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I was talking to a lady at the supermarket, and she was saying she loved her job at a major hospital. Turned out she worked in a department that treats people with supplements. Had I not met her, I'd have never known this stuff is being done on the down-low while they publicly ridicule everyone for being interested in vitamins.
Interesting comment. Sounds like the doctors are wise and aware to not upset the system and stay under the radar yet help others. Also, two medical doctors told me, on separate occasions, that they only received about 2 hours of training in medical school on treating using natural supplements etc. I've also seen medical doctors on videos saying the same thing. Some of the things I keep on hand and use are: Magnesium, Oregano Oil capsules, Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, Olive Leaf Extract, K2, D3, Vitamin C, Grapefruit seed extract, Biotin and other B Vitamins, Garlic Oil capsules, Zinc Quercetin, NAC, Lutein for the eyes although if you get garlic oil there is a little in that so I don't take Lutein as much.
@@joshuaa3075 Yes very interesting comment. I have most of supplements you mentioned. I try very hard to not take any prescriptions. So far so good. Almost 77.
I don’t understand why doctors do not recommend K2. I was diagnosed with osteopenia and they told me to take calcium and D3. No mention of magnesium no mention of K2 absolutely ridiculous. I am a researcher, so I know these things but what about these poor people who don’t research I don’t know so sad there are a few people I have tried to set straight for their own good, but they still want to listen to the doctor instead of researching themselves.
At just one point, he talks about "mega-doses" of K2 as being harmful. I think this is the point where he really meant to say D3, but mistakenly said K3. Yeah, and it makes sense not to think that things need to be combined in a pill, and people aren't smart enough to on their own take two separate supplements.
and nowhere the docs mention about the size of a person... (I weight 40kg - shud I take as much as somebody of 100kg??) which also is very important regarding the dosages 😉😉
@@nelsondog100 Me too. I've read the science which states there have been NO recorded incidences of adverse effects from huge doses of vitamin d3. In fact just today I saw a study where some had been on massive doses for 3 to 6 years!
I adjust my D3 intake depending on the season, I don't take as much in the summer but I increase the dose during the Winter and my blood test results are always slight to the high side of normal.
I’ve been taking 5000 iu of D3 daily for the past 10 years, after a recent disk replacement surgery the doc said he couldn’t believe how hard my bones were. I told him that D3 was on my list of meds for the last several years. He said it’s working keep it up.
I'm on a nutrition protocol group and the guy says DO NOT take the combo D3 and K2 together yet do many supplements combine them and say it's best. I never know what to believe
I recently boughtu D3 and K2 in one pill. D3 has 5000 units, K2 is 100mg. Price at Walgreens was $19.99 for 30, but they had a 2 for 1 sale with a Walgreens account. That was a great deal.
@@shaffey01 I heard it said that the study that showed a decrease in calcium in the arteries had a K2 dose of 128mg, but 100 is close, so I'm going with that..
@@shaffey01 UPdate. The D3 is 5000. Also, I have now been taking it for four months and believe it has made my angina go away. I am also on 10 mg of Atoravastatin and have been on an optimum diet. Low fat, no sugar, no salt, no caffeine, no salt, 1 beer per week, and I now drink water with my meals. I have a lot of vegetables, pasta, brown rice, shredded wheat with fruit, or oatmeal with fruit, I exercise about 5 hours a week which is about four 1 hour walks and. one 1 hour bike ride. I feel great. For state of mind, I go to McDonalds once a week and buy one McChicken, which is the least damaging thing on their menu. I also have one piece of Hershey's Zero chocolate or a small dish of Breyers No Fat ice cream per day. They all say lifestyle is the biggest thing you can do, but the D3 and K2 is supposed to take away calcium, which is what I think is my main artery problem as I have been on a good diet for some time. Anyway, I believe I had "borderline" angina, but with the above have turned the clock back some. Last time I rode my bike on our rail trail. I biked for 1 hour 5 minutes, went 13 miles, and did not stop. I averaged 12 mph. No hint of angina. No angina going up and down stairs like I did at Christmas. The angina scared me. I don't have it now, so am considering taking hikes. Did I say I am 74? I would say I feel about 50 now.
Male, 60 years old: Had a DEXA scan in 2019, my bone mineral density in lumbar vertebrae was normal, but in femur necks I had a T score of -2.6 (ie osteoporosis). I added Vitamin K2 MK7 at 200microgram per day to my 4000iU of Vitamin D3 per day (my calcium intake from food is good). I had another DEXA scan end of 2022, and my T-score in femur necks imrpoved to -1.7 (so not osteoporosis anymore, only osteopenia now). Physical activity and weight did not change during this time frame. Will see in another 2-3 years wether this trajectory holds true and I can get back to "normal" bone mineral density. This is of course not proof that K2 improved my osteoporosis, but I will continue taking it and see how much I can improve my BMD.
@@nicklam66 no, I have not taken any bisphosphonates or other prescription meds for osteoporosis. I want to add that I started to take Magnesium supplements in 2022, which is thought to help activate Vitamin D. However, since I started Mg less than a year before my 2nd DEXA, I do not believe that Mg had enough time to be the main driver for the improvement in BMD.
Hi Michael, where do you get a trustworthy k2 supplement with 200 mcg? The doctor here says you need a megadose. Where would you find that? There are so many fake supplements. I would appreciate any suggestions.
@Rebecca Ortman Your level of CRP increases when there's inflammation in the body. The bigger question for you, might be, "why" do you have high inflammation? Inflammation is the response of the body "to something". You should get a blood test and look at many other biomarkers very closely. That is where you will find your clues or answers.
He does tend to talk a bit much in a wavy manner ie not sticking to the point but if you are patient he actually answers all the questions. He mentioned that high doses of k2 is all right but high doses of d3 is lethal so If one wants to supplement these daily then make sure of the d3 daily intake. Combinjg the 2 in a single capsule isn't cost effective so he doesn't recommend it 😊
IT all depends on genetics and if you've a mutation that your D3 receptors don't work correctly. If the do you will get toxicity if you mega dose on it. So don't take high doses without knowing if you have the mutation. If you have the mutation you need high levels to get the same benefit out of it whigh a person without the mutation would get on a much lower dose.
It needs to be K2 mk7. I researched this topic. Never, ever take D3 and K2 in a combination capsule. You are correct. My bone density has improved over four years with these supplements. Improvement is slow, but sure. 5,000 D3 daily works for me with 180 K2.
@@markastroboy Vitamins D3 and K2 are both fat soluble and compete for absorption so you should take them separately a few hours apart and with fat on each occasion.
I was taking over 20k ius of D3 during the so called "pandemic" and developed a heart arrhythmia and my kidney function went way down. D3 is crucial for good health just don't over do it like I did. Get labs done and discuss with your pcp how much you should take, when in doubt, follow the label since it's usually on the safe side. Good Health
It's almost as if the maximum dosages and indicated usage has a purpose and science is a public service that advances all of us. It boggles my mind that people who see that and recognize the merits of science then deny we experienced a pandemic. Anyway, moving on...
@@simplysimple2057 that was no pandemic simple.ton, it was a grift to make billions. The so called "scientific experts" claimed that NO ONE got the flu for two years while they were counting the C19 daily deaths, they claimed heard immunity wasn't real, they claimed natural immunity was fake, all lies. They added car crashes/gun shots etc and you know it. The evidence is all around you and you'd have to be willfully blind not to see it, or perhaps there's another reason you avoid the truth...just how many experimental injections did you take I wonder. I'd say you have my sympathy for getting tricked but that wouldn't be true. Secondly, D3 has no warning on the label and many die needlessly each year from vitamin D toxicity.
I take 20,000iu daily with 180mcg K2 and a good Magnesium. If you are taking high D3 research shows the K2 is essential. Keeping high Calcium out of soft tissue is very important, K2 does exactly that, Peer Reviewed and Verified.
@@DK-pr9ny My Doctor is a Professor Of Neurosciences at Harvard, and originally had me on 40,000iu daily. In fact because I was so sick, dying of Covid Delta Pneumonia, in ICU, they started me on big doses of Rocaltrol and to this day still have me on Rocaltrol. He said the Immune Modulation was more important, and the fact D3 blunts Viral Persistence and left over Spike Proteins he and my other Doctors stand firmly by high dose D3 and K2 as well as Magnesium. I was on 10,000iu daily of D3 before my neighbor gave me Delta October 2021 when my blood levels were checked I was only at 35 and that was 2 years of taking 10,000iu daily. I am more worried about the Flu, new Covid Variants than I am am about D3 My Doctors just increased me to 180-200mcg of K2 daily to lower my Calcium from 10.4 back to where it was 4 months ago at 9.3
I’m taking the same combo 20k IU D3 and 200ug K2-MK7, am also taking GlyNAC every day (6g Glycine and 6g NAC.) as am 56 and want to boost my Glutathione levels back to when I was younger.
As long as you take the correct dosage knowing that the ratio of vit K2-MK7 is 10microgram for each 1000 ui D3 you won’t get kidney stones and ultime combo is with magnesium/zinc glycinate and Omega 3 with high concentration EPA/DHA , I take 20 000 ui per day since months and have no issues at all , and surely try to hydrate on average 2 l water a day. It helped me to cure my asthma , I use no more corticosteroids
Better get D3 and K2 separated. I usually take 3 x 100mcg K2 + 1 x 5000IU D3 daily. That way you can control the dosage. In total I end up taking 300mcg K2 and 5000iu D3.
The recommendation is to take 300mcg k2 per day at least for beneficial effect (check also Dr. Berg videos on k2). I'm separating since there are no pills with high k2 doses. Most are 100mcg and if I'm supposed to take the usual pills that come with k2 (100mcg) + d3 (5000iu), i would end up taking 15000iu for 300mcg k2 and that's a lot of D3.
