INFORMATION ON VITAMIN K2 (MenaQ7)

Vitamin K2, also known as Menaquinone, is a fat-soluble essential vitamin, belonging to the vitamin K family.

Two main forms of Vitamin K is found: Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone) in plant foods and Vitamin K2 in animal and fermented foods. Vitamin K2 can be divided into subtypes, the most familiar ones are MK-4 and MK-7.

All K vitamins share a “quinone” ring, but they are different in the length of the side chain (marked by name of the particular menaquinone chain). The longer the side chain (ie MK-7), the better it is absorbed and can reach tissues in the body.

Vitamins K1 and K2 combined, are critical to the body’s blood coagulation process, and deficiencies of either vitamins, could lead to uncontrolled bleeding.

New evidence, however, has confirmed that Vitamin K2’s function in the body extends far beyond blood clotting, and can include support and promotion of heart health, healthy skin, strong bones, brain function as well as growth and development.

Vitamin K2 helps the body to efficiently utilize calcium and deposit it in appropriate locations (bones and teeth), away from arteries and soft tissues. By altering the ability of K-dependent proteins to bind calcium, it helps to regulate where calcium ends up in the body.

Lack of calcium in bone leads to osteoporosis, while build up of calcium in the arteries, contribute to coronary heart disease and other examples of cardiovascular, renal, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Vitamin K2's role in bone metabolism might help prevent osteoporosis, fractures and support dental health.

The emerging relevance of Vitamin K2 to cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, dementia and Parkinson's disease, are being researched.

How it works:

Vitamin K’s primary mechanism is through the vitamin K cycle, a recurring metabolic pathway, that uses vitamin K to target specific proteins.

Vitamin K2 activates the calcium-binding properties of two proteins, called Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) and Osteocalcin which help to build and maintain bones, and keep the cardiovascular arteries flexible.

The Gla proteins are important for blood homeostasis.

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