tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post3271606294029040593..comments2024-01-29T17:51:55.608+00:00Comments on Nige's Diet & Nutrition Blog: Vitamin K(2)Nigel Kinbrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-1106758451246072742013-06-19T11:07:47.266+01:002013-06-19T11:07:47.266+01:00Hi Ian,
Due to difficulties in buying the VRP K2 ...Hi Ian,<br /><br />Due to difficulties in buying the VRP K2 (VAT + handling charges on items >£15), I now take one http://www.vitacost.com/Vitacost-Ultra-Vitamin-K-with-Advanced-K2-Complex daily.<br /><br />Vitamin K2 is safe at a dose of 45mg/day. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23124653Nigel Kinbrumhttp://nigeepoo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-10850503744783905182013-06-19T08:55:55.566+01:002013-06-19T08:55:55.566+01:00Hi Nigel, enjoy your blog. I'm thinking of st...Hi Nigel, enjoy your blog. I'm thinking of starting to supplement with Vitamin K2, and considering buying VRP's Ultra K2 capsules. I'm slightly nervous of taking a single 15mg capsule, it seems far in excess of what other K2 advocates suggest.<br /><br /><br />So, since this blog post is a few years old now, I just wanted to ask if you still take this dose, and you still see the benefits. Do you have links to any web articles that discuss the safety/toxicity of 15mg K2?Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-41329535437047198672009-04-05T04:19:00.000+01:002009-04-05T04:19:00.000+01:00Hey Nige, how you doin mate? Hope all is well with...Hey Nige, how you doin mate? Hope all is well with yourself and your mother.<BR/><BR/>I found the following on Wiki whilst looking for something to rid me of dark circles around my eyes...<BR/><B><BR/>Vitamin K as a Beauty Product<BR/><BR/>A study published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology examined the effect of applying a gel containing 2% vitamin K plus 0.1% retinol, vitamin E, and vitamin C. Fifty-seven adults with dark circles participated in the 8-week study, in which 47% of the testers noted "fair to moderate" improvement in their dark circles. The majority of testers noticed no change, but the treatment was well-tolerated.</B><BR/><BR/>Do you know of any commercial product like this available? I sure would love to try it.Rossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516743883476727561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-69582189555834001542009-02-08T13:40:00.000+00:002009-02-08T13:40:00.000+00:00Don't be too shocked. See Vitamin K Carcinogenicit...Don't be too shocked. See <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K#Carcinogenicity" REL="nofollow">Vitamin K Carcinogenicity</A><BR/><BR/>"One study conducted in the United Kingdom in 1970 found a nearly two-fold increase of leukaemia in children administered synthetic Vitamin K1 phytomenadione intramuscularly, but <B>later studies have failed to find whether Vitamin K is carcinogenic or not.</B>"<BR/><BR/>Conclusions: a) Don't use synthetic Vitamin K1. b) Don't read too much into one study. c) Take Vitamin K2.Nigel Kinbrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-57729486788280773412009-02-07T16:51:00.000+00:002009-02-07T16:51:00.000+00:00Nige I was having a look at the list of IARC Group...Nige I was having a look at the list of IARC Group 3 carcinogens and to my shock and horror, Vitamin K is listed there.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IARC_Group_3_carcinogens" REL="nofollow">click me</A>Rossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516743883476727561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-83625513080814153312009-01-31T15:18:00.000+00:002009-01-31T15:18:00.000+00:00Yup. 15mg K2/week gives you ~2,000mg K2/day which ...Yup. 15mg K2/week gives you ~2,000mg K2/day which is more than enough to prevent calcification.Nigel Kinbrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-63366727961975897652009-01-29T10:26:00.000+00:002009-01-29T10:26:00.000+00:00Hey Nige, have got your email and have replied. I'...Hey Nige, have got your email and have replied. I'll go ahead and order from VRP as your recommendation. It says 1 or 2 tabs per day on the site, just to check its 1 tab weekly right?Rossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516743883476727561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-76660629668218869212009-01-28T23:29:00.000+00:002009-01-28T23:29:00.000+00:00Hi Rosso. I wondered where you'd got to. Did you g...Hi Rosso. I wondered where you'd got to. Did you get my e-mail?