30: Calcium, K2, and Bones with Tina Anderson
Hello my friend! On this week’s podcast episode, we are doing a deep dive into everything Vitamin K2 with guest Tina Anderson. Join us to find out how this essential nutrient can increase longevity, cardiac health, and mitochondrial function.
EPISODE 30: Calcium, K2, and Bones with Tina Anderson
SHOW NOTES
(0:00) Intro
(0:43) Introducing today’s guest, Tina Anderson from Just Thrive®.
You may remember her from episode 10, Why You Need a Probiotic.
Tina is back on the podcast to talk about K2!
(1:58) Tina’s backstory:
How she arrived to work in the pharmaceutical industry.
Noticing the abuses of the pharmaceutical industry.
How pharmaceuticals fall short of treating chronic conditions.
Switching to a prevention approach.
Nutritional market, back to nature.
Finding products that were missing and needed in the market.
(5:11) What you need to know about calcium:
Calcium needs Cofactors to get into the places where we want calcium to go.
K2 is a critical component of that.
(6:27) The deets on why K2 is so important:
K2 is not in any major foods that we eat in the western diet.
K2 is an essential nutrient to move calcium away from arteries and into the bone.
Vitamin D3 stimulates osteoblast cells.
Osteocalcin – acts as the glue to stick it onto the bone and requires K2 to go into it’s activated form.
Brain health
(10:50) The truth about calcium:
Most of us are getting plenty of calcium.
There are many sources of calcium in real food.
It is not that you necessarily have a calcium deficiency, we are missing the cofactors need to get the calcium to go into the right place.
K2
Checking Vitamin D Levels
Magnesium
Differences between vitamin K1 and vitamin K2.
Vitamin K1 is primarily found in leafy green vegetables.
Blood thinner, coagulator
K2 is most abundant in fermented foods, its form is produced by intestinal bacteria.
Natto
Fermented or aged cheese: gouda, brie
K2 removes calcium from the body and into the bone
K2 is produced by intestinal bacteria
Studies are showing that we need higher doses of K2: 300 mcg
Vitamin K2-7 from Just Thrive includes the main cofactors.
Importance of having healthy intestinal bacteria.
For more info: listen to episode 10, Why You Need a Probiotic.
Calcification
(19:30) Teachings from the Nutritional Therapy Association.
Activator X = Vitamin K2
He studied real food and it’s relationship to tooth decay, and structure of the face.
(21:58) Vitamin K2 is well studied:
Just Thrive® products are research-based.
Increases longevity, cardio output, mitochondrial function, etc.
There are no known lethal or toxic dosage of K2.
(27:12) Heart Health:
Statins:
Can interfere with the function of K2 in the body.
Can actually increase the risk of heart disease.
Heart disease is increasing in this country.
CoQ10
Feel empowered, look at the studies, and be your own health advocate!
(31:10) Vitamin relationships and subtypes:
Vitamin D increases body’s demand for Vitamin K2
Fat soluble vitamins need to be working in synergy.
Vitamin A, D, E, K
Subtypes:
Vitamin K2-4
Found in organ meats and brain
Has a short half-life (a few hours)
Almost positively synthetic
Vitamin K2-7
Fermented source
Natural form
longer half life (about 3 days)
What you want to look for in a K2 supplement:
Higher doses (at least 300 mcg)
Cofactors - magnesium and zinc
Pharmaceutical grade
(36:46) K2 is meant to be taken on a daily basis:
Importance for children:
Bone health
Growing pains
Broken bones
Just Thrive® K2-7 formulation and dosage:
Why it includes magnesium, zinc, and vitamin K1
320 mcg is a therapeutic dose of K2
Better to take in the presence of food.
Take 1 in the morning and 1 at night.
(42:33) Touching on probiotics:
Best taken with food
Probiotic myth busting
Take probiotics 2 hours before taking antibiotics to protect microbiome
Just Thrive® Probiotics survive in the presence of an antibiotic!
(46:40) Summary and final thoughts!
Health should be our #1 priority in life!
Getting out into the world and serving our purpose with vibrancy.
To learn more, visit the Just Thrive® website here.
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(50:56) Outro & Disclaimer
Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!