Description
Often vitamin D is not enough. Depending on your genetics and lifestyle, you may need more fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin D and vitamin K support immune, bone, and cardiovascular health. Vitamin K can come in different forms just like vitamin D. This formula has D3, the most viable at 5000 IU and MK-7 vitamin K2. This combination supports bone and cardiovascular health.
Calcium and vitamin D are important mediators in bone growth, but vitamin K plays an equally important role. The synthesis of bone growth is dependent on vitamin K, through its carboxylation of osteocalcin, a protein secreted by osteoblasts. Osteocalcin guides calcium into bones and prevents its absorption into organs, joint spaces and arteries. Vitamin K occurs in two main forms: K1 (phylloquinone), derived from foods such as green leafy vegetables and K2 (menaquinone), which is a group of related compounds differentiated by their side chains. Numerous studies have shown that vitamin K2 as MK-7 is the more bioavailable form of the nutrient 7 and more powerfully influences bone building than K1.
Product Data
- Supports Healthy Calcium Balance
- Promotes Bone Health
- Supports Cardiovascular Health and Arterial Elasticity
- Boosts Immune Function
Emerging research highlights the importance of optimal intake of vitamin K and its critical role in maintaining bone and cardiovascular health. Composed of a group of naturally occurring and structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamins, vitamin K is required for the proper utilization of calcium and helps to bind newly absorbed calcium to the bone matrix. Vitamin K helps maintain bone mineral density by decreasing the activity of osteoclasts, cells which break down bone. It also provides critical cardiovascular protection by activating matrix Gla protein (MGP), a potent inhibitor of circulatory calcification. Along with vitamin D, another key nutrient required for overall wellness, these two nutrients act in synergy to support and maintain bone and cardiovascular health. Current research has found high concentration supplementation, at 180 μg/day, results in improved clinical results compared to lower-dose supplementation.
Optimum D3/K2 provides 180 mcg of MenaQ7® PRO, the most widely studied form of vitamin K2 as MK-7, along with 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 for optimal support of bone and cardiovascular health.
Suggested Use: One capsule per day or as recommended by your health care professional
Recommendations
Consult your healthcare professional before using any supplement if pregnant, nursing, taking medications, or for any use by a minor. Keep all supplements out of the reach of children. None of the statements made on any products sold by New Leaf Health have been evaluated or approved by the F.D.A. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For nutritional use only. Please consult a healthcare professional for dosage recommendations.
