D3+K2 Strength
The synergistic blend of the 3 nutrients of D3, Vitamin E and K2 for power.
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF D3 & K2 IN ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE?
Athletes need caution with a vitamin D deficiency because it increases their risk of stress fractures. From an athletic performance standpoint vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of anemia, a red blood cell condition and weakens the immune system.
Our blend includes Vitamin E to increase the immune system & protect cell damage from exercise induced oxidative stress.
Based on the scientific literature it is plausible that vitamin D levels above the normal reference range can increase skeletal muscle function, decrease recovery time from training, increase both force and power production, and increase testosterone production, each of which could potentiate athletic performance. Therefore, maintaining higher levels of vitamin D could prove beneficial for athletic performance. Despite this situation, large portions of athletic populations are vitamin D deficient.(1.)
Vitamin D3 & vitamin K2 have a link with heart health, because studies demonstrate that higher intakes of vitamin K2 can help to restore the function of mitochondria (the cells’ energy factories), and in particular, the ability of mitochondria to manufacture ATP, which is the body’s energy currency. Heart muscle has a very high concentration of mitochondria as do the endurance fibres in skeletal muscle, and this has led some researchers to speculate as to whether dietary supplementation with vitamin K2 could increase the function of muscle with high mitochondrial content (ie skeletal and cardiac muscle), and thus improve endurance.(2.)
SO WHY ARE WE SO DEFICIENT in VITAMIN D?
Decades ago, most of us worked out in the sunshine, and absorbed approximately 10.000 – 20,000 IU of vitamin D in 15 minutes. Staying indoors, improper nutrition and other affects our natural way to synthesize Vitamin D on the skin.
SYMPTOMS OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
- Muscle pain
- Fatigue
- Painful bones and back
- Depressed mood.
- Impaired wound healing
- Hair loss
- Getting sick or infected more often
If Vitamin D deficiency continues for long periods of time it can result in:
- obesity
- diabetes
- hypertension
- depression
- fibromyalgia
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- osteoporosis
- neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease
Vitamin D deficiency may also contribute to the development of certain cancers, especially breast, prostate, and colon cancers.
People can not get too much vitamin D from the sun, but taking too many vitamin D supplements can cause adverse symptoms and dangerously raise blood levels of calcium.
Benefits of D3+K2 Strength™
Benefits of increased vitamin D:
VITAMIN D HAS MULTIPLE ROLES IN THE BODY.
- Maintains the health of bones and teeth.
- Supports the health of the immune system, brain, and nervous system.
- Regulates insulin levels and aids diabetes management.
- Supports lung function and cardiovascular health.
- Influences the expression of genes involved in cancer development.
Based on the literature here are 10 possible benefits of vitamin D3
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Reduces Risk Of Cancer
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Heart Healthy Effects
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Happiness
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Protection of bone health
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Lowering blood sugar
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Stay healthy during flu season
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Improves memory
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Healthy pregnancy
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Lower cholesterol
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Live longer
Benefits of D3+K2 Strength™:
How SRPnano’s formula is superior…
Our Vitamin D3 formula included K2 and Vitamin E because of the synergy listed bellow:
- “Vitamins D and K are both fat-soluble vitamins and play a central role in calcium metabolism. Vitamin D promotes the production of vitamin K-dependent proteins, which require vitamin K for carboxylation in order to function properly.” (2.)
- “Current evidence supports the notion that joint supplementation of vitamins D and K might be more effective than the consumption of either alone for bone and cardiovascular health.” (2.)
- “Vitamin K occurs in our diet in two forms: vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) mostly found in green leafy vegetables and vitamin K2 (menaquinones) mainly found in animal foods, fermented dairy such as cheese, and natto (fermented soy beans).” (2.)
- K2 is used to activate proteins that regulate where calcium ends up in the body. This is important because vitamin K2 appears to play a role in helping prevent calcium from being deposited in the arteries. That matters because calcification of the arteries is a key process in the aetiology of heart disease, and epidemiological studies show that people consuming higher levels of vitamin K2 are at lower risk of heart disease.
- Supplementation of vitamin D3 and vitamin E reduced proinflammatory cytokine production by the White adipose tissue from High fat diet-fed mice.(3.)
- Vitamin E supplementation in patients with diabetes decreases the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1, TNF-α, IL-6, and reactive C protein, in serum and stimulated monocytes [34, 35]. (3.)
References
Published online 2017 Sep 12. doi: 10.1155/2017/7454376 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613455/
Published online 2011 Feb 27. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-10-37