Interesting how frequently D3 is recommended by preventive health professionals like yourself, but I have never had my own doctor recommend taking it. During the height of the COVID pandemic, a British doctor, on you tube, recommended taking D3 in addition to the vaccines. He corresponded with Dr. Fauci concerning D3 supplementation and discovered Dr. Fauci was taking 4000 IU per day himself. Again, thank you for your work Dr. Brewer.
My GP recommended that I start taking C, D3, and Zinc, in March 2020 as a response to Covid-19. For the rcord, Fauci upped his dosage(s) to 6000 IU daily rear round, with an increase to 8000 IU per day in Winter. Strange how Fauci never recommended taking D3 to the general public. Maybe he was worried that if everybody started taking D3, there wouldn't be enough for those, like himself, that truly needed it.
Most doctors aren't interested in preventative medicine. They're interested in treating chronic illness with medication. How many doctors even recommend that their patients be tested for D level? Seems strange, considering that there's a worldwide D deficiency epidemic.
Please, if you can afford it, get your vitamin levels checked because half of us don't need extra D. If anything we're low on magnesium. After a year of taking the recommended amount of K2 & D3, I had my blood tested. My D was WAY higher than it should be. This can cause kidney stones and, in my case, overactive bladder. I'm 64, so I chalked the urge to pee all the time up to aging. 3 months of not taking it and I'm not waking up 2 or 3 times a night or barely making it to the bathroom.
I need to correct you Dr. Time 1:24 You specified and compared dosing of 45mg vs. 100ug The 45mg doses in the Japanese trials were split doses of vitamin k2 mk4 variety. It's half life is short, hence the split doses. Three split doses per day. On the other hand, doses at 100 ug or 200ug refer to a different version of vitamin k2 called mk7. Mk7 half life is substantially longer than mk4. It was with the mk4 that the Old Japanes ostoeporis research was conducted with.
I had never heard that before! I have been taking my d3 at night, and have been having sleep issues. I googled after seeing your comment, and see that it may interfere with melatonin production, maybe that's been my problem? Going to try doing the supplements in the order you suggest and see if that helps!
I’ve taken them together in one capsule for years with no problems. It sure would be nice if people would make up their minds about how much and how we need to take it.
I used to ferment soybeans to make nattoo which contains unlimited amounts of k2. The Japanese eat nattoo simply because they like it. I didn't and made it edible with black currants and the like. K2 consists of a range of menaquinones so is not actually a single thing.
I just noticed some replies to your comments e.g. tempe containing K2...l did not know that...l eat tempe but will now probably eat more 😂. Love the way people share knowledge in the Utube vids ❤
True. It does effect many genes and functions. Obv not all of the effect both neg and pos not fully understood yet. According to the best bal of science all the benefits of natural sunlight can’t be replicated in a lab yet. Still good to take.
Guys do blood work is very important,i was taking 10.000 iu D3 and I had calcification arteries I was in point I couldn’t breath ,pls do test first to see where are you
Ive been taking 2000iu Vit D3 and 120micrograms of K2 for 2 yrs now .Brought my D level up from low 30s to the mid 80s . I do sometimes take 6000-10,000 of D3 .
@@darylfoster6133 I mean, who determines what is or is not necessary? I think that there will be people who take high doses of D3/K2 for other reasons like long-term illnesses etc
Hello Dr. Ford and Thanks a lot for all the helpful content. I'd like to ask if intake of D3 and K2 may impact, under certain circumstances, Parathyroid Hormone levels. Thanks a lot in advance for your kind advice.
Very good question that has not been answered. I saw that a study has been conducted using K2 as a mechanism for controlling PTH but don’t know if that included patients with parathyroid tumours.
Some people get heart palpitations and such on Vit K2 supplements. Having a strong stimulus to push calcium and phosphorus into the bones can leave other areas like muscle and blood on the lower side and the heart needs these minerals to function obviously. Checking parathyroid hormone can be helpful even to see if Vitamin D is too high for you.
I question part of your response, regarding, "leaving other areas like muscle and blood on the lower side". There is not solid research whatsoever that would prove your statement. Your body's first priority is to balance the "blood levels" of calcium and will steal from the bones of necessary to meet that balance. Without enough Vit k2 present, the calcium will calcify the blood vessel walls and muscles. Vitamin D actually increases calcium absorption and Vit K2 takes it to the bone where it belongs.
I am one of those. I stopped taking these D3 and K2 combos and my heart palpitations and arrhytmia are mostly gone. It probably was also a magnesium issue and electrolyte issue all together. I took the K2 out and let my diet sort that out and it fixed most of my issues and my D 0.25 levels are going up to normal again. I now take a bone mineral formula that contains vit D3, magnesium and calcium in the right balance. Im usualy not fond on combination supplements, I rather take them solitary but with electrolytes it seems to be more complicated.
Magnesium is very important 80% of people are deficient caused my heart palpitations and muscle cramps take Magnesium Glycinate and Threonate brought the imbalance to balance and rejuvenated my brain memory and recall and speed at least 300 functions, major, Magnesium is very important for bones muscle and brain health and many other body functions.@@AnnaMaria-zm8cv
Please note: From time stamp 1:07 ... doses can be very dangerous it can kill you it can wreck your kidneys K2 is not the same K2 and very big doses Mega doses is real relatively harmless and in fact is given and has been shown to be helpful for people with osteoporosis as in 45 milligram as opposed to the 100 microgram levels that you ... *** The 45mg dose is of Vit MK-4 (in Japan) NOT MK-7
Thank you for pointing that out. The Japanese studies used the M4 version and apparently the M7 version does not require such high dosage. I’m sceptical of people who state that K2 is safe in high doses and quote the Japanese studies without qualifying the different type of K2 that was used.
@@sensimania I just grabbed the text from the transcript and removed the timestamps. I no longer follow him. 1:00 just because of those issues let me add 1:03 another aspect to this issue as well D3 1:06 in mega doses can be very dangerous it 1:09 can kill you it can wreck your kidneys 1:11 K2 is not the same K2 and very big doses 1:14 Mega doses is real relatively harmless 1:17 and in fact is given and has been shown 1:20 to be helpful for people with 1:21 osteoporosis as in 45 milligram as 1:25 opposed to the 100 microgram levels that 1:28 you tend to see in these products that 1:30 have D3 and K2 together so again it's
I take a combo 5000 iu D3 and 100 mcg K2 going on a couple years now. 100 seems to be the recommended dose. My blood tests have come back in the perfect range on D3 for years now.
Interesting. I take a combo vitamin D3/K2. The D3 is 5000 IU but the K2 is 80 mcg which doesn't sound like it's enough. I may just get another lower dose K2 from the same manufacturer and take in combination. The main reason I'm going to stick with that manufacturer is because I tried other D3 supplements and didn't see much of an impact on my levels but once I switched to this one, it began to increase and once I switched to a higher dose (5000 IU), I saw a continued increase of levels. My 25 Hydroxy D levels were in the mid 20s, after taking this one for awhile, they are in the mid 40s which is well within range (my tests show lower acceptable limit of 30)
@@jennykay780 i used that for a month, then i started getting lowerback and upper leg pain out of nowhere. I stopped 4 days ago, my loweback pain disappeared, leg pain is way better. Maybe the dosage was too much for me.
I'm not sure I understood what treatment did she get to restore kidney function? Jydg stopping the supplements and relying on the body to balance the damage out?
still dont know,,dr didnt tell.. what the correct dosage of each should be when taken individually.thats why its so confusing to know what actual dose shud be
Separate D3 K2 and magnesium supplements work well if taken at same time, do not get blended supplements, take them as separate supps at the same time. Very important: Do not take D3 separately, these supplements work together.
The only thing I’ve learned from these comments it that nobody really knows anything about the proper dosages for any vitamins or minerals-including doctors. Vitamin/Mineral balancing is extremely complicated and everyone is just guessing. Probably best to stick to natural Whole Foods for nutrition.
you should be able to advise adults as to. what is a safe and effective D3 dose.Range. an Estimate . 10,000. 4. X a week. and. 20,000. 3. x a week. is what I do For my Immune System. 200 lb. male. We have 3 Major Virus threats at the same time this winter. You better be fortifying . your immune system and getting. good sleep. I take k2. tablets with the D3.
I know this much during the COVID shut down when you couldn’t get in to see a doctor unless it was an emergency the only thing that helped me was gel vitamin d3 pills and vitamin k2-mk7 pills. So doctors have their views on this but when it comes down to what helped me feel better this combo did and I’ve taken them together ever since.
He wasn't talking about it being dangerous taking them together, he's worried about the pills that have both. With those, you get too much D3 when you try to get enough K2. Keep taking them separately and you can adjust the dosage separately. Doesn't matter one way or the other if you take them at the same time or not.
@@boli4203 most supplements need bile salts to fully use these nutrients. And the vast majority of them dont. as long as your supplements have bile salts, its perfectly fine to take supplements that combine them
Took d3-k2 and also 2 beet root capsules and potassium supplement and olive oil pill plus my tamsoulsin and developed a real bad burning in chest that last about 12 hours. Stopped taking them and symptoms went away completely. You on line doctors keep saying that these doses are safe but I dont think you should be taking all this stuff together that you recommend unless you know when to take and what not to take at the same time and how a person will react to it. Scared me bad.
@@freeguy77 No, not really, if you have white skin, you can get 20,000 in less than an hour in mid day sun, if darker skin, it will hake longer. Take k2 with d.
