Nutridom Vitamin D3+K2 with MCT Oil 120 Softgels

HOW TO USE: Adults: 1 softgel 1 time per day

CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS:  If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a health care practitioner prior to use. If you are taking blood under thinner medication, consult a health care practitioner prior to use. If migraine frequency increases, and associated nausea and vomiting persist or worsen, consult a health care practitioner.

INGREDIENTS: 

Medicinal Ingredients(per 1 capsule)

• Vitamin D3(Cholecalciferol)..................1,000IU
• Vitamin K2(Natto-derived menaquinone-7).....120mcg

Non-Medicinal Ingredients

• Medium Chain Triglyceride(from NON-GMO Coconut Oil)
• Bovine Gelation(Capsule Shell)

What Is Vitamin D?

This fat-soluble vitamin is also often called the ‘sunshine vitamin’. Under the right circumstances our skin is able to synthesize Vitamin D from the UV rays from the sun. This can work well during the summer months, but can make it more challenging to get enough Vitamin D in the winter months. Vitamin D is also not naturally present in a lot of our foods, which means we are either consuming fortified foods or taking a supplement.

What Does Vitamin D Do?

-Promotes calcium absorption in the gut

-Maintains appropriate calcium and phosphate levels in the blood

-Normal bone mineralization

-Ensures the muscles contract properly

Additional Roles

-Monitor cell growth

-Modulate cell differentiation and death

-Neuromuscular and immune function

-Activation of various genes and their associated proteins

Sources of Vitamin D

Food sources of Vitamin D are not significantly high, and some of the best sources most people do not consume on a regular basis. Sources include:

-Flesh of fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, and mackerel) and fish liver oils are among the best sources

-Small amounts of vitamin D are found in beef liver, cheese, and egg yolks.

-Vitamin D in these foods is primarily in the form of vitamin D3 and its metabolite 25(OH)D3.

-Some mushrooms provide vitamin D2 in variable amounts

What is Vitamin K?

This fat-soluble vitamin comes in two main forms. The main type is called phylloquinone, which can be found in green leafy vegetables like collard greens, kale, and spinach. The other type, menaquinones, are found in some animal foods and fermented foods. Menaquinones are also produced by bacteria in the human body.

What does Vitamin K Do?

Vitamin K helps to make various proteins that are needed for blood clotting and building bone. Prothrombin, is a vitamin K-dependent protein directly involved with blood clotting. Osteocalcin, is another protein that requires vitamin K to produce healthy bone tissue.

Vitamin K is found throughout the body including the liver, brain, heart, pancreas, and bone. Vitamin K is broken down very quickly and excreted in urine or stool. Due to this, vitamin K rarely reaches toxic levels in the body even with high intakes, as may sometimes occur with other fat-soluble vitamins.

Sources of Vitamin K

Phylloquinone

- Green leafy vegetables including collard and turnip greens, kale, spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, lettuces.

- Soybean and canola oil

- Salad dressings made with soybean or canola oil

- Fortified meal replacement shakes

Menaquinones

- Natto (fermented soybeans)

- Smaller amounts in meat, cheese, eggs