Posted on 12/28/2019 6:38:51 AM PST by ConservativeMind
Arterial stiffness increases risk of cardiovascular disorders and dementia. A clinical trial using long-acting vitamin K2 showed significant reductions of arterial stiffening. This provides a new opportunity to restore more youthful flexibility to aging blood vessels.
Healthy arteries expand and contract smoothly with each heartbeat.
With age, soft tissues such as arteries stiffen and lose youthful flexibility.
The phrase "hardening of the arteries" describes loss of arterial elasticity and obstructed blood flow. This "hardening" is an important predictor of heart attack and stroke.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Arterial calcification is the build up of calcium inside the artery walls and is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular injury or death. The root cause of arterial calcification has been poorly disseminated to the medical establishment and the general public. Vitamin K and its forms specifically work on mechanisms that prevent calcium build up inside the arteries (soft tissues) so that calcium can bind to bone (hard tissues). Multiple studies have confirmed vitamin K's cardiovascular benefits. Results from a recent clinical trial of 244 postmenopausal women supplementing with vitamin K2 or a placebo showed that after 3 years those in the K2 group had significantly decreased risk of cardiovascular death, with the placebo group having increased risk of cardiovascular death compared to the beginning of the trial. Multiple studies have also shown that by bringing calcium into our bones, vitamin K supplementation prevents osteoporosis. Vitamin K serves an imperative role in the body. Learn more about the details of vitamin K and its importance in this article.
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“I don’t expect them to admit it because there are leftwing activists in every aspect of society. No huge surprise that “dietary experts” are just as dishonest as “climate experts” - they have an agenda and that comes FIRST.”
EXACTLY - you’re on to them. I’ve compiled a list of lies, false information, etc. from our friends in the medical/nutritional community:
1) Statins are good for people (save lives)
2) Fat in our diet is bad
3) Carbs are fine
4) High Cholesterol is always bad
5) Margarine is good
6) Butter/Eggs/Coffee are bad
7) Vegetable Oils are better than Butter
8) The Food Pyramid/food plate
9) Less salt is better
10) Eating carbs is fine for diabetics, as long as they’re on drugs
11) Lowering blood glucose via drugs is the best and only valid treatment for T2 diabetics
12) Fasting is unhealthy
13) Ketogenic diet cannot be maintained
14) Ketogenic diet is unhealthy
15) Vegetarian diet is healthiest (unsubstantiated/wrong)
16) Whole wheat is fine for you, nope just a bit less poisonous than white
By the way, you don’t sound like a young idiot.
“I have been on warfarin for the last 30 years. I have been warned to stay away from Green veggies like broccoli, Cauliflower, Asparagus green beans, as they are high in VK.”
I think that Kale and brussels sprouts are on that list, and apparently these green powerhouses can also, impact the newer blood thinners
I have afib too and taking eliquis.
Here’s an article that goes over some of the issues related to vitamin K and diet.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/features/healthy-lifestyle
“I have afib too and taking eliquis.”
Y’know ... when I was prescribed Eliquis, nobody told me what I “have”. I know a Doppler showed an “old” (6 weeks or 6 years — they don’t know) blood clot in my thigh, so I assumed DVT. Is that the same as AFib?
“I know a Doppler showed an “old” (6 weeks or 6 years — they don’t know) blood clot in my thigh, so I assumed DVT. Is that the same as AFib?”
No DVT is a clot in your veins, afib is the heart pumping irregularly, possibly forming a stagnant pool of blood in the heart which could coagulate and cause a stroke or other blockages such as clots. So one is potentially the cause of the other.
Eat Gouda cheese and fermented vegetables (kraut/pickles) every day.
That’s all the K2 anyone will need.
ping.
I’ve also been on warfarin for many years. The issue is not with eating foods high in K... it’s with being relatively consistent with what you eat. If you tend to eat foods high in K then your INR will test lower and they will need to raise your dosage. Luckily that doesn’t change the cost. A 1mg Coumadin pill costs the same as a 10mg (at my pharmacy anyway).
I take 10mg/day, which I’m told is a large dosage compared to most... but I do tend to eat lots of green veggies.
I didn’t know there was a distinction. Thanks.
“I’d heard too much K is harmful.”
Too much of anything is bad.
“Thanks, I don’t go chasing supplements (except a bit during long-term fasting)”
I don’t do supplements either.
Bkmk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystrophic_calcification
>>Dystrophic calcification (DC) is the calcification occurring in degenerated or necrotic tissue, as in hyalinized scars, degenerated foci in leiomyomas, and caseous nodules. This occurs as a reaction to tissue damage<<
So which is the problem? .....the calcium which collects on damaged artery walls, or the ingested carbohydrates which damage artery walls?
Hmmmmmm?
For those that didn’t catch the prior Vitamin K2 thread with the 50% reduction in coronary calcium in six weeks, that thread is here:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3803950/posts
I hear two servings of Soylent Green a week greatly helps the problem.
“afib is the heart pumping irregularly, possibly forming a stagnant pool of blood in the heart”
Interesting. I’ve heard of arrhythmia, but thought thought it was more annoying than dangerous - if afib and arrhythmia are related.
Is Soylent Green Halal? Asking for a friend.
This guy is arguably one of the world’s foremost Vitamin K/K2 experts. He also has published many articles on vitamins & minerals. He has a book due out in March...
https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/blog/2016/12/09/the-ultimate-vitamin-k2-resource
https://www.honorhealth.com/medical-services/cardiac-care/heart-conditions/arrhythmias
It’s really quite easy to find answer to those and many other questions.
Just curious, don’t you use search engines much? It’s an incredible resource.
“Just curious, don’t you use search engines much?”
It was just about all I did the last 10 years of my career. I was the go-to person in my department for web research. I spent eight hours on Christmas day researching Eliquis, Coumadin, Warfarin, etc.
Both DVT and afib were mentioned on every site, but none of the drug-specific sites explained what afib actually IS. I understand DVT. I could have gone down an afib rabbit hole, but since I knew my issue was DVT, I concentrated on that.
You’re right; it’s really quite easy to find answers.
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