Summary of Kate Rheaume-Bleue's Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The latest calcium and heart health study concluded that women who supplement with calcium to prevent osteoporosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke than those who don’t.
#2 The real question to ask is, How can the body safely guide calcium into the bones where it helps us, and keep it away from soft tissues like arteries where it harms us. The answer is a long misunderstood fat-soluble vitamin called K2.
#3 The Calcium Paradox is the relationship between calcium deficiency in the bones and calcium excess in the arteries, which leads to two major health concerns: osteoporosis and heart disease. Vitamin K2 is the key to putting calcium back in its place.
#4 Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become more porous and prone to fracture. It is the most common bone disease, and half of women over the age of 50 will experience a fracture due to diminished bone density.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Diététique
• diététique
• Diet
• Health
• Fitness
• Nutrition

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669398110
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Kate Rheaume-Bleue's Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The latest calcium and heart health study concluded that women who supplement with calcium to prevent osteoporosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke than those who don’t.

#2

The real question to ask is, How can the body safely guide calcium into the bones where it helps us, and keep it away from soft tissues like arteries where it harms us. The answer is a long misunderstood fat-soluble vitamin called K2.

#3

The Calcium Paradox is the relationship between calcium deficiency in the bones and calcium excess in the arteries, which leads to two major health concerns: osteoporosis and heart disease. Vitamin K2 is the key to putting calcium back in its place.

#4

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become more porous and prone to fracture. It is the most common bone disease, and half of women over the age of 50 will experience a fracture due to diminished bone density.

#5

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a lack of calcium in the bones, and it is typically treated with calcium supplements. However, these supplements do not cure the disease because they do not reach where they are needed most: the bones.

#6

The terms cardiovascular disease and heart disease encompass many pathological conditions. They can refer to a disease of heart valves or heart muscle, or other systemic disorders that affect the heart and/or blood vessels.

#7

The Journal of Nutrition in 2004 published the results of the Rotterdam Study, which showed that individuals with the highest dietary vitamin K2 intake lived, on average, seven years longer than their vitamin K2-deficient counterparts.

#8

While vitamin D has been shown to be beneficial for bone health, it has been mixed in terms of its effects on heart health. Some studies have shown that higher blood levels of vitamin D are associated with more arterial plaque, while other studies have shown the opposite.

#9

Vitamin K2 works by activating a number of special proteins that move calcium around the body. When K2 is lacking, the proteins that depend on it remain inactive. The Calcium Paradox then begins to take effect, with an increase in bone mineral density followed by a hardening of the arteries.

#10

Osteocalcin is a biological protein found in bones and teeth. It is the most abundant protein in bone after the collagen that forms the matrix that holds calcium. Vitamin K2 activates osteocalcin, which then binds calcium and helps build bone density.

#11

Vitamin K2 is the strongest inhibitor of tissue calcification currently known. It is crucial for cardiovascular health, as it prevents calcium from building up in the blood vessels, which could lead to heart disease.

#12

K2-activated MGP doesn’t just prevent atherosclerosis, it reverses life-threatening arterial plaque. It is found in bones, blood vessels, the heart, lungs, kidneys, and cartilage.

#13

The cyclical nature of calcium loss and accumulation in bones and arteries is due to the interaction between fat-soluble vitamins, calcium metabolism, and the seasons. Supplementing with calcium and vitamin D during wintertime may help prevent bone loss, but it is risky to do so during summertime when arteries are building up plaque.

#14

Vitamin K2 is important for bone health, heart health, and fertility. It is also important for diabetes, infertility, and varicose veins. If you are menopausal or have a history of cancer, infertility, or diabetes, the likelihood of vitamin K2 deficiency is high.

#15

The triage theory of aging states that as we get older, we become more susceptible to vitamin K2 deficiency, which can lead to increased postmenopausal bone loss, artery calcification, diabetes, end-stage kidney disease, and aging itself.

#16

The discovery of vitamin K2 is the final piece in the nutritional puzzle of many widespread diseases. It was, in part, a case of mistaken identity. The next chapter tells the story of how K2's more popular sibling distracted our attention for decades, and how fascinating research about K2 was hidden in plain sight for over seven decades.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Vit K2 is the answer to a 70-year-old mystery. It is the key to understanding the unique actions of this vital nutrient.

#2

Vitamin K was discovered in the early 1930s, and it was found that the vitamin played a role in blood clotting. However, it was later discovered that the vitamin also had health impacts beyond blood clotting, such as the prevention of osteoporosis and dental cavities.

#3

Vitamin K2 is required for two important physiologic processes unrelated to coagulation: ensuring healthy calcium deposition in bones and preventing calcification of arteries that leads to premature death.

#4

The history of vitamin K2 is a little more complicated than just its delayed discovery by the mainstream scientific community.