Vitamin K2 for Heart Health

Would you take a weight-loss pill that made you gain weight?
Or a sleep aid was loaded with caffeine that kept you up all night?
Of course not!
And your doctor would never recommend these things… because they do the exact opposite of what they're intended to do.
So why do conventional doctors keep prescribing statins to prevent heart disease?

We know that these drugs aren't safe. They can cause kidney failure and liver damage. They could even kill you.
And they don't do the one thing they're supposed to do — help your heart.
Sure, statins are pretty good at lowering cholesterol… but that's the problem. Because high cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease. In fact, lowering your cholesterol levels with statins can actually cause heart disease.
What is vitamin K2?
One of the ways that statins damage your heart is by inhibiting vitamin K2. K2 is a nutrient that activates a protein called MGP, which helps prevent hardening of the arteries.

Without K2, plaque levels in your body worsen, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis and heart failure.1
Causes Of Heart Disease
What DOES cause heart disease is inflammation and oxidation. And recent research on vitamin K2 shows that it prevents inflammation by inhibiting pro-inflammatory markers produced by white blood cells.2
Vitamin K2 For Heart Health
K2 is one of the best vitamins for heart health. One study of 4,800 people showed that high levels of vitamin K2 lowered the risk of c...

Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - November 7, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Heart Health Source Type: news