Vitamin K-2 100mcg 100vcap - Now

Vitamin K-2 100mcg 100vcap - Now

Vitamin K-2 100mcg 100vcap from Now contains the biologically active form – Menaquinone-4 / MK-4.

Helps prevent osteopenia and osteoporosis (decrease in bone mass).

Promotes proper calcium metabolism.
Activates Osteocalcin, a protein necessary for the fixation of calcium in the bone.
Contributes to normal blood clotting.
Prevents calcium from building up in the arteries – helps prevent cardiovascular disease.
With Alfalfa (rich in vitamin K1) – anti-hemorrhagic activity.
Useful in osteoporosis and fracture healing.

Vitamin K-2 (Menaquinone-4), the form present in this dietary supplement, is synthesized by beneficial bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract. Compared to vitamin K1, it has greater bioavailability, being transported not only to the liver but also to extrahepatic tissues such as bones and the circulatory system.

Vitamin K is popularly known for its role in maintaining normal blood clotting. However, it is now known that this vitamin is also essential for the health of the bone, cardiovascular, and nervous systems.

One of its main functions is the activation of a protein called osteocalcin, produced by osteoblasts (cells involved in the formation of bone tissue), which in turn is necessary for the assimilation of calcium into the bone matrix.

By participating in the fixation of calcium in the bone, osteocalcin, in addition to preventing the occurrence of osteoporosis, also prevents calcium from being deposited in the arteries, preventing the reduction of their elasticity (arteriosclerosis) and blood flow and the increased risk of clot formation and, consequently, a potential heart attack and stroke.

Another function is its participation in the synthesis of proteins that help control bleeding (clotting factors) and, therefore, contributes to normal blood clotting.

Research has found that vitamin K2 has anti-cancer effects (especially for prostate and lung cancers), participating in cell apoptosis (programmed cell death): it supports degenerative and oncological diseases and immunostimulatory therapies.

In addition to vitamin K, this dietary supplement is complemented with alfalfa, a plant rich in vitamins, most notably vitamin K1. Due to its presence, alfalfa has antihemorrhagic and remineralizing properties, making it useful in cases of osteoporosis and fracture healing.

Thus, NOW® Vitamin K2 100 mcg is a dietary supplement that plays an important role in: bones, preventing fractures and the onset of osteoporosis; blood vessels, preventing arteriosclerosis; blood, maintaining normal blood clotting; and cell apoptosis, having an anti-cancer effect.

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