Providing women with the care they need
WOMEN will experience bone loss at the fastest rate during the first few years of menopause due to the changes in their oestrogen level.
Osteoporosis is not just a major concern for elderly ladies but also for women from all walks of life.
Nutrition is an important modifiable risk factor that influences bone health.
The new generation heart-healthy calcium
Most guidelines recommend calcium intake for the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis. Vitamin D3 is usually added in most of the conventional calcium formulae to enhance calcium absorption.
It is also needed in the production of several important proteins that play vital roles in the body.
However, many recent studies showed that high calcium consumption with or without vitamin D3 is linked to an increase in heart disease risks.
There is another co-factor, vitamin K2 that is equally important to ensure better utilisation of calcium in the body.
Vitamin K2 works by controlling calcium utilisation in the body through the activation of the key proteins produced by vitamin D3.
Activation of these key proteins will not only help in integrating calcium to the bones to build stronger bones but it also keeps the heart healthy by inhibiting calcium build-up in the blood vessels.
Healthy levels of vitamin K2 in the body are associated with more youthful flexibility in the ageing blood vessel.
Vitamin K2 also plays an important role in the bone-building process while keeping the heart healthy.
However, vitamin K2 is not resistant enough to survive in a harsh, alkaline environment when formulated with calcium or magnesium, which has a huge effect on its stability.
Within the first three months on the shelves, the amount of vitamin K2 can decrease significantly.
The rapid degradation makes it ineffective to provide any health benefits for the bones and heart.
MenaquinGold ES is the solution to this stability problem.
It is the trademark formulation of vitamin K2 that is highly stable because every granule comes with a patented coating that protects it from rapid degradation in a calcium formulation.
This provides longer stability and better efficacy of the product.
MenaquinGold ES is produced via a patented environmental-friendly fermentation process using a non-genetically modified organism.
It is extracted using a unique method, which yields the highest concentration of vitamin K2 with minimum by-product. The type of vitamin K2 in MenaquinGold ES is the K2-7 subtype, which is well absorbed and provides the highest activity of vitamin K2.
The benefits of Vitamin K2-7 are also shown in studies conducted to evaluate bone and heart health in Japanese people whose diet is rich in natto beans – a traditional Japanese delicacy made from fermented soybeans which are rich in vitamin K2-7.
Studies have shown that high intake of natto beans in post-menopausal Japanese women result in lower incidences of bone loss and fractures.
Statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) also revealed that Japanese people who consume a high intake of natto beans are generally healthier.
They have lower risks of blood clots and fewer deaths due to heart problems.
A good diet, age-appropriate weightbearing exercise and early detection of weak bones are among some of the measures that can be taken to prevent fractures and progression of osteoporosis.
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