I have done a ton of research on this topic hope all of this can help. I had a CAC done 10 years ag and my score was 426 and the cardiologist wouldn’t let me fly unless I had a heart catherization. My current cardiologist said he panicked over nothing. I’m about to have another CAC tomorrow I think my cardiologist is wondering if this K2-MK7 works or not. I’m doing a big experiment this year by stopping all my supplements. I see a naturopath because I prefer to not take medications. When my blood was tested in June the biggest change was in my triglycerides which are now 120 which I’m fine with because I always do the more thorough lipid test and my small ldl particles dropped from 1234 to 430 which is below normal!! Medicare pays for this type of lipid test. It also tells you how well your insulin works too.
What I stopped was my d3. One of the things it does is raise your cholesterol!! I also would never take a statin either because yes it will reduce it but you need cholesterol to transport things to your brain! 40 is way too low! Sorry I hate big pharma. Get your d3 from being in the sun. You only need 20-30 minutes of uv exposure to give your body the ability to take if if it’s d3 without supplements.
I’m hoping that because of these past 10 years being very active and I was taking d3 with k2 during the 9 years prior to last January and now I take 200 mcg of K2-mk7 once a day along with magnesium drops and trace minerals drops in my morning water.
I don’t know how long it will take to get my results but I will respond here once I get them. I’m also getting my 6 months bloodwork in a couple of weeks as well.
Good luck
Rita