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 2,000 mcg of vitamin K with 180 mcg of vitamin K2 (MK-7); 1,000 mcg of vitamin K2 (MK-4). If you are taking a vitamin K antagonist (e.g. warfarin), consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product.
