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A lot of people take vit k to counter any problems with calcium being depostited in the cardiovascular system.
Below is a discussion post on what Inspire posters use in terms of Vit K. Vit K is thought of as a calcium director to put calcium in your bones instead of your cardio system. Vit k is even used in some countries as a osteoporosis treatment. Might ck it out.
There are research reports (see one linked below) and even several books written about it one is: Vitamin K and the calcium paradox
https://www.inspire.com/groups/bone-health-and-osteoporosis/discussion/mk-4-mk-7-and-osteoporosis/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4566462/
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@kathleen1314 Thanks for your response. The inspire.com conversation was difficult to follow, other than making the point that there's controversy re: whether K2 in the form of MK4 is as or more useful than MK7. I really really did appreciate the nih link with the article re: K2 & calcium. It backs up my doctor's order to quit the calcium supplements. Now, however, I have to determine if I'm getting enough K2. She has had me on a NuMedica supplement of D3-5000 + K2-200 (MK7), taken just 4 days a week. My levels have been good. But after reading the article, I am wondering if I ought to be taking K2 daily. Has anyone determined a maximum safe dose for K2? Does the form of K2 matter when you're figuring maximums? Perhaps I should be taking some MK-4 on the days I don't take my NuMedica supplement.
I do worry about calcium deposits in soft tissue as well as from the standpoint of cardiovascular risk because I have had to have 3 breast biopsies (fortunately benign results)due to calcifications. This just keeps happening. The breast doc says there's nothing I can do to prevent this, but I am wondering whether extra K2 would help. Just don't want to overdo!