it's hard to wrap your mind around it. I did find out that the main danger is possible drug interactions. Other miscellaneous info I found and, for what they are worth, would like to share, are: • Taking k1 as a supplement might reduce the formation of arterial calcification (but maybe not for hypertensives taking blood pressure medicationsâ€"does this make sense?) • K1 might reduce blood sugar levels • Vitamin K2 is used to treat bone loss due to Osteoporosis and bone loss due to steroid use. (This is something I had already been told by my doctors and the reasons I've been taking K2 for a while) • Vitamin K should be taken with Vitamin D. • Your doctor should be consulted or be aware that you're taking vitamin K. With this list of ‘might factors' I am more conscious than before of the importance of vitamin K. But I'm still a bit alarmed at the daily value of this particular supplement. What I've opted to do is to take my usual K2 supplement (85% daily value) four times a week and this supplement three times a week. When I prepare my weekly pill box, I do it this way. Two other observations, one for Amazon and one for the manufacturer. Amazon: please don't place the control sticker on top of the Supplement Facts section. Manufacturer: please add one of those moisture-absorbing devices in the bottle. When I received mine, all the capsules were stuck together in a clump. I had to take one of those little drums from another medication and push it into the bottle, and it took a couple of days for the capsules to begin separating
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