@@chestercrum4474 I didn't mention anything about the skin color difference, which I knew was significant if someone has darker skin. I believe 10,000 IU is plenty for one day.
I have taking 50,000 ui of D3 and 400 U.K. Of K2, and after a few days have seen improvements in bladder, and general well being. I also added vit A 3,000'ui, zinc, and Selenium,, along with Lugols Iodine. My plan is 5 days on, two days off for two weeks. Then blood testing, and evaluation. It should be interesting.
Make sure you vitamin A amounts are good. Vitamin A supplements are pure and can be toxic to the liver if overdone. Since your protocol is on for 5 off for 14 that may be why it works. I think if you are a man that 3k is the upper limit.
@@BLW777 hi there ...I had high blood pressure and mega side effects from bp medication...after doing these changes myself my BP went down alot ..but not as much as medication...but still I feel much much better without all the side effects.. 👍
I haven't seen evidence of D3 at 50,000 units a day causing trouble. A million a day: yes. K2 in the form MK7 is usually dispensed in 60 to 100 micrograms, since its half life is something like 1 1/2 days. As MK4, half life of 1 1/2 hours. This form is a lot more expensive because of the larger doses required.
Several videos I've seen mention that you don't want to disturb hot calcium plaque and since K2 pulls calcium out of the bloodstream is there a danger that K2 in pulling hot calcium out could cause a rupture, a clot resulting in heart attack and is there any reports of this happening? Donald Overman
Not really sure what a hot plaque is but I understand that a heart attack is sometimes caused by an inflamed plaque bursting and blocking the artery. Widowmaker. I also think Vitamin K-2 works slower than that and we should all be conducting experiments only while maintaining our best health. I would be reducing inflammation in my body before running that experiment. So I wouldn't do the experiment if you are actively inflamed have severe heart disease etc. Research the protocol and aim to get to the goal needed to try the experiment. Might mean a big change in lifestyle first then slowly transition to using the supplement as desired. I wouldn't do these big doses on my partner who still eats too many carbs and sugars until he gets his sugar and carbs down to almost nothing for a 3 months. We are going on the carnivore diet soon and have been reducing sugar and increasing our intermittent fasting times to get ready. After that and blood testing the K2 experiment is on.
I took D3 with K2 10,000 IU/ 200 k2. All in one every day that I would not get full sun for ten years. Also was vegan for 10 years and had a heart attack at 45 with CABG. Didn't help me much. Probably should have taken more K2 and ate less carbs.
@@MrBasHolland That's a similar response I get from vegans as well. "You ate a drop of olive oil, of course you will have a heart attack at 45. You did it wrong."
@@cruciferousvegetable i mean that taking D3 only gets absorbed with fatty foods. I believe moderate keto with less carbs is best for health. I used to be scared for fats and cholestrol but now I eat enough fat and 3 eggs a day.
@@MrBasHolland I'm leaning away from carbs as well. Carbs together with fat is the worst. I'm pretty sure spiking insulin with bloodfat slams it into the artery walls.
@@cruciferousvegetable - what type of carbs are you referring to specifically? Do you mean grains? Fruits? Leafy green vegetables? Cruciferous vegetables? Or processed, packaged carbohydrate type foods? (ex. cereals, crackers, breads, cookies, sweets, etc)
On the emphatic advice of my allergist, I got my serum D from the low end of normal to the high end of normal. I used at-home test kits to test my serum level and dial in the right dosage. I had always avoided Vit D and A supplements because of overdose issues, and I did not want to take any chances. I was already taking K2, and I added extra magnesium as well.
I've been having stress issues due to my wife's cancer diagnosis. I found myself having slight problems with loose stool for a few weeks. I'm not sure if it's related I started K2 and d 3 supplement and it was 100% better the following day. I find it odd but I am continuing to take it and have no problems now in bathroom . Sorry if it's TMI.
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Hi there..I have been taking 8000iu of d3 and 100ug of k2...skin ..lungs ..and posture. All changed for the better. No inhaler now...I cant explain these changes but feel si much better...going to start magnesium citrate aswell...all 3 work together 🙏 solgar is the brand i use
This information is useless without context. Are you outside a lot? Do you eat primarily plants, sad, or meat? These choices make a difference. Where is the research for these recommendations?
Vitamin D is complicated and here is some of the reasons why: (comments are welcomed) Blood Serum Testing for Vitamin D levels in your body: Highly innacurate as they can't reflect the actual Vitamin D levels absorbed in your actual tissues, giving you a false sense of security. Blood Serum Testing for Magesium: Why bring up Magnesium? Because Vitamin D isn't properly absobred effectively unless you have a certain level of magesium first, the problem is magnesium testing via blood serum levels is also not effective, magnesium like Vitamin D as well, is something many people are unaware of they are likely deficient of it.
Good points. I would get an RBC Magnesium test in addition to serum Magnesium. Plus Calcium, Calcitriol, Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy and parathyroid hormone to get a better idea of whether Vitamin D is sufficient. And there is also easy gene testing to check the Vitamin D Receptor.
I’ve taken Thorne research D3/K2 for about 10 yrs, maybe longer. 53yrs old and in good health. I want to get a CA score to see how things are inside. BP is perfect at 110/70 and teeth have never needed cleaning from dentist since I started. No plaque on teeth, hopefully means no plaque in arteries 🤞
It sometimes takes a long time to learn about correct dosage of supplements. I had been taking vitamin D3 for a long time but wasn't told about K2. Learned about k2 and also decided to take it separately from D3. I had read that K2 grabs calcium from places it should not be like in your arteries. I surmised that plaque has a level of calcium in it and wondered if more K2 was safe and if more of it might help me manage my plaque. I heard k2 wasn't dangerous and started taking a 15mg capsule of it. It did not remove all my plaque (biofilms are hard to get rid of) but it did seem to make it more friable and easy to remove with tools and flossing. Now I see that I could do 45mg of K2! That is fantastic. Can't wait to see what else it will do for me at that level.
micrograms, not miligrams is what is usually used, 15 mcg is an homeopathic dose!, 50 mcg up to 200 mcg are the considered daily safe dose to be benefitial.
Does mk7 (K2) have any effect on blood clotting? I know K 1 does, so very hesitant to take it. I have anti thrombin 3 deficiency and take eloquis 5 mg bid. I can’t find any literature anywhere to explain this. I am high risk for osteoporosis, and see the need for K2, but afraid of clotting. Can you help?
Granted D3 in Mega-doses 50k-100k daily is not advisable. I take 5k in summer and 10-12k in winter and check my blood levels and everything is fine. Also, not everyone absorbs D3 the same way.
@@DS-eu2ww So true, so checking blood levels is important. I can get to 90 on 10-12k in winter supplementation. I also try to take it with fats to absorb better.
The only caveat that I would add is that the woman mentioned that overdosed on vit d, was probably taking d2 and not d3. D2, from what I've heard, is what is most commonly prescribed by doctors, especially at the 50k dosing level. I wonder if there is a difference in overdosing level between the two? Also I wonder what the doctor recommends as an optimal dosing of daily vit d3, in general? I know he said 5k as a minimum. Also what does he think is a good blood level to maintain?
I take 6,000 IU daily as a middle-aged man. I feel confident based on my research that this is a safe and sufficient level. Probably most adults can take in the 4,000-6,000 IU range daily I'd think, but I'm not a doctor and this doesn't constitute medical advice.
Vitamin D2 doesn't bind as well to the serum binding protein as the more natural vitamin D3 (both are found in nature though the main form is D3).. If you are a die hard vegan and think you must take vitamin D2, you should take it daily due to this property. Holick et al did some research on D2 and as I recall it that was his conclusion. As I understand it, this vitamin is influenced by both medical conditions and genetics more so than some other vitamins so YMMV. First, watch your serum calcium levels. On all the doses I've used my serum calcium remained in range. Just my opinion and I am an experiment of one.
@@YesPlease1 Yes this range is good taking 1000-2000 IU i never seen any effect, i only feel reall better in the 5000-6000 IU. I don't even think you really need to add K2 mk7 with those doses we must have enough from food.
I have secondary parathyroidism and was advised to take vitam D daily by doctor, he never mentioned vitamin K2: thanks to UA-cam found this out a while ago
@@nebojsa1976 Hi there it’s when your parathyroid is short of vit D3 and takes calcium out of bones, that’s why I take vit D 3 to keep levels even . Usually diagnosed by an entrocrinologist
Unfortunately, you started your story about the gal who took the 50,000 i.u. of D3 qd by saying she was taking that dose of K. You only later clarified that it was D3 she was taking in excess rather than the K Thanks for your eventual clarification.
Thank you, Doc, this is good info. I am taking megadosis of Vit D once a week under supervision, but Im now looking into Vit K2 as well as I read Japanese studies shows it diminishes the spike proteins. I'm not jabbed, but I'm victim to the shedding phenomenon.
Look into nattokinase, it's a Japanese bean, slices spike like a samurai There's good studies with nattokinase, serrapeptase for lungs and now lumberkinase
Dr. I started taking D3 and K2 after seeing yours and other doctors that have posted things. I order the one that another doctor sells, but he has both in his version. If you say don't take them in a combine form, what would you recommend? Is there a brand that puts a better quality out that other brands? Thank you for your time.
There is absolutely nothign wrong with taking D3 and K2 in a single supplement. All he's saying is that the dosages are not always aligned properly, so it may be beneficial to take them separately in order to dial in the correct dose of each one. I take a combined supplement that contains 5000iu of D3 and 100mcg of K2 mk7 and it works great for me.
You're correct,..i disagree. People are always touting D3 overdose, but its hard to find an example of this. Ive been taking D3 30,000 u for a long time. Im 75 years old. Kidneys are great.
