Vitamin K helps maintain your body’s calcium balance, which affects several systems including arterial health and bone structure. But it’s hard to get sufficient vitamin K from food. So if you’re trying to maintain arterial health, a vitamin K supplement is a good idea.
More facts about Super K
Super K provides three kinds of vitamin K: vitamin K1 and two forms of K2, menaquinone-4 (MK-4) and menaquinone-7 (MK-7). So taking Super K every day is a good way to make sure you’re getting enough of this essential nutrient for arterial heath.
Bone and arterial health
Vitamin K helps maintain bone metabolism by facilitating the incorporation of calcium into your bones.1,2 In the body, vitamin K also supports normal function of a protein called matrix Gla-protein (MGP).3 MGP helps regulate how calcium interacts with your arterial walls.4 So in addition to facilitating calcium incorporation into bone, vitamin K plays a role in maintaining calcium balance in your arteries as well.
The Rotterdam Heart Study is a large-scale observational study. One report from this study involved approximately 4,800 subjects tracked for at least seven years. It has been revealed that people who consume more dietary K2 have healthier cardiovascular systems compared with people who consume lower amounts.5 Another study found that vitamin K’s value to maintaining arterial health.6
Vitamin K1
The most common form of vitamin K, known as K1, is tightly bound to plant cells in leafy green vegetables. Not only do many people not enjoy these vegetables, but vitamin K from these sources may be poorly absorbed.1,7
Vitamin K2
Vitamin K2 is found in small amounts in cheese, egg yolks and some meats. The MK-4 and MK-7 forms of K2 have been shown to be more bioavailable from food than K1.7 Supplementing with MK-7 has been shown to be effective at raising vitamin K2 levels.8 Our MK-7 is made from an innovative bio-fermentation process.
Get your daily dose of Vitamin K
Just one daily softgel of Super K provides 100 mcg of vitamin K2 (MK-7); 1,000 mcg of vitamin K2 (MK-4); and 1,500 mcg of vitamin K1. If you are taking a vitamin K antagonist (e.g. warfarin), consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product.
What Is Super K?
Super K provides three different kinds of vitamin K that
support arterial health: K1 and two types of K2, MK-7 and MK-4. Although
leafy green vegetables contain vitamin K1 and vitamin K2 is found in
some types of dairy products, it’s difficult to get enough vitamin K
through diet alone.
Support your heart health and arterial function with a vitamin that’s hard to get enough of from diet alone.
Super K Benefits
- Promotes heart health
- Helps maintain arterial function
- Supports healthy calcium balance
- Contains three forms of vitamin K difficult to obtain from diet alone
What is vitamin K1?
Vitamin K1 is the most common form of vitamin K.
It is found in leafy green vegetables. Vitamin K promotes heart, bone
and arterial health.
Why did we add vitamin K2?
Vitamin K2 has been found to be up to 6 times
more bioavailable than K1 and to remain active in the body for a longer
period of time.
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