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30: Calcium, K2, and Bones with Tina Anderson

Chelsea Blackbird

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

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(0:00) Intro

(0:43) Introducing today’s guest, Tina Anderson from Just Thrive®.

(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.

  • Calcification

(19:30) Teachings from the Nutritional Therapy Association.

  • Dr. Weston A. Price

    • 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.

  • Rotterdam Study

  • 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.

  • Use the code CHELSEA15 to get 15% off your order

  • 100% money back guarantee!

  • Please reach out with any questions you may have!

(50:56) Outro & Disclaimer

Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!

XOXO,

Chelsea