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, VRP's K2 caps contain 300 times more K2 than ZipVit's K2 pills but they're nowhere near 300 times the price.<BR/><BR/>Fat-soluble nutrients are stored, so they don't need to be taken daily. Theoretically, you could take a week's supply of omega-3 EFAs once a week, but that would be a bit hard to swallow!<BR/><BR/>I haven't investigated any alternatives to VRP. Studies on CLA show mixed results in humans so I don't think that it's worth paying money for CLA supps.Nigel Kinbrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-50387821560112400472009-01-28T19:45:00.000+00:002009-01-28T19:45:00.000+00:00There are some very good articles about Vitamin K2...There are some very good articles about Vitamin K2 here<BR/>Wholehealth source <BR/>http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/search/label/fat-soluble%20vitamins<BR/>Stephan is a very intelligent guy who has the knack of explaining his views very clearly and he thinks very logically.<BR/>Since reading his blog I've been scrounging marrow bones (butchers give them away for free) and turning them into home made stock. It really does make a difference to soups stews etc. I also add a little vinegar to the stock water so the calcium content is raised as well.TedHutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140097526458431747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-92095845853930924432009-01-25T01:26:00.000+00:002009-01-25T01:26:00.000+00:00Hi Nige,Zipvit has these here at a considerably le...Hi Nige,<BR/><BR/>Zipvit has these <A HREF="http://www.zipvit.co.uk/cgi-bin/popupprod3a1.pl?prodcode=A345k&cartnumber=29968c¤cy=Pounds%20Sterling" REL="nofollow">here</A> at a considerably less dosage and price to what you're taking.<BR/><BR/>How would supplementing weekly as you mention in your follow up reply fare against daily? Does half life come into play here?<BR/><BR/>Have you seen the Throne Research $60 1mg drops <A HREF="http://www.thorne.com/order_online.wss/search_display/individual_product/item_guid/60118549-f19b-0beb-baee-7413619b700b" REL="nofollow">here</A>? What is your take on the delivery system, integrating it with MCTs?<BR/><BR/>Also on a separate note, do you think there might be some synergism with Conjugated Linoleic Acid and MK-4?Rossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516743883476727561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-31457136260571570922009-01-06T12:03:00.000+00:002009-01-06T12:03:00.000+00:00Hi. Thanks for that. I've seen Chris Masterjohns s...Hi. Thanks for that. I've seen Chris Masterjohns site <A HREF="http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/" REL="nofollow">cholesterol-and-health.com</A> and I gather that he's identified Vitamin K2 as being Price's "activator X". I also regularly look at <A HREF="http://www.westonaprice.org/" REL="nofollow">westonaprice.org</A>.<BR/><BR/>Suffice it to say, I've been supplementing since 2003 with 15mg/week of MK-4 from <A HREF="http://www.vrp.com/ProductPage.aspx?ProdID=1092" REL="nofollow">HERE</A>.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Nige.Nigel Kinbrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174025374821038087.post-8674784878650185012009-01-05T18:28:00.000+00:002009-01-05T18:28:00.000+00:00Here's a comprehensive article on K2 (MK-4) by Cri...Here's a comprehensive article on K2 (MK-4) by Cris Masterjohn of the Weston Price Foundation:<BR/><BR/>http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitamin-k2.html<BR/><BR/>I assembled some other links in this post on K2 a few months back:<BR/><BR/>http://www.freetheanimal.com/root/2008/10/doubling-of-vitamin-d-for-children-is-urged-i-urge-k2.htmlRichard Nikoleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479556896882145179noreply@blogger.com