1 dose of 50,000 IU vit D sent my ears hissing and my head felt like in a vacuum. It was a scarey experience. Your body is different than mine. Glad you are doing well.
great i have ckd stage 3 , 73 age i take 100-300 k2 , 5000 d3........think ok for kidneys????????????????????????????????????????????????? 40% of usa has ckd...hjelp suggest thanks
I'm going through some issues with surviving liver cancer. I'm taking around 20,000 D3 a day to combat the effects of MRI guided radiation and the drugs.
Big FarmA doesn’t want you to know about this amazing hormone, immune system regulator, and vitamin ! I am taking 10,000 IU each day w Vit K for the remainder of my life !
My DNA test indicated I have defective hormone receptors. I take high doses of D to mitigate the defect. But my New Year's resolution for 2023 is to make my own D from the exposure of my skin to the sun during the correct azimuth. Fortunately I live on Oahu and can find the exact time daily.🌋🏝🌊🌞
Glad you researched and found out about your VDR Polymorphism, which I also have. It will take much more than just the sun. I live in Florida and lay in the sun, nude, 3-5 days a week and it is still not enough ... we require a lot of D3 to move the needle up. In addition, I take 35,000 IU of D3 with a mega dose of Vit K2, magnesium and small amount of boron ... all of which are required for the best absorption and assimilation.
I had a bloodtest returned with low vit D 0.25 levels. So I supplemented it, I took D3+K2 and ever since I got heart palpitations and high bloodpressure peaks. It took me 4 months to connect it to this D3 K2 combo. I stopped it two weeks ago and most of my palpitations are gone as well as my heart rhytm issues. I have been checked by doctors many times due to my worries and my heart is fine. I was terrified my heart was ruined. I never take this combo again, I get plenty of vit K with my food and I take lower doses of D3 now as well. I was suggested to take 5000IU and its just too much for my body. I now take 3000IU max spread out over the day and Im thriving compared to previous months.
Did you take vitamin K2-mk7 or just vitamin k. Because you don't need vitamin K in supplements because you get more than enough in your food. I take vitamin D3 4,000 IUs along with vitamin K2-mk7 200mg. I a 75yr old female 5 foot tall and not overweight.
@@kt1696 K2-mk7 it was. I heard a dr saying its good to start with just vit D3 for 1-2 months and only then add K2 if you dont get enough vit K via food or produce it yourself enough.
Was the bloodtest taken because you symptoms that were associated with lack of vit d3. I would assume that all your life you had a low d3 count and it never affected your daily life.
Had similar experience i don't take them together instead i eat more food that contains k2 and vitamin d supplement after everyone different it seams with supplements
@@cr2158 exactly that, but it isnt uncommon to hear about people who dont do well on taking D3 and K2 combined. I take D3 now together with magnesium and it works even better imo. Im so glad my bloodpressure is not with these extreme peaks anymore and I dont feel my heart skipping beats any longer. I also feel that my clothes fit better, my belly gets flatter but yet no weightloss but Im optimistic that will come soon as well, probably the fat transforms in something else first. What a havoc lack of vit D3 can cause!
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4000 iu D3 and 100 ug K2 daily for over a year no harmful side effects at all.
5,000 IU is a safe level for most people
Me too. No harmful effect.
6000iu of D3 , K2 100 ug per day for over 4 years
5000 is like 15 minutes at the beach in summer.
@@bobbylee2853That it is but during the dark long Winter months most don't fancy sunbathing 🥶
I'm still looking for two doctors that agree on ANYTHING
Amen
Good luck
That's why they call it "practicing" medicine.
Ahahah 🤣 is true so many different thoughts 💭
Indeed! For every two doctors you’ll have three opinions.
I was talking to a lady at the supermarket, and she was saying she loved her job at a major hospital. Turned out she worked in a department that treats people with supplements. Had I not met her, I'd have never known this stuff is being done on the down-low while they publicly ridicule everyone for being interested in vitamins.
What hospital and location?
See also "Dr. John Campbell: Vitamins D and k2"
Interesting comment. Sounds like the doctors are wise and aware to not upset the system and stay under the radar yet help others. Also, two medical doctors told me, on separate occasions, that they only received about 2 hours of training in medical school on treating using natural supplements etc. I've also seen medical doctors on videos saying the same thing.
Some of the things I keep on hand and use are: Magnesium, Oregano Oil capsules, Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, Olive Leaf Extract, K2, D3, Vitamin C, Grapefruit seed extract, Biotin and other B Vitamins, Garlic Oil capsules, Zinc Quercetin, NAC, Lutein for the eyes although if you get garlic oil there is a little in that so I don't take Lutein as much.
@@joshuaa3075 Yes very interesting comment.
I have most of supplements you mentioned. I try very hard to not take any prescriptions. So far so good. Almost 77.
This days you can’t trust any doctors any more.Very sad.
I don’t understand why doctors do not recommend K2. I was diagnosed with osteopenia and they told me to take calcium and D3. No mention of magnesium no mention of K2 absolutely ridiculous. I am a researcher, so I know these things but what about these poor people who don’t research I don’t know so sad there are a few people I have tried to set straight for their own good, but they still want to listen to the doctor instead of researching themselves.
because they are not indoctrinated to use anything naturally. all medical schools in USSA are financed by Big Pharma
Te main issue is the profit from prescribed medicines. If you want to understand what realy happens follow the money...
Just blundered upon this post. Good advice, not drawn out to 10 minutes, with a lot of blather. I just subscribed . Thank you.
Thank you
At just one point, he talks about "mega-doses" of K2 as being harmful. I think this is the point where he really meant to say D3, but mistakenly said K3. Yeah, and it makes sense not to think that things need to be combined in a pill, and people aren't smart enough to on their own take two separate supplements.
Yeah he misspoke
Multivitamins have been around for decades. I disagree
Did you mean K2 and not K3?
@@cluman1 No. He meant D3.
No he said d3 in high doses are dangerous, you can take high dose of k2
Instead to talk about overdosis, why is not mentione the correct dosis of D3+k2?
and nowhere the docs mention about the size of a person... (I weight 40kg - shud I take as much as somebody of 100kg??) which also is very important regarding the dosages 😉😉
He did. Vit D3 5,000 IU daily. Vit K2 400 mcg daily or megadose 4 mg
Just watching this video and observing exactly what you mentioned here sends an inner-self warning… I’ve heard enough to not trust anything said here.
@@nelsondog100 Me too. I've read the science which states there have been NO recorded incidences of adverse effects from huge doses of vitamin d3. In fact just today I saw a study where some had been on massive doses for 3 to 6 years!
@@joysherriff8461 the patients he referred to were taking the dose daily. Mega doses may be ok to take once per week or monthly.
I adjust my D3 intake depending on the season, I don't take as much in the summer but I increase the dose during the Winter and my blood test results are always slight to the high side of normal.
Finally, someone with brains!
I’ve been taking 5000 iu of D3 daily for the past 10 years, after a recent disk replacement surgery the doc said he couldn’t believe how hard my bones were. I told him that D3 was on my list of meds for the last several years. He said it’s working keep it up.
Do you also take vitamin K to help with absorption if so how much
@@konstruct11 I do take K2 about twice a week, I think it’s 500 iu. I only started the D3 because my doctor told me to.
Hard bones is a sign of atherosclerosis
@@tgmtf5963 really, the surgeon didn’t think so. That’s curious.
@@tgmtf5963 brittle and hard may be different
The triple threat of D3, K2 MK7 and magnesium glycinate is the best.
triple treat you meant?
I'm on a nutrition protocol group and the guy says DO NOT take the combo D3 and K2 together yet do many supplements combine them and say it's best. I never know what to believe
Agree
I recently boughtu D3 and K2 in one pill. D3 has 5000 units, K2 is 100mg. Price at Walgreens was $19.99 for 30, but they had a 2 for 1 sale with a Walgreens account. That was a great deal.
Is it too much? I have the same
@@shaffey01 Not cheap stuff, but what I paid seems about average.
@@russmartin4189 no I meant the IU amount
@@shaffey01 I heard it said that the study that showed a decrease in calcium in the arteries had a K2 dose of 128mg, but 100 is close, so I'm going with that..
@@shaffey01 UPdate. The D3 is 5000. Also, I have now been taking it for four months and believe it has made my angina go away. I am also on 10 mg of Atoravastatin and have been on an optimum diet. Low fat, no sugar, no salt, no caffeine, no salt, 1 beer per week, and I now drink water with my meals. I have a lot of vegetables, pasta, brown rice, shredded wheat with fruit, or oatmeal with fruit, I exercise about 5 hours a week which is about four 1 hour walks and. one 1 hour bike ride. I feel great. For state of mind, I go to McDonalds once a week and buy one McChicken, which is the least damaging thing on their menu. I also have one piece of Hershey's Zero chocolate or a small dish of Breyers No Fat ice cream per day. They all say lifestyle is the biggest thing you can do, but the D3 and K2 is supposed to take away calcium, which is what I think is my main artery problem as I have been on a good diet for some time. Anyway, I believe I had "borderline" angina, but with the above have turned the clock back some. Last time I rode my bike on our rail trail. I biked for 1 hour 5 minutes, went 13 miles, and did not stop. I averaged 12 mph. No hint of angina. No angina going up and down stairs like I did at Christmas. The angina scared me. I don't have it now, so am considering taking hikes. Did I say I am 74? I would say I feel about 50 now.
