Vitamin K2

Form

The menaquinone family, from fermented food and animal tissue. Longer-lived in blood than K1 and more active on bone and artery proteins.

Relationships

3 connections

Vitamin K2 acts on

Calcium

Bone mineral and signalling ion. A large calcium load in the same meal competes with non-heme iron for DMT1.

Vitamin K2 form of

Menaquinone-7

The long-chain menaquinone used in most supplements. Half-life measured in days, so one daily dose holds a steady level.

Vitamin K

Activates the proteins that clot blood and the ones that steer calcium into bone.

Beyond this page

Vitamin K2 also connects to 1 entry in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.

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