Menopause Discussion > Alternative Therapies
Vitamin pills, miracle or myth.
Conolly:
--- Quote from: jaypo on November 13, 2018, 04:20:50 PM ---I like nuts & raisins but I'm guessing I should take b12 on top of my daily all in one?never been an issue before,I've always been a healthy veggie but now with all this menopause nonsense 😡
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Hello jaypo,
Can you do a B12 blood test? I have been veggie for 25 years and slowly going vegan. I take sublingual tablets 1,000 mcg twice a week. It's enough to keep my levels in the high range. B12 is water-soluble so it's hard to overdose because your kidneys will excrete any excess.
Conolly X
Dancinggirl:
Conolly
Here are the food sources for vitamin K
Vitamin K is found in the following foods:
Green leafy vegetables, such as kale, spinach, turnip greens, collards, Swiss chard, mustard greens, parsley, romaine, and green leaf lettuce.
Vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage.
Fish, liver, meat, eggs, and cereals (contain smaller amounts)
Cashew and pine nuts are also a reasonably good source of Vitamin K
I do eat quite a lot of eggs, greens, cereals and cashew nuts but I do take your point that it might be a good idea to supplement with Vit K a bit. It's a shame it isn't included in Osteocare - I wonder why it isn't?
DG x
jaypo:
Hi conolly,I've not had a b12 blood test,I'm pretty savvy when it comes to my food,like you it's been 25 years I've been veggie but it's only now that I think I may need a boost,think i'll give b12 a go.if you can't overdose then it must be worth a try?
Thank you for the info😊
jaypo:
Dancing girl where's the chocolate,crisps & chips??😂
Conolly:
Dancinggirl,
Many old vitamin D/calcium supplements now include K2. Science is an ongoing process and maybe some famous products like Osteocare need more time to adapt due to patents, trademarks etc.
I talk from personal experience. Vitamin D supplementation without K2 has given me a kidney stone and hypercalcemia.
Also, K1 found in green leafy vegetables has less impact on redirecting calcium to bones than K2.
Here is a good review on this subject https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613455/
Conolly X
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