Vitamin K2 is an important supplement for cardiovascular and bone health. We keep learning more about what it can do for energy and athletes too.

1. Anti-aging
Benefits of
Vitamin K2
(Bone, Heart,
and More!)

2. New Insights on the Anti-Aging
Effects of Vitamin K2
By Dr. Alex Rinehart, DC, MS, CNS
https://www.DrAlexRinehart.com

3. • Fat-soluble nutrient that comes in a number of forms
• phylloquinone (K1) and menaquinone (K2)
• Majority of Americans are vitamin K deficient
• Benefits of Vitamin K Supplementation
• blood clotting (K1)
• bone health (K2)
• cardiovascular health (K2)
• neurological health (K2)
• energy production (K2)
Vitamin K

4. • The ignition that shields the body from excess calcium.
• Calcitonin, when acted on by vitamin K, prevents calcium resorption
from the bone promoting bone growth and mineralization.
• Matrix Gla Protein: Keeps calcium out of blood vessels in the
presence of vitamin K.
• Dietary calcium intake is mostly okay for most Americans; low
Vitamin D affects absorption of calcium.
• Vitamin K makes sure that calcium ends up in the right place in the
body.
Vitamin K and Bone Health

5. • Most Americans are deficient in Vitamin D.
• You can over-supplement with Vitamin D IF you are also deficient in
Vitamin K2, particularly K2-7.
• Once you get above 30-45 ng/mL of Vitamin D, increasing levels of
vitamin D can be harmful if you are insufficient in Vitamin K.
• Vitamin D toxicity signs and symptoms related to excess calcium.
Vitamin K and Vitamin D Toxicity

6. • Increases Cardiac Output at least 12%, which allows the heart to
pump blood more efficiently with each heartbeat. This may improve
blood flow and endurance.
Vitamin K2 and Energy Production
• Boosts your ability to produce energy from your mitochondria. Helps
everyone, not just athletes.
Athletic Performance and Vitamin K2

7. • Can improve metabolic factors in rheumatoid arthritis.
• Also helps improve bone mineralization and generally may decrease
arthritic and osteoporotic changes that lead to inflammation.
Vitamin K2 and Inflammation

8. • Vitamin K1 and K2 intake levels were associated with decreased risk
of cancer as well as cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.
• Mitochondrial health can also be related to cancer development
Vitamin K2 and Cancer

9. • Increases insulin sensitivity through secondary benefits of calcitonin.
• K2-7 is the best form of vitamin K to activate calcitonin because it is
In the blood for 24+ hours after absorption.
• When you have enough vitamin K, after calcitonin is free from its
bone duties, it may exert metabolic benefits that can improve how
the body handles sugar (more research needed).
Vitamin K2 and Diabetes - Insulin Resistance

10. • By reducing cardiovascular risk, kidney health improves.
• K2 improves blood flow, decreases arterial calcification, and improves
insulin resistance - thereby improving kidney health.
Vitamin K2 and Kidney Health

11. • Vitamin K provides some functions that promote healthy membrane
structure in the brain.
• May help protect the brain against oxidative stress.
• May independently help to produce energy.
• Reduces risk of clots, calcifications, and tears that occur in the direct
blood supply to the brain.
Vitamin K2 and Brain Health

12. • Vitamin K2 can act as a “little battery”, boosting the energy efficiency
of all your cells, especially those found in the heart and brain.
• Helps boost antioxidant health and energy production at the cellular
level.
• May also help us to get even more energy production out of each of
our cells.
• May help absorb oxidative stressors as a capable electron carrier, a
widely accepted reason behind all Aging.
Vitamin K2 and Healthy Energy Production

13. Get nutrition tips from Dr. Alexander
Rinehart
DR. ALEXANDER
RINEHART, DC, CNS
Owner, DrAlexRinehart.com
• See original article (with references):
New Insights on the Anti-Aging Effects of
Vitamin K2
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