Vitamin K and Osteoporosis — What ’ s the connection?

Before you are prescribed bisphosphonates: Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Reclast or Zometa, maybe you should consider the Undoctored strategy. The grain-free diet, vitamin D, and magnesium protocols in the core Undoctored program provide the bulk of bone health benefits through a variety of mechanisms, including increased intestinal calcium absorption, reduced urinary calcium loss, and reduced levels of the parathyroid hormone that weakens bones. You should also avoid calcium supplements, as the effects of vitamin D and the increased intestinal calcium absorption that develops after eliminating calcium-binding phytates from grains make them unnecessary, even dangerous. And there are two more important strategies to consider… It is so important that you get enough vitamin K2 and K1. The necessity of this less-well-known form of vitamin K, to be distinguished from the K1 found in green vegetables, has only been recognized recently. K1 participates in blood coagulation, while K2 modulates calcium metabolism, with deficiency contributing to loss of bone calcium leading to osteoporosis, hip and other fractures, and abnormal deposition of calcium in arteries, part of the atherosclerotic process leading to heart attacks. Deficiency may also contribute to cancer risk, especially prostate cancer. Vitamin K2 is obtained from consumption of meat and organs, egg yolks, butter (from grass-fed animals only), and foods that undergo some forms of bacterial fermentation, especially cheeses ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Undoctored Vitamin K Wheat Belly Lifestyle anti-aging bowel flora Dr. Davis gluten-free grain-free health osteopenia osteoporosis Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs