Supplement for Bone Health


Supplement for Bone Health
Osteo-K

Osteo-K contains a 45 mg of MK4™ (also called MK-4™) a form of Vitamin K2. When MK4™ is combined with calcium and vitamin D, it is so effective at growing bone and reducing fractures that it has been approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health since 1995. It's not OK unless it's Osteo-K™.



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Each bottle of Osteo-K contains 180 vegetarian capsules, a month's supply. Simply take three capsules twice daily with food.

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Osteo-K contains a 45 mg of MK4™, also called MK-4™, menaquinone-4 and menatetrenone. MK4 is a form of Vitamin K2. The Archives of Internal Medicine confirms that 45 mg of MK4™ daily can decrease the risk of vertebral fractures by 60%, hip fractures by 71% and all nonvertebral fractures by 81%.

Calcium and vitamin D decrease how fast people lose bone minerals; however, vitamin K2 in the amounts found in Osteo-K have been shown to actually increase bone mineral density and decrease fracture risk.

Don't be fooled by other bone health formulas that contain vitamin K. Only Osteo-K contains the amount and form used in clinical trials--45 milligrams (nearly all other formulas contain much smaller amounts, measured in micrograms, which can be hundreds of times less than what's in Osteo-K). And other products contain MK7, another form of vitamin K, but which has never been shown in clinical trials to reduce fractures. Only MK4 reduces fractures. MK4 (45 mg daily) is so effective that it's been an approved by the Ministry of Health in Japan since 1995 for the treatment of osteoporosis.

MK4 (45 mg/d) alone and in combination with vitamin D3 and calcium matches or exceeds the benefits in clinical trials of Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva without the dangerous side effects.

MK4 exerts a powerful influence on promoting bone health and has been cited as one of the most frequently nutrients for growing strong bones and decreasing fractures in Japan. MK4 is a fat soluble vitamin that is a coenzyme for a vitamin K-dependent carboxylase enzyme catalyzing the carboxylation of the amino acid, glutamic acid, resulting in its conversion to gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla).

Although vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation occurs only on specific glutamic acid residues in a small number of proteins, it is critical to the calcium-binding function of those proteins. Three vitamin-K dependent proteins have been isolated in bone. Osteocalcin is a protein synthesized by osteoblasts (bone forming cells). The synthesis of osteocalcin by osteoblasts is regulated by the active form of vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2D3 or calcitriol. The mineral-binding capacity of osteocalcin requires vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation of three glutamic acid residues.

Matrix Gla protein (MGP) has been found in bone, cartilage, and soft tissue, including blood vessels. The results of animal studies suggest MGP prevents the calcification of soft tissue and cartilage, while facilitating normal bone growth and development.

Vitamin D3, the active form of vitamin D, is involved in many physiological processes. It increases calcium absorption, and has been shown in clinical trials alone and in combination with MK4 and calcium, to reduce fracture risk in osteoporosis.

Calcium is essential for bones and teeth, heart, nerves, muscles, and blood clotting. About 99% of the calcium in the body is found in bones and teeth, while the other 1% is found in the blood and soft tissue. Calcium supplementation has been shown in clinical trials to increase bone mineral density. Providing supplemental calcium is the standard of care for people with low bone mineral density.

SAFETY: From a large number of clinical trials using dosages in excess of 40 mg/day, there were no reports of side effects associated with any type of hypercoagulable (increased blood clotting) state. Both animal and clinical studies support the conclusion that vitamin K2 has no dangerous effects on blood clotting. However, it should be noted that the anticoagulant effect of warfarin, functioning by its interference with the clotting effect of vitamin K, can be offset with as little as 1 mg of vitamin K. If you are on anticoagulant therapy (e.g., taking warfarin), you should not take Osteo-K. For everyone else, Osteo-K is safe.

Directions: Take three capsules twice daily with food.

References
More than forty citations support the ingredients in Osteo-K for bone and cardiovascular health.




