Vitamin D Supreme provides clinically useful amounts of vitamin D3 and vitamin K (both K1 and K2 [as MK-4]), along with geranylgeraniol (GG), a substance produced naturally in the body, to promote optimal bone density and arterial health and to maintain the immune system in proper balance. The amount of vitamins D and K in this formula may be beneficial for those who do not receive adequate sun exposure and/or dietary sources of these vitamins. Vitamins D and K work synergistically, thus increasing vitamin D increases the need for vitamin K.
"This deficiency in D is ideal for those who are deficient since you want to take high doses over several months to correct a deficiency. Groundbreaking research on Vitamin D has been performed by Michael Holick, PhD, MD over the past 30 years and has shown that deficiency can be epidemic proportions throughout the United States, causing a number of the most common diseases."
Are you getting 20–30 minutes of direct sunlight per week with no sunscreen? Although you can obtain vitamin D from the sun, we tend not to be those days since we work indoors and are scared of sun exposure. The result is that 90% of the country is vitamin D deficient.
Consequences of Vitamin D deficiency include:
Generalized bone pain or isolated bone pain (Osteomalacia)
Muscle aches
Osteoporosis
Breast, ovarian, prostate, and colon cancer
Leukemia in children
Kidney disease or kidney stones
High blood pressure
Cardiovascular disease
Autoimmune disease prevention (type 1 diabetes, MS)
Weakened liver function
Research shows that activated Vitamin D inhibits cancer cell growth, so get your 2–3 hours of sun per week, or take your vitamin D!
This clinically useful dose of vitamin D3 and vitamin K (in both K1 and the MK-7 form of K2), is highly bioavailable. Both of these forms of Vitamin K are important for our health: Vitamin K1 (the naturally occurring form of vitamin K in vegetables) and Vitamin K2 as MK-7, which is a product of raw fermentation (the core of soy allergies) and has the special property of metabolizing slowly throughout the day. Some cells in the body need more K2 and more than Vitamin D in synergy with antibiotics where more aggressive regrowth is regulated. Most holistic-oriented health care practitioners are aiming for vitamin D blood levels of between 50–100 ng/mL as optimal. Many patients will require a higher dose of vitamin D as found in Vitamin D Supreme to achieve this.
