Summary of Kate Rheaume-Bleue's Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox

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#1 The latest calcium and heart health study concluded that women who supplement with calcium to prevent osteoporosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke than those who don’t.

#2 The real question to ask is, How can the body safely guide calcium into the bones where it helps us, and keep it away from soft tissues like arteries where it harms us. The answer is a long misunderstood fat-soluble vitamin called K2.

#3 The Calcium Paradox is the relationship between calcium deficiency in the bones and calcium excess in the arteries, which leads to two major health concerns: osteoporosis and heart disease. Vitamin K2 is the key to putting calcium back in its place.

#4 Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become more porous and prone to fracture. It is the most common bone disease, and half of women over the age of 50 will experience a fracture due to diminished bone density.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669398110

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#1

The latest calcium and heart health study concluded that women who supplement with calcium to prevent osteoporosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke than those who don’t.

#2

The real question to ask is, How can the body safely guide calcium into the bones where it helps us, and keep it away from soft tissues like arteries where it harms us. The answer is a long misunderstood fat-soluble vitamin called K2.

#3

The Calcium Paradox is the relationship between calcium deficiency in the bones and calcium excess in the arteries, which leads to two major health concerns: osteoporosis and heart disease. Vitamin K2 is the key to putting calcium back in its place.

#4

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become more porous and prone to fracture. It is the most common bone disease, and half of women over the age of 50 will experience a fracture due to diminished bone density.

#5

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a lack of calcium in the bones, and it is typically treated with calcium supplements. However, these supplements do not cure the disease because they do not reach where they are needed most: the bones.

#6

The terms cardiovascular disease and heart disease encompass many pathological conditions. They can refer to a disease of heart valves or heart muscle, or other systemic disorders that affect the heart and/or blood vessels.

#7

The Journal of Nutrition in 2004 published the results of the Rotterdam Study, which showed that individuals with the highest dietary vitamin K2 intake lived, on average, seven years longer than their vitamin K2-deficient counterparts.

#8

While vitamin D has been shown to be beneficial for bone health, it has been mixed in terms of its effects on heart health. Some studies have shown that higher blood levels of vitamin D are associated with more arterial plaque, while other studies have shown the opposite.

#9

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