Male, 60 years old: Had a DEXA scan in 2019, my bone mineral density in lumbar vertebrae was normal, but in femur necks I had a T score of -2.6 (ie osteoporosis). I added Vitamin K2 MK7 at 200microgram per day to my 4000iU of Vitamin D3 per day (my calcium intake from food is good). I had another DEXA scan end of 2022, and my T-score in femur necks imrpoved to -1.7 (so not osteoporosis anymore, only osteopenia now). Physical activity and weight did not change during this time frame. Will see in another 2-3 years wether this trajectory holds true and I can get back to "normal" bone mineral density. This is of course not proof that K2 improved my osteoporosis, but I will continue taking it and see how much I can improve my BMD.
Have you been taking any other pharmaceuticals such as fosamax during that time you been consuming d3 k2?
@@nicklam66 no, I have not taken any bisphosphonates or other prescription meds for osteoporosis. I want to add that I started to take Magnesium supplements in 2022, which is thought to help activate Vitamin D. However, since I started Mg less than a year before my 2nd DEXA, I do not believe that Mg had enough time to be the main driver for the improvement in BMD.
Hi Michael, where do you get a trustworthy k2 supplement with 200 mcg? The doctor here says you need a megadose. Where would you find that? There are so many fake supplements. I would appreciate any suggestions.
@@michaelk2276 thanks Michael. Do you know anything about how to lower hs-crp?
@Rebecca Ortman Your level of CRP increases when there's inflammation in the body. The bigger question for you, might be, "why" do you have high inflammation? Inflammation is the response of the body "to something". You should get a blood test and look at many other biomarkers very closely. That is where you will find your clues or answers.
So, why doesn't the video end with a CLEAR EXPLANATION of what the Dr recommends ? and what to avoid.
He does tend to talk a bit much in a wavy manner ie not sticking to the point but if you are patient he actually answers all the questions. He mentioned that high doses of k2 is all right but high doses of d3 is lethal so If one wants to supplement these daily then make sure of the d3 daily intake. Combinjg the 2 in a single capsule isn't cost effective so he doesn't recommend it 😊
Okay so how much K2 a day? @@shikhab2250
Try natto for K2. Most non-Japanese don’t like it, but some of us do. It’s an acquired taste. Very high in K2.
I recently added Natto to my diet. The NYrnatto from new York is really good. Have to be careful if on blood thinners .
@@debstayblessed9549 We make our own. It’s more cost effective but takes a little time.
I live in a small town in washington. Where would I buy natto or natto starter to make on my own?
@@rebeccaortman4764 Cheese (hard) also contains much K2
Organic Beef liver is high in K2 .
Dr. Steven Gundry and others report they've never known anyone with vitamin D3 toxicity and he said a new study says we need 10,000 units daily.
IT all depends on genetics and if you've a mutation that your D3 receptors don't work correctly. If the do you will get toxicity if you mega dose on it. So don't take high doses without knowing if you have the mutation. If you have the mutation you need high levels to get the same benefit out of it whigh a person without the mutation would get on a much lower dose.
So does Dr Eric Berg !
He believes in taking at least 10,000 IU daily !!
It needs to be K2 mk7. I researched this topic. Never, ever take D3 and K2 in a combination capsule. You are correct. My bone density has improved over four years with these supplements. Improvement is slow, but sure. 5,000 D3 daily works for me with 180 K2.
Whats brand you reccomend for both? Thank
Why don't you recommend to take d3+k2 in a combination capsule?
@@markastroboy the vit d3 level can push the k2 level down, take 3 hours apart with food
Dr berg sells it as a combination
@@markastroboy Vitamins D3 and K2 are both fat soluble and compete for absorption so you should take them separately a few hours apart and with fat on each occasion.
i take no D3 in Summer. 2000IUs per day in Autumn, Winter, and Spring. 100mc of K2 per day year round.
I was taking over 20k ius of D3 during the so called "pandemic" and developed a heart arrhythmia and my kidney function went way down. D3 is crucial for good health just don't over do it like I did. Get labs done and discuss with your pcp how much you should take, when in doubt, follow the label since it's usually on the safe side. Good Health
If you don't take K2, D3 is useless.
So you caused a magnesium deficiency.
It was a pandemic- do not make a factually incorrect statement. Nothing so called about it.
It's almost as if the maximum dosages and indicated usage has a purpose and science is a public service that advances all of us. It boggles my mind that people who see that and recognize the merits of science then deny we experienced a pandemic. Anyway, moving on...
@@simplysimple2057 that was no pandemic simple.ton, it was a grift to make billions. The so called "scientific experts" claimed that NO ONE got the flu for two years while they were counting the C19 daily deaths, they claimed heard immunity wasn't real, they claimed natural immunity was fake, all lies. They added car crashes/gun shots etc and you know it. The evidence is all around you and you'd have to be willfully blind not to see it, or perhaps there's another reason you avoid the truth...just how many experimental injections did you take I wonder. I'd say you have my sympathy for getting tricked but that wouldn't be true. Secondly, D3 has no warning on the label and many die needlessly each year from vitamin D toxicity.
I take 20,000iu daily with 180mcg K2 and a good Magnesium. If you are taking high D3 research shows the K2 is essential. Keeping high Calcium out of soft tissue is very important, K2 does exactly that, Peer Reviewed and Verified.
That’s way too much D3. And the calcium is there to lock down soft plaque in your arteries. You don’t want to prevent that band-aid.
@@DK-pr9ny My Doctor is a Professor Of Neurosciences at Harvard, and originally had me on 40,000iu daily. In fact because I was so sick, dying of Covid Delta Pneumonia, in ICU, they started me on big doses of Rocaltrol and to this day still have me on Rocaltrol. He said the Immune Modulation was more important, and the fact D3 blunts Viral Persistence and left over Spike Proteins he and my other Doctors stand firmly by high dose D3 and K2 as well as Magnesium. I was on 10,000iu daily of D3 before my neighbor gave me Delta October 2021 when my blood levels were checked I was only at 35 and that was 2 years of taking 10,000iu daily. I am more worried about the Flu, new Covid Variants than I am am about D3 My Doctors just increased me to 180-200mcg of K2 daily to lower my Calcium from 10.4 back to where it was 4 months ago at 9.3
Study adding zinc!
@@MamaRestInPeace1424 that's crazy. The recommended dose is 800 to 1000
I’m taking the same combo 20k IU D3 and 200ug K2-MK7, am also taking GlyNAC every day (6g Glycine and 6g NAC.) as am 56 and want to boost my Glutathione levels back to when I was younger.
As long as you take the correct dosage knowing that the ratio of vit K2-MK7 is 10microgram for each 1000 ui D3 you won’t get kidney stones and ultime combo is with magnesium/zinc glycinate and Omega 3 with high concentration EPA/DHA , I take 20 000 ui per day since months and have no issues at all , and surely try to hydrate on average 2 l water a day. It helped me to cure my asthma , I use no more corticosteroids
Better get D3 and K2 separated. I usually take 3 x 100mcg K2 + 1 x 5000IU D3 daily. That way you can control the dosage. In total I end up taking 300mcg K2 and 5000iu D3.
@marc R sounds like allot of k2 300 mcg is lots for only 5000 iu d3. It be enough to even do 200 mcg k2
Why separate?
The recommendation is to take 300mcg k2 per day at least for beneficial effect (check also Dr. Berg videos on k2). I'm separating since there are no pills with high k2 doses. Most are 100mcg and if I'm supposed to take the usual pills that come with k2 (100mcg) + d3 (5000iu), i would end up taking 15000iu for 300mcg k2 and that's a lot of D3.
@@marcrabbat I’ve only been doing 100-130 mcg.. when I was taking 200 mcg I felt my heart shift an get excited so I got scared of it
@@justineandserena not sure if it's related to k2. I have a stent and plaque and take 300mcg k2.
Interesting how frequently D3 is recommended by preventive health professionals like yourself, but I have never had my own doctor recommend taking it. During the height of the COVID pandemic, a British doctor, on you tube, recommended taking D3 in addition to the vaccines. He corresponded with Dr. Fauci concerning D3 supplementation and discovered Dr. Fauci was taking 4000 IU per day himself. Again, thank you for your work Dr. Brewer.
My doctor prescribed D3 for me when he did my blood work and saw that I needed it.
My GP recommended that I start taking C, D3, and Zinc, in March 2020 as a response to Covid-19. For the rcord, Fauci upped his dosage(s) to 6000 IU daily rear round, with an increase to 8000 IU per day in Winter.
Strange how Fauci never recommended taking D3 to the general public. Maybe he was worried that if everybody started taking D3, there wouldn't be enough for those, like himself, that truly needed it.
Right, but Fauci never recommended vitamin D3 to others. I wouldn't be surprised if he never took the jab either. He knew exactly the truth about it.
Most doctors aren't interested in preventative medicine. They're interested in treating chronic illness with medication. How many doctors even recommend that their patients be tested for D level? Seems strange, considering that there's a worldwide D deficiency epidemic.
@@darylfoster6133 It is generally cheaper to just take 5000 IU/day of D3 automatically than to get tested.
Please, if you can afford it, get your vitamin levels checked because half of us don't need extra D. If anything we're low on magnesium.
After a year of taking the recommended amount of K2 & D3, I had my blood tested. My D was WAY higher than it should be. This can cause kidney stones and, in my case, overactive bladder.
I'm 64, so I chalked the urge to pee all the time up to aging. 3 months of not taking it and I'm not waking up 2 or 3 times a night or barely making it to the bathroom.
I need to correct you Dr.
Time 1:24
You specified and compared dosing of 45mg vs. 100ug
The 45mg doses in the Japanese trials were split doses of vitamin k2 mk4 variety. It's half life is short, hence the split doses. Three split doses per day.
