Vitamin K2 plays a vital role in directing calcium to bones and teeth, and preventing its accumulation in arteries and soft tissues. If you’re taking calcium supplements, vitamin D, or are concerned about bone or heart health, increasing your vitamin K2 intake is recommended. A vitamin K2 supplement becomes essential if your diet lacks this nutrient.
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Vitamin K | Should You Take It? 5 Reasons
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Are you wondering if you should be taking vitamin K2? It’s a nutrient that helps guide calcium into areas where we want it like bones and teeth, and steer calcium away from areas where it can be dangerous, like arteries and other soft tissues. Knowing that you should consider increasing your intake of vitamin K2. If one, you’re taking calcium supplements, so vitamin K2 can help keep the calcium in. Check. Two, you’re taking vitamin D because it increases calcium absorption. Three, you’re concerned about bone health, especially maintaining healthy bone density. Four, you’re concerned about heart health and preventing hardening of the arteries. Finally, the most important reason to take a Vitamin K2 supplement is if you have little or no vitamin K2 in your diet. How do you get vitamin K2 from foods? Check out my top vitamin K2 foods video if you wanna know more.