Hi guys! I'm going to talk to you about something that's really interesting there we are
in the middle of an epidemic of calcification of arteries in this
country. So, as people get osteoporosis their arteries calcify. A normal healthy
artery pulsates every time the heart beats. So with that pulsation, the
body can regulate its blood pressure, it can get a good pulse wave to extremities,
and so you can nourish the whole body. As people age, for various reasons that
we're going to talk about in a minute, their arteries can start to get calcified. They
get inflammation in the inner wall of the artery. That inflammation is
usually caused by infections or toxins and it causes an injury. As part of
the healing of that injury calcium is deposited, as part of the scar. This is
very close to my heart because my dad was a chronic smoker. He had heart
bypass when he was in his early 50s and then he also had calcification in his
aorta. Eventually one night, his aorta ruptured and that caused him to
die because the artery basically turned into
bone. Almost like bone. When the aorta ruptured, there was nothing that could be
done. Now, we know today that this process is reversible and one of the things that
helps reverse it is vitamin K. Now, there been some very nice studies; vitamin K is
a fat soluble vitamin. Usually the sources for us are green leafy
vegetables but, actually in terms of food sources the highest source is natto,
which is like the Japanese bean. It has the actual highest source of vitamin K.
Things like broccoli, spinach and kale are good sources and when they're
eaten with fats the absorption is good. Much of the vitamin K in our body is
actually produced by our own gut bacteria. So, if you're on medication that
destroys gut bacteria you may not be making enough vitamin K. So, this is a
really important nutrient. Because the way vitamin K works is it keeps the
calcium in the bones; 99% of the calcium in the body is in the bones and we want
to keep the calcium in the bones and out of the soft tissues. When there's
adequate vitamin K in the body and in the bones it it holds and stabilizes the
calcium within the bones. When the level isn't enough, it can leach out of the
bones, it can go other places where there is inflammation both acute and
chronic.There's some very interesting studies that were done to look at artery
wall stiffness. Like in our office we have a machine that will measure artery
wall stiffness. "How compliant are your arteries?" Of course young people have
really compliant arteries and as people age they tend to stiffen from calcium.
They found that when they supplemented with about a hundred and
eighty micro-grams a day of vitamin K; vitamin K comes in many sources
but, the ones that we want are vitamin K one, four, seven. If
you get a vitamin K supplement, you want one ideally that has those things in it.
One, two, four and seven. Okay?
Because they seem to work the best. Then you want good gut bacteria, so that
they can also be making your vitamin K. They found that over a three-year
period, that they had about a five percent decrease in the calcium score in
the arteries, compared to people who didn't supplement with vitamin K.
They had a one point three percent increase in the calcium. So, this process
can be slowly undone. I think because of the amount of inflammatory problems
there are in bodies today. that it's worth it to
supplement with a good vitamin K supplement that's a mixed vitamin K. Now
if you're taking green foods that helps or you're taking green concentrated
powders that helps. Because we're putting in vitamin K in those forms. If you like
and want to eat natto, that's good but, taking a vitamin K supplement I think is
good too. When they tested people it was a hundred eighty micro-grams.
You'll find these supplements in various places and I would just look into it.
I think sometimes the the K is supplemented or in the same package as a
vitamin D and it seems to me that's a good one. The vitamin D pulls calcium
into the bones, the vitamin K keeps it there. So, if you have a history of
coronary artery disease, hypertension, atherosclerosis or heart fails with
calcium, then I would certainly suggest that you supplement with an extra
vitamin K. It will help you to slow this process and actually even
reverse this process. Concentrate in your diet on making sure you're
getting plenty of greens and nurture your gut. Watch how many antibiotics
you take and for sure if you're on drugs that block vitamin K, then you have to
make sure that you get adequate levels. You should bring that up to your
physician. Okay? So, watch your vitamin K. It could really help you and it can undo
the calcium in your arteries. Have a good day.
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