Description

Vitamin D&K is a supplement designed by Life Pro which is made up of vitamin D and vitamin K in the same capsule to facilitate a correct daily contribution.

Vitamin D and vitamin K are essential for the body. Through the new capsules, you can benefit from taking them in a simple and comfortable way.

This supplement provides both vitamins in the purest form, and is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

Each container contains 90 capsules.

The recommended daily dose is 1 capsule per day.

Functions of vitamin D

vitamin d It is the one that we obtain mainly through the sun and it is the one in which people with low exposure may present deficits or deficiencies.

Among the functions it performs we can highlight:

• Regulates the absorption of calcium in the intestine, contributes to strengthening bones, teeth and joints.
• Helps improve and strengthen the immune system.
• Reduce the inflammation produced in the body and oxidative stress.
• It is used to maintain a correct hormone balance. 
• It intervenes in the well-being, concentration and quality of sleep.
• Promotes proper muscle function and cell division.

Vitamin D and pregnancy

Maintain a correct supply of vitamin d during pregnancy can lead to a lower risk of certain complications, such as avoiding pregestational diabetes or preterm labor.

It is also a vitamin of great importance to ensure proper health and growth of the baby.

Vitamin D is involved directly on the developing of the bonesof children because one of its main functions is to contribute to the absorption of calcium and phosphorus. It also helps to rstrengthen your immune system.

To determine the appropriate amount, it is advisable to consult a health specialist.

What is the recommended dose of vitamin D?

Regarding the dietary recommendations, it should be consumed around 10mg

Few foods contain this vitamin, mainly in fatty fish (salmon, sardines, tuna…), a certain amount in egg yolks, milk, meat and butter.

The main source of obtaining this vitamin is the energy coming from the sun

What is vitamin K?

The vitamin K It is a fat-soluble vitamin, which, as its main function, is involved in blood coagulation and in the maintenance of bone health.

This complex provides specifically vitamin K2 and MK7 (menaquinone), the most abundant form of plant origin where we can find it.

As for its metabolism, being of type fat soluble It needs bile salts to be absorbed in the intestine and VLDL and LDL lipoproteins for its transport.

Its storage within the body is scarce, being greater in the liver.

MK7 it is a form in which we find biologically active vitamin K.

The vitamin K2 It is especially relevant for activating osteocalcin, a molecule necessary to deposit calcium in the bones and which has a synergistic effect with vitamin D, in bone formation and in the prevention of osteoporosis. This complex provides both to act in synergy.

What is vitamin K2 for?

• The vitamin K2 helps drive calcium from the bloodstream to the bones, preventing it from building up in the blood vessels.
• It intervenes directly with blood coagulation in the body.
• It is a vitamin that plays an essential role in the activity of carboxylases.
• It intervenes in the regulation of calcium. There are different proteins that need vitamin K to be able to adhere to calcium and be transported within the body.
• It contributes to the protection of the bone tissue, that is to say of the bones. 
• It protects the arteries because it intervenes in the regulation of calcium in the arterial walls. When a deficiency occurs, certain proteins involved in this process may not be activated.

What is the recommended dose of vitamin K?

Among the nutritional recommendations, the daily dose should be a minimum of90 µg, varies according to sex, age and physiological state.

Each tablet provides 150µg of vitamin K and 100 µg of Vitamin D.

Related Posts

Schedule for taking vitaminsBasic guide to vitamins and mineralsVitamin C, much more than for the coldVitamin B12: characteristics and functionsVitamin K and its properties