CanPrev D3 & K2 (Organic Coconut Oil) - 60 Softgel

WHAT IS VITAMIN K

It is a fat-soluble vitamin that mainly acts on bones, supporting the bone matrix, as well as in the cardiovascular system. It is an excellent source that naturally helps to keep your arteries clean. Vitamin K takes calcium plaques away from the arteries and puts them back into the bone matrix. While supporting nice, healthy, strong bones, you're also cleaning out your pipes and your arteries, so it's really great for the cardiovascular system, as well as for bone health.

Why Are Vitamin D & Vitamin K Combined?

Because the two work synergistically. To better absorb the Vitamin D that you're obtaining from the sun or from some food sources, supplementing with another vitamin D can be very beneficial. What it does is that it takes the Vitamin D from your gut and absorbs it into your bloodstream. Then its partner, Vitamin K2, takes it from there. So, that will help to move the absorbed calcium into your bones and away from soft tissues.

What Format Does It Come In?

Depending on the patient or customer preference, it comes in either a liquid format or as a soft gel.

What Are The Advantages Of Liquids Over Capsule?

The absorption is much easier to with a liquid. Place the Vitamin D liquid dropper right under the tongue for maximum absorption. It saturates through the mucosal membranes and gets directly absorbed right into the bloodstream. It's also just for convenience, a lot easier to administer by just dropping the amount of drops you need. If you need 4000 IUs of Vitamin D to achieve your daily dose, then four drops under the tongue is sometimes easier to take than swallowing four capsules.

What Are The Benefits Of Taking It?

An improvement in building healthy bones. It really does help to support healthy bones, especially for those who are at high risk, whether it be through the family or through certain disease states.

Clinical Considerations

-Osteoporosis
-Bone health
-Mood disorders (Depression, SAD)
-Skin disorders (Eczema, Psoriasis)
-Immune support
-Autoimmune diseases
-Inflammatory disorders
-Insulin resistance
-Diabetes
-Cardiovascular disease

DETAILED INGREDIENTS DESCRIPTION:

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is a fat soluble vitamin that influences several key biological functions in the body. Its most well known function is aiding calcium to help build and maintain strong bones. Low serum levels of vitamin D occur frequently in patients with hip fractures. Several randomized controlled trials have shown that vitamin D (and calcium) supplements can help prevent fractures in the elderly. Vitamin D is also involved in regulating the immune system and possible glucose homeostasis.

Vitamin D is naturally obtained from sun exposure, food, and supplementation. it is biologically inert and must undergo two hydroxylations reactions (in the liver and kidneys) in order to be activated. The first occurs in the liver where vitamin D is converted to 25-hydroxy vitamin D, also known as calcidiol. Then it is converted into physiologically active 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D, also known as calcitriol.

There are two forms of vitamin D used in supplementation ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Research suggests that cholecalciferol is better at raising levels of vitamin D in the blood. Cholecalciferol is the naturally occurring form of vitamin D as it is made when sunlight strikes your skin. It can also be taken as a supplement.

Recent research has linked vitamin D deficiency to an increased risk of a variety of chronic diseases including osteoporosis, breast, colon and prostate cancer, hypertension, depression, diabetes, obesity and autoimmune diseases. Vitamin D is a vital nutrient in maintaining health.

Vitamin K2 is also a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for the functioning of several proteins involved in normal blood clotting and proteins involved in bone metabolism. there are three forms of Vitamin K: K1 (phytoquinone), K2 (menaquinones) which can be formed by natural bacteria in the intestines, and K3 (menadione), which is a synthetic version of vitamin K. K2 is the vitamin K that strongly supports bone and heart health. The best food source of vitamin K2 with MK-7 is natto, a fermented soy dish that's been part of the traditional Japanese diet for the past 1000 years.

Clinical research has demonstrated significant protection of bone strength with vitamin K2. in addition, studies found that natural vitamin K2 significantly reduced the risk of coronary Heart disease Mortality by fifty percent (50%) as compared to low dietary K2 intake.

Combination Rationale

Obtaining sufficient vitamin D from food sources and sunlight may be difficult for some people, depending on environmental issues. Nutritional supplementation might be required, particularly in the elderly, menopausal women and in those who have darker skin tone, fat malabsorption issues and/or people who have undergone gastric bypass surgery.

CanPrev's D3 products provide highly absorbable vitamin D3 suspended in a medium chain triglyceride (MCT) organic coconut oil base for enhanced absorption. Coconut oil is a natural and safe form of fatty acids that aids the absorption of fat soluble nutrients, such as vitamin D and vitamin K, for fast and effective results. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol, from lanolin) is the preferred form of vitamin D. Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7) derived from natto, is the more potent form of vitamin K and has been shown to be an effective activator of osteocalcin - the protein essential for calcium deposition in bone. Epidemiological studies from Japan report lower occurrences of fractures in regions with a higher intake of natto. Vitamin K works synergistically with vitamin D3 to help influence mineral strength in bones and teeth.

For general overall health and bone health maintenance use our regular vitamin D3 for individuals needing more bone health support (in cases of osteoporosis) and cardiovascular support, consider using vitamin D3 & K2.

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The ProEssentials line from CanPrev offers ingredient focused natural health products. This line of unique products merges the best creative and critical thinking with the very latest scientific research. Designed from the ground up by CanPrevs highly talented team of Canadian natural health practitioners and product engineers. Each ingredient formula has been formulated to optimize its nutritional impact. The result is that every ProEssentials product offers innovative advances to the major ingredient segment that it represents. These products offer peak performance potentials, use them as stand alone supplements for specific health needs or use them as ideal complimentary products.