On the other hand, doses at 100 ug or 200ug refer to a different version of vitamin k2 called mk7. Mk7 half life is substantially longer than mk4. It was with the mk4 that the Old Japanes ostoeporis research was conducted with.
You're right, I can't believe he didn't mention that mk7 and mk4 are different!
So which one should I use for bone issues and how much can one of you smarter people tell me. I'm thoroughly confused
What I found elsewhere is, you need to take d3 with breakfast and k2 with dinner. D3 taken i the evening, can have an impact on your sleep.
I had never heard that before! I have been taking my d3 at night, and have been having sleep issues. I googled after seeing your comment, and see that it may interfere with melatonin production, maybe that's been my problem? Going to try doing the supplements in the order you suggest and see if that helps!
I take D3 in the evening, an hour or two before bed and have never had a problem falling asleep and staying asleep so...
Vit D makes me very tired, so I take it at night. Everyone is different.
Highly valuable information! THANK YOU!
So I am a bit confused. Is it good to take both or not? and what quantity is good?
What's confusing? He said to take both; just don't take them packaged together in a single pill since none of those get both doses right.
I’ve taken them together in one capsule for years with no problems. It sure would be nice if people would make up their minds about how much and how we need to take it.
@@ksharpe8137 😊
I used to ferment soybeans to make nattoo which contains unlimited amounts of k2. The Japanese eat nattoo simply because they like it. I didn't and made it edible with black currants and the like. K2 consists of a range of menaquinones so is not actually a single thing.
There is also something called Tempeh. Tastes better than natto. Should have plenty of K2 since it's also fermented soy.
@@markveen1373 wow, thanks for the great info!
Hard cheese is also high in K2
I just noticed some replies to your comments e.g. tempe containing K2...l did not know that...l eat tempe but will now probably eat more 😂. Love the way people share knowledge in the Utube vids ❤
@@john-di1mz I found tempe difficult to ferment so gave up. But you are right do you buy it ?
See the Mayo Clinic study 2015. D3 toxicity is extremely rare. I take 20.000 IU D3 daily and 200 ug K2. No problemo.
True. It does effect many genes and functions. Obv not all of the effect both neg and pos not fully understood yet. According to the best bal of science all the benefits of natural sunlight can’t be replicated in a lab yet. Still good to take.
Guys do blood work is very important,i was taking 10.000 iu D3 and I had calcification arteries I was in point I couldn’t breath ,pls do test first to see where are you
@@lipids7185 This is why you also need the K2
@@lipids7185 did you take it alone? without its cofactor? k2 and magnesium?
Was taking vitamin k2 mk7 100 mcg , magnesium not
Ive been taking 2000iu Vit D3 and 120micrograms of K2 for 2 yrs now .Brought my D level up from low 30s to the mid 80s . I do sometimes take 6000-10,000 of D3 .
What brand of Vitamin D3 and K2 are you using?
Does most insurance pay for a D3 test?
@@rolanddsaldanaa3948 He never answered your question
a mid 80s level isn't really necessary. Anything in the 40-50 range is adequate. The Covid outcome studies showed no real benefit above 50.
@@darylfoster6133 I mean, who determines what is or is not necessary? I think that there will be people who take high doses of D3/K2 for other reasons like long-term illnesses etc
I've been taking a 5000/200 D3/K2 daily, along with other vitamins. Haven't been sick in years.
Hello Dr. Ford and Thanks a lot for all the helpful content. I'd like to ask if intake of D3 and K2 may impact, under certain circumstances, Parathyroid Hormone levels. Thanks a lot in advance for your kind advice.
Yes D3 lowers PTH
Very good question that has not been answered. I saw that a study has been conducted using K2 as a mechanism for controlling PTH but don’t know if that included patients with parathyroid tumours.
@@magpiegirl3783 Thanks a lot mag!!!
My mother takes every day and she has got rid of all pain in her knees and back and no more high blood pressure.
What she takes, vit. D3 or vit. K2?
@@hatulaim1 5000 IU D3 and 120mcg K2
It's best to take K2 M7 with D3 because the K2 tells the calcium were it needs to go in the body
Pretty sure p
Some people get heart palpitations and such on Vit K2 supplements. Having a strong stimulus to push calcium and phosphorus into the bones can leave other areas like muscle and blood on the lower side and the heart needs these minerals to function obviously. Checking parathyroid hormone can be helpful even to see if Vitamin D is too high for you.
I question part of your response, regarding, "leaving other areas like muscle and blood on the lower side". There is not solid research whatsoever that would prove your statement. Your body's first priority is to balance the "blood levels" of calcium and will steal from the bones of necessary to meet that balance. Without enough Vit k2 present, the calcium will calcify the blood vessel walls and muscles. Vitamin D actually increases calcium absorption and Vit K2 takes it to the bone where it belongs.
So, if parathyroid hormone is too high, stop taking vitamin D, or if parathyroid hormone is too low, stop taking vitamin D?
I am one of those. I stopped taking these D3 and K2 combos and my heart palpitations and arrhytmia are mostly gone. It probably was also a magnesium issue and electrolyte issue all together. I took the K2 out and let my diet sort that out and it fixed most of my issues and my D 0.25 levels are going up to normal again. I now take a bone mineral formula that contains vit D3, magnesium and calcium in the right balance. Im usualy not fond on combination supplements, I rather take them solitary but with electrolytes it seems to be more complicated.
@@AnnaMaria-zm8cv Have you tried the MK-4 version of K2? Some people claim it doesn't give the heart issues like MK-7 does.
Magnesium is very important 80% of people are deficient caused my heart palpitations and muscle cramps take Magnesium Glycinate and Threonate brought the imbalance to balance and rejuvenated my brain memory and recall and speed at least 300 functions, major, Magnesium is very important for bones muscle and brain health and many other body functions.@@AnnaMaria-zm8cv
Essential info. Now I know!
No mention of the magnesium connection or relationship to D3 absorption and use. This would have been a good addition to info.
Good point!
2:15 "we stopped her k3"
D3*
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... doses can be very dangerous it can kill you it can wreck your kidneys K2 is not the same K2 and very big doses Mega doses is real relatively harmless and in fact is given and has been shown to be helpful for people with osteoporosis as in 45 milligram as opposed to the 100 microgram levels that you ...
*** The 45mg dose is of Vit MK-4 (in Japan) NOT MK-7
"K2 is not the same as K2"?
Thank you for pointing that out. The Japanese studies used the M4 version and apparently the M7 version does not require such high dosage. I’m sceptical of people who state that K2 is safe in high doses and quote the Japanese studies without qualifying the different type of K2 that was used.
@@sensimania K2 MK-4 is NOT the same as K2 MK-7.
@@studaniels52 Ah, you've corrected your error.
@@sensimania I just grabbed the text from the transcript and removed the timestamps. I no longer follow him.
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just because of those issues let me add
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another aspect to this issue as well D3
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in mega doses can be very dangerous it
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can kill you it can wreck your kidneys
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K2 is not the same K2 and very big doses
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have D3 and K2 together so again it's
I take a combo 5000 iu D3 and 100 mcg K2 going on a couple years now. 100 seems to be the recommended dose. My blood tests have come back in the perfect range on D3 for years now.
Dr. Brewer, what are the best supplements for OSTEOPOROSIS? Thanks!
Interesting. I take a combo vitamin D3/K2. The D3 is 5000 IU but the K2 is 80 mcg which doesn't sound like it's enough. I may just get another lower dose K2 from the same manufacturer and take in combination. The main reason I'm going to stick with that manufacturer is because I tried other D3 supplements and didn't see much of an impact on my levels but once I switched to this one, it began to increase and once I switched to a higher dose (5000 IU), I saw a continued increase of levels. My 25 Hydroxy D levels were in the mid 20s, after taking this one for awhile, they are in the mid 40s which is well within range (my tests show lower acceptable limit of 30)
Can u please share the brand/manufacturer u r getting these supplement from. Thanks.
I take sports research 5000 iu / 100 mcg k2-mk 7 in a coconut mct capsule.
@@jennykay780 i used that for a month, then i started getting lowerback and upper leg pain out of nowhere. I stopped 4 days ago, my loweback pain disappeared, leg pain is way better. Maybe the dosage was too much for me.
I'm not sure I understood what treatment did she get to restore kidney function? Jydg stopping the supplements and relying on the body to balance the damage out?
still dont know,,dr didnt tell.. what the correct dosage of each should be when taken individually.thats why its so confusing to know what actual dose shud be
400 micrograms for K2. Try 2,000 mg a day until you get your level checked.
Separate D3 K2 and magnesium supplements work well if taken at same time, do not get blended supplements, take them as separate supps at the same time. Very important: Do not take D3 separately, these supplements work together.
Some experts says d3 and k2 compete in absorption so they recommend to take d3 morning and k2 nigh time
Outstanding Commentary!!! Thank You!!
The only thing I’ve learned from these comments it that nobody really knows anything about the proper dosages for any vitamins or minerals-including doctors. Vitamin/Mineral balancing is extremely complicated and everyone is just guessing. Probably best to stick to natural Whole Foods for nutrition.
you should be able to advise adults as to. what is a safe and effective D3 dose.Range. an Estimate . 10,000. 4. X a week. and. 20,000. 3. x a week. is what I do For my Immune System. 200 lb. male. We have 3 Major Virus threats at the same time this winter. You better be fortifying . your immune system and getting. good sleep. I take k2. tablets with the D3.
I know this much during the COVID shut down when you couldn’t get in to see a doctor unless it was an emergency the only thing that helped me was gel vitamin d3 pills and vitamin k2-mk7 pills. So doctors have their views on this but when it comes down to what helped me feel better this combo did and I’ve taken them together ever since.
