Dr. Ronald Roth's Research Library on Cellular Nutrition and Health Disorders
Vitamin K is mostly known for its involvement in blood coagulation, however it is also an important nutritional treatment remedy used in the fight against osteoporosis. Vitamin K2 is able to regulate calcium through the amino acid gamma-carboxyglutamic acid, and in particular the protein osteocalcin, which helps maintain calcium in bone, but at the same time keeps it out of soft tissue. While Vitamin D helps in the synthesis of osteocalcin, Vitamin K2 is required for it to function properly... Full Text