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1. Karen on 2/17/2010, said:

inceased bmd better than Fosomax in a much shorter time)
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2. John on 9/14/2009, said:

I've been using Osteo-K for two or three months now. I don't recall in which publication I first read about the product. I've had one total hip replacement and one that probably should be replaced. Since using Osteo-K there seems to be much less pain in this and other joints even though this was not the primary reason for taking Osteo-K. Previously I was taking Actonel for osteoporosis and thin bones.
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3. Anonymous User on 8/27/2009, said:

I was placed on Boniva in September 2008. It always bothered my stomach. I persevered with it but started getting pains in my joints, legs neck hands and wrists, and knees. My exercise program disappeared as I became weaker. My knees had to be drained three times because fluid had built up to such an extent walking was a problem. I spoke to the doctor about stopping the Boniva since I was in great health before starting it! He didn't feel it was a problem. I went home and began a search for help online. It was there I found Save Our Bones, Dr.Neustadt, and OsteoK. In three months my health has gone back to pre-Boniva days. That drug was truly poison for me. Thanks so much for the research that you have done and the great alternatives you offer to keep us in better health than many of the highly advertised drugs that are pushed so hard by drug companies and many doctors. Osteo-K has become my body's best friend! --Alice, New Jersey
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4. Anonymous User on 6/28/2009, said:

I have been a board certified Gynecologist and Obstetrician for more than twenty years. As a clinical instructor for Obstetrics and Gynecology at John’s Hopkins University, I trained medical students. One of the most dangerous conditions I repeatedly encountered was osteoporosis. I reviewed the research on the health effects of 45 mg/day of MK4. I am extremely impressed with MK4’s ability to decrease fracture risk by up to 81%; better than any osteoporosis medication I have ever prescribed. I recommend my patients take Osteo-K to protect their bones and prevent fractures. I also encourage other physicians to use Osteo-K. --Mick Lifson, MD
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5. Anonymous User on 6/28/2009, said:

Following a traumatic hemorrhage which filled my lungs and nearly destroyed my life, my condition was diagnosed as mylodysplasia. This was a disease which caused my bones to stop producing normal amounts of blood platelets, the clotting factor that prevents uncontrolled bleeding. My doctor said there was no known cure for this disease and did not expect me to survive. The hospital chaplains gathered in my room to help prepare me and my family for my imminent death. By the grace of God, I did not die, but continued to survive for nine weeks in the hospital before they sent me home to die. In spite of the prognosis, I continued to live in this critical condition for two years. My survival depended on a schedule of three blood platelet infusions a week and countless blood transfusions. I endured chemo therapy, experimental drug therapy, frequent hemorrhages, agonizing pain and nausea which weakened me to the point of having to use a wheel chair. Obviously, I was unable to keep my job. Eventually, I decided to take responsibility for my own health and through my research, discovered that vitamin K provided a coagulating factor. When I asked my doctor about vitamin K, he said it would not help my condition. I made the decision to try it on my own. When I started taking vitamin K in low dosage amounts of 1,000 mcg, the number of weekly infusions decreased from three to two. This encouraged me to gradually increase the dosage of vitamin K to 5,000 mcg. As the dosage increased so did the time between infusions. My most significant breakthrough came when I discovered Osteo-K Bone Support in 45,000 mcg. This nutritional product was so effective that I was able to stop all platelet infusions and blood transfusions. As I write this account of my medical experience, I live a very normal life with renewed energy and actually go dancing every week. Osteo-K has restored my life. —Paula Watkins, Longmont, CO
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6. Anonymous User on 6/28/2009, said:

I was diagnosed with gluten intolerance three years ago, after suffering for nearly fifty years with gut symptoms, migraine headaches, joint pain and skin rashes. Over the last ten years I developed severe, debilitating bone pain in my spine and pelvis associated with osteoporosis. Every time I tried to stretch or exercise my pain increased. I felt inflamed all the time. Bone pain associated with bone loss due to malabsorption is a symptom commonly associated with gluten intolerance. After researching the health benefits and bone-building effects of MK4, a form of vitamin K, I started taking Osteo-K. MK4 is a non-soy based form of vitamin K shown to build bone and decrease fracture risk. Three days after beginning Osteo-K my bone pain began to improve. After three months of Osteo-K my bone pain is gone and I am able to gently exercise and stretch without spine or pelvic pain afterwards!" I recommended Osteo-K to another woman suffering from gluten-intolerance with osteoporosis and pelvic bone pain. After taking Osteo-K for one month she reports a 70% improvement in her bone pain. She also told me that she is now taking a weekly dance class and having no pain afterwards." One of the most common findings of gluten intolerance is loss of bone, even in children. Prevention is always so much simpler than treating disease. Osteo-K is one more tool to help prevent the development of osteoporosis from malabsorption. Children who are diagnosed with gluten intolerance would benefit from taking Osteo-K, along with a gluten free diet, to improve bone-building while they are growing. If you already have osteoporosis, Osteo-K can dramatically decrease your pain and risk of fractures. --Eve Cohn, Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), MS in Epidemiology
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