He wasn't talking about it being dangerous taking them together, he's worried about the pills that have both. With those, you get too much D3 when you try to get enough K2. Keep taking them separately and you can adjust the dosage separately. Doesn't matter one way or the other if you take them at the same time or not.
@@boli4203 most supplements need bile salts to fully use these nutrients. And the vast majority of them dont. as long as your supplements have bile salts, its perfectly fine to take supplements that combine them
Been doing the nattokinase instead has went down smoother . No heart burn. We will see how it works
God bless you doc!
Took d3-k2 and also 2 beet root capsules and potassium supplement and olive oil pill plus my tamsoulsin and developed a real bad burning in chest that last about 12 hours. Stopped taking them and symptoms went away completely. You on line doctors keep saying that these doses are safe but I dont think you should be taking all this stuff together that you recommend unless you know when to take and what not to take at the same time and how a person will react to it. Scared me bad.
I’ve taken both for 20 years, 20,000 iu per day. 74, no problems, never got Covid.
Too much. Cut in half to no more than 10,000 on D3 if you don't get out often for sunlight. If you do, you can cut to 5,000 IU daily.
@@freeguy77
No, not really, if you have white skin, you can get 20,000 in less than an hour in mid day sun, if darker skin, it will hake longer. Take k2 with d.
@@chestercrum4474 I didn't mention anything about the skin color difference, which I knew was significant if someone has darker skin. I believe 10,000 IU is plenty for one day.
@@freeguy77 I try to keep 25 hydroxy blood level over 100, that’s my goal and I’ve found 20,000 best to keep it to my target.
I have taking 50,000 ui of D3 and 400 U.K. Of K2, and after a few days have seen improvements in bladder, and general well being. I also added vit A 3,000'ui, zinc, and Selenium,, along with Lugols Iodine. My plan is 5 days on, two days off for two weeks. Then blood testing, and evaluation. It should be interesting.
Try 10,000 D3. 50,000 is a hefty dose!
I also heard someone say 6days on and 1 day off....
Make sure you vitamin A amounts are good. Vitamin A supplements are pure and can be toxic to the liver if overdone. Since your protocol is on for 5 off for 14 that may be why it works. I think if you are a man that 3k is the upper limit.
I have been taking 10,000 units of D3 and 200 K2 mk7 for years
Sounds great..what changes if any have you noticed..I have been taking 8000iu d3 and 100ug k2 for about 3mths now 🙏
Daily?
@@BLW777 hi there ...I had high blood pressure and mega side effects from bp medication...after doing these changes myself my BP went down alot ..but not as much as medication...but still I feel much much better without all the side effects.. 👍
Been doing the same for the last 4 years-Vit D levels still test at 40.
Please note it is mcg not mg for K2 MK7.
I haven't seen evidence of D3 at 50,000 units a day causing trouble. A million a day: yes.
K2 in the form MK7 is usually dispensed in 60 to 100 micrograms, since its half life is something like 1 1/2 days.
As MK4, half life of 1 1/2 hours. This form is a lot more expensive because of the larger doses required.
thank you that was useful information
Several videos I've seen mention that you don't want to disturb hot calcium plaque and since K2 pulls calcium out of the bloodstream is there a danger that K2 in pulling hot calcium out could cause a rupture, a clot resulting in heart attack and is there any reports of this happening? Donald Overman
Not really sure what a hot plaque is but I understand that a heart attack is sometimes caused by an inflamed plaque bursting and blocking the artery. Widowmaker. I also think Vitamin K-2 works slower than that and we should all be conducting experiments only while maintaining our best health. I would be reducing inflammation in my body before running that experiment. So I wouldn't do the experiment if you are actively inflamed have severe heart disease etc. Research the protocol and aim to get to the goal needed to try the experiment. Might mean a big change in lifestyle first then slowly transition to using the supplement as desired. I wouldn't do these big doses on my partner who still eats too many carbs and sugars until he gets his sugar and carbs down to almost nothing for a 3 months. We are going on the carnivore diet soon and have been reducing sugar and increasing our intermittent fasting times to get ready. After that and blood testing the K2 experiment is on.
I took D3 with K2 10,000 IU/ 200 k2. All in one every day that I would not get full sun for ten years. Also was vegan for 10 years and had a heart attack at 45 with CABG. Didn't help me much. Probably should have taken more K2 and ate less carbs.
You took it after eating a fatty meal? Then it gets absorded fully
@@MrBasHolland That's a similar response I get from vegans as well. "You ate a drop of olive oil, of course you will have a heart attack at 45. You did it wrong."
@@cruciferousvegetable i mean that taking D3 only gets absorbed with fatty foods. I believe moderate keto with less carbs is best for health. I used to be scared for fats and cholestrol but now I eat enough fat and 3 eggs a day.
@@MrBasHolland I'm leaning away from carbs as well. Carbs together with fat is the worst. I'm pretty sure spiking insulin with bloodfat slams it into the artery walls.
@@cruciferousvegetable - what type of carbs are you referring to specifically? Do you mean grains? Fruits? Leafy green vegetables? Cruciferous vegetables? Or processed, packaged carbohydrate type foods? (ex. cereals, crackers, breads, cookies, sweets, etc)
My nutritionist told me D3 needs Magnesium for absorption.
On the emphatic advice of my allergist, I got my serum D from the low end of normal to the high end of normal. I used at-home test kits to test my serum level and dial in the right dosage. I had always avoided Vit D and A supplements because of overdose issues, and I did not want to take any chances. I was already taking K2, and I added extra magnesium as well.
I'm taking blood thinner, can I take Vit K2? Thanks.
I've been having stress issues due to my wife's cancer diagnosis. I found myself having slight problems with loose stool for a few weeks. I'm not sure if it's related I started K2 and d 3 supplement and it was 100% better the following day. I find it odd but I am continuing to take it and have no problems now in bathroom . Sorry if it's TMI.
Look, I'm with you on stress. But please listen to me. Two times we killed cancer in my wife's brother both times in 30 days, seven years apart. I have the formula on my channel on paper on a video. 3 steps. 1. Kill 2. Boost immune. 3. Eliminate toxins. All within herbs. Jerry mcgkaughlin phd biochemist from purdue retired discovered paw paw and he worked with natures sunshine company to standardise it. Its from the spring time twigs of the tree, kills cancer day 1 starving the cancer cell ATP process. Then immune boosting herbs especially astragalus and the others like oil of oregano boost the white blood cell count super high and they eat the dead cancer and finally milk thistle and aloe and aloes and dandelion and some other stuff carries off the waste and remain dead cancer. I hope your wife trys this. Its excellent for tumors and melanoma, prostate, breast, throat, non hodgkins lymphoma etc. Etc. May not be excellent on blood cancer and then also brain and lung cancer is sensative, it will work but the elimination is the issue in the brain or lungs.
Excellent to read that. May your wife & you be blessed with good & more good 🙂
Everybody has loose stool....not always. But a lot...nothing is perfect....but you can go, that's IMPORTANT
Hi there..I have been taking 8000iu of d3 and 100ug of k2...skin ..lungs ..and posture. All changed for the better. No inhaler now...I cant explain these changes but feel si much better...going to start magnesium citrate aswell...all 3 work together 🙏 solgar is the brand i use
Thank you for explaining Vit D3 next to vit K2. 🙏❤
This information is useless without context. Are you outside a lot? Do you eat primarily plants, sad, or meat? These choices make a difference. Where is the research for these recommendations?
Thanks for sharing. Why no mention of food sourced k2 like Natto? Or another fermented food like saukraut?
Gouda and brie cheeses have mk4. People in Europe tga eats lots of that have lower incidences of heart disease.
I'm sooo done with everybody says something different about same topics. The more you look into stuff, the more confused you get
Hey, doc! Why you focus on D3-K2? I focus on D3-K2-Ca, and mainly Ca and K2.
Vitamin D is complicated and here is some of the reasons why: (comments are welcomed)
Blood Serum Testing for Vitamin D levels in your body: Highly innacurate as they can't reflect the actual Vitamin D levels absorbed in your actual tissues, giving you a false sense of security.
Blood Serum Testing for Magesium: Why bring up Magnesium? Because Vitamin D isn't properly absobred effectively unless you have a certain level of magesium first,
the problem is magnesium testing via blood serum levels is also not effective, magnesium like Vitamin D as well, is something many people are unaware of they are likely deficient of it.
Good points. I would get an RBC Magnesium test in addition to serum Magnesium. Plus Calcium, Calcitriol, Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy and parathyroid hormone to get a better idea of whether Vitamin D is sufficient. And there is also easy gene testing to check the Vitamin D Receptor.
I’ve taken Thorne research D3/K2 for about 10 yrs, maybe longer.
53yrs old and in good health.
I want to get a CA score to see how things are inside.
BP is perfect at 110/70 and teeth have never needed cleaning from dentist since I started.
No plaque on teeth, hopefully means no plaque in arteries 🤞
They’re totally unrelated 😂
It is well known fact, that D3 is lowering two most important minerals for heart proper function - Magnesium and Potassium !?
It sometimes takes a long time to learn about correct dosage of supplements. I had been taking vitamin D3 for a long time but wasn't told about K2. Learned about k2 and also decided to take it separately from D3. I had read that K2 grabs calcium from places it should not be like in your arteries. I surmised that plaque has a level of calcium in it and wondered if more K2 was safe and if more of it might help me manage my plaque. I heard k2 wasn't dangerous and started taking a 15mg capsule of it. It did not remove all my plaque (biofilms are hard to get rid of) but it did seem to make it more friable and easy to remove with tools and flossing. Now I see that I could do 45mg of K2! That is fantastic. Can't wait to see what else it will do for me at that level.
micrograms, not miligrams is what is usually used, 15 mcg is an homeopathic dose!, 50 mcg up to 200 mcg are the considered daily safe dose to be benefitial.
The Effects of Direct Oral Anticoagulants on Systemic Vascular Calcification Study. Can you talk about this
Does mk7 (K2) have any effect on blood clotting? I know K 1 does, so very hesitant to take it. I have anti thrombin 3 deficiency and take eloquis 5 mg bid. I can’t find any literature anywhere to explain this. I am high risk for osteoporosis, and see the need for K2, but afraid of clotting. Can you help?
Afraid of clotting? Don't take the 💉
Granted D3 in Mega-doses 50k-100k daily is not advisable. I take 5k in summer and 10-12k in winter and check my blood levels and everything is fine. Also, not everyone absorbs D3 the same way.
I take 25k to 30k
My serum levels get to 55.
Everyone is different, one size does not fit all.
@@DS-eu2ww So true, so checking blood levels is important. I can get to 90 on 10-12k in winter supplementation. I also try to take it with fats to absorb better.
Still seems high. I'm.worried about 5k IU
So wait don’t take them together?
I have an upper arm fracture & want to start taking vitamins C, D3 & K2 to heal. How much would you recommend of each? & can I take them all together?
The only caveat that I would add is that the woman mentioned that overdosed on vit d, was probably taking d2 and not d3. D2, from what I've heard, is what is most commonly prescribed by doctors, especially at the 50k dosing level. I wonder if there is a difference in overdosing level between the two? Also I wonder what the doctor recommends as an optimal dosing of daily vit d3, in general? I know he said 5k as a minimum. Also what does he think is a good blood level to maintain?
I take 6,000 IU daily as a middle-aged man. I feel confident based on my research that this is a safe and sufficient level. Probably most adults can take in the 4,000-6,000 IU range daily I'd think, but I'm not a doctor and this doesn't constitute medical advice.
Vitamin D2 doesn't bind as well to the serum binding protein as the more natural vitamin D3 (both are found in nature though the main form is D3).. If you are a die hard vegan and think you must take vitamin D2, you should take it daily due to this property. Holick et al did some research on D2 and as I recall it that was his conclusion. As I understand it, this vitamin is influenced by both medical conditions and genetics more so than some other vitamins so YMMV. First, watch your serum calcium levels. On all the doses I've used my serum calcium remained in range. Just my opinion and I am an experiment of one.
@@YesPlease1 Yes this range is good taking 1000-2000 IU i never seen any effect, i only feel reall better in the 5000-6000 IU. I don't even think you really need to add K2 mk7 with those doses we must have enough from food.
I have secondary parathyroidism and was advised to take vitam D daily by doctor, he never mentioned vitamin K2: thanks to UA-cam found this out a while ago
What is secondary parathyroidism? Is that intact parathyroid hormone test?
@@nebojsa1976 Hi there it’s when your parathyroid is short of vit D3 and takes calcium out of bones, that’s why I take vit D 3 to keep levels even . Usually diagnosed by an entrocrinologist
I also took high dose of D3, 10,000iu everyday for the past 2 years during the pandemic … I don’t feel anything bad, but should I stop??
I think it's best to go to the doctor and do a blood test
I take 5000 d3, and 100mcg k2 per day. 😮
That's the perfect combination in my professional opinion.
I wish you could talk about D3 + magnesium! ( you don´t need so much D3 to get good levels) I think this combination is more important than D3 + K2.
I take all 3.
D3 need magnesiuym and K2. you cant ignore K2 with D3
But, it’s not all in pills, sir. If I’m eating natto, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods in addition, what’s the math?
Unfortunately, you started your story about the gal who took the 50,000 i.u. of D3 qd by saying she was taking that dose of K. You only later clarified that it was D3 she was taking in excess rather than the K Thanks for your eventual clarification.
I think this video was schewed.. if he mentioned 50 mg that would be in the Mk-4 version of k2 not mk-7
K2 mk-7 100-200 mcg perfect I’d say
10000 iu vitamin d3 + 100 mcg k2 per day is the sweet spot
Why so little K2?
@@YesPlease1 You eat food right. Well, you get some from food, no doubt.
I would recommend 5,000IU + 100 K2. I am a doctor of pharmacy with experience in nutritional biochemistry.
Goodness, I sure hope so. Been taking 20,000 IU plus 200 mcg. for the past two years.
Would love to know of ONE person that overdosed on Vit.D without Dr. direction...I'll wait.
Thank you, Doc, this is good info. I am taking megadosis of Vit D once a week under supervision, but Im now looking into Vit K2 as well as I read Japanese studies shows it diminishes the spike proteins. I'm not jabbed, but I'm victim to the shedding phenomenon.
What is the shedding phenomenon?
Look into nattokinase, it's a Japanese bean, slices spike like a samurai
There's good studies with nattokinase, serrapeptase for lungs and now lumberkinase
Sigma, what was your megadose level?
Please advise us of safely daily dosage for vitamin D3.
@@charleslaw9991 2000ui-4000ui daily
Dr. I started taking D3 and K2 after seeing yours and other doctors that have posted things. I order the one that another doctor sells, but he has both in his version. If you say don't take them in a combine form, what would you recommend? Is there a brand that puts a better quality out that other brands? Thank you for your time.
There is absolutely nothign wrong with taking D3 and K2 in a single supplement. All he's saying is that the dosages are not always aligned properly, so it may be beneficial to take them separately in order to dial in the correct dose of each one. I take a combined supplement that contains 5000iu of D3 and 100mcg of K2 mk7 and it works great for me.
@@dlg5485you take them daily?
You're correct,..i disagree. People are always touting D3 overdose, but its hard to find an example of this. Ive been taking D3 30,000 u for a long time. Im 75 years old. Kidneys are great.
1 dose of 50,000 IU vit D sent my ears hissing and my head felt like in a vacuum. It was a scarey experience. Your body is different than mine. Glad you are doing well.
great i have ckd stage 3 , 73 age i take 100-300 k2 , 5000 d3........think ok for kidneys????????????????????????????????????????????????? 40% of usa has ckd...hjelp suggest thanks
Can you take a high dose K2 to lower inflammation? 1mg per day? Any research on K2 and inflammation?
I'm going through some issues with surviving liver cancer. I'm taking around 20,000 D3 a day to combat the effects of MRI guided radiation and the drugs.
@@pramuanchutham7355 Thanks. I recall hearing that too.
@@pramuanchutham7355 So true!
@@LR-je7nn Yes !!
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Also need magnesium
Yes. We cover Magnesium next week.
What I heard him say was 5000 K2 and 400 MCG D3
Big FarmA doesn’t want you to know about this amazing hormone, immune system regulator, and vitamin ! I am taking 10,000 IU each day w Vit K for the remainder of my life !
What hormone are you talking about? D3 and K2 are not hormones!
@@williamgilmore4287 d3 is a hormone not vitamins
My DNA test indicated I have defective hormone receptors. I take high doses of D to mitigate the defect. But my New Year's resolution for 2023 is to make my own D from the exposure of my skin to the sun during the correct azimuth. Fortunately I live on Oahu and can find the exact time daily.🌋🏝🌊🌞
Glad you researched and found out about your VDR Polymorphism, which I also have. It will take much more than just the sun. I live in Florida and lay in the sun, nude, 3-5 days a week and it is still not enough ... we require a lot of D3 to move the needle up.
In addition, I take 35,000 IU of D3 with a mega dose of Vit K2, magnesium and small amount of boron ... all of which are required for the best absorption and assimilation.
if you like mushrooms..... put them in the sun for a few hours before preparing them.... They increase in vit D in the sun.
we have been using 10 000 d3 and 100 vit k2 mk7 daily--N0 PLAQUE ON OUR CORATID ARTERY PRESENT. that says its all NO heart d.
I was hoping you would make dosage recommendations.
I had a bloodtest returned with low vit D 0.25 levels. So I supplemented it, I took D3+K2 and ever since I got heart palpitations and high bloodpressure peaks. It took me 4 months to connect it to this D3 K2 combo. I stopped it two weeks ago and most of my palpitations are gone as well as my heart rhytm issues. I have been checked by doctors many times due to my worries and my heart is fine. I was terrified my heart was ruined. I never take this combo again, I get plenty of vit K with my food and I take lower doses of D3 now as well. I was suggested to take 5000IU and its just too much for my body. I now take 3000IU max spread out over the day and Im thriving compared to previous months.
Did you take vitamin K2-mk7 or just vitamin k. Because you don't need vitamin K in supplements because you get more than enough in your food. I take vitamin D3 4,000 IUs along with vitamin K2-mk7 200mg. I a 75yr old female 5 foot tall and not overweight.
@@kt1696 K2-mk7 it was. I heard a dr saying its good to start with just vit D3 for 1-2 months and only then add K2 if you dont get enough vit K via food or produce it yourself enough.
Was the bloodtest taken because you symptoms that were associated with lack of vit d3. I would assume that all your life you had a low d3 count and it never affected your daily life.
Had similar experience i don't take them together instead i eat more food that contains k2 and vitamin d supplement after everyone different it seams with supplements
@@cr2158 exactly that, but it isnt uncommon to hear about people who dont do well on taking D3 and K2 combined. I take D3 now together with magnesium and it works even better imo. Im so glad my bloodpressure is not with these extreme peaks anymore and I dont feel my heart skipping beats any longer. I also feel that my clothes fit better, my belly gets flatter but yet no weightloss but Im optimistic that will come soon as well, probably the fat transforms in something else first. What a havoc lack of vit D3 can cause!