What do you define as “high dose” vitamin K?
I take 180mcg as part of this NOW vitamin D supplement:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RG6LXJ2
Yes I take VitK as heard it keeps calcium out of your arteries. I only take 600mg of calcium in pill form and might discontinue that or go to an algae form. The K I take now with it is a combo of K1 100mcg K2 400 mcg and K7 50mg.
Sheesh wonder if I’m taking too much the combo equals 550.
Denet
#64
The guy I am learning from takes the following:
K1 5,000mcg
K2 MK-4 25mg
K2 MK-7 0.5mg
I am considering this for myself but have not yet started.
Ray1
#65
I had a carotid scan last year that was perfectly clear. I had a CAC scan last week that showed significant calcification. My LPa was elevated. I guess I have had heart disease for years. This thread is timely. The CAC was only $100.
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I hate to say it, but the Lifeline screening isn’t accurate. My mother got an all clear no blockage report from them and within a year she had a heart attack, stroke and 3 stents.
A CAC scan is the gold standard and should be what you rely on. You can also do an echocardiogram at a reputable hospital.
It’s your life. Don’t fall for the wrong service the way my mother did.
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Gosh Ray sorry to hear that. I provably have too. My mom’s side of the family has cardiovascular disease in that she and most all her 10 or so aunts and uncles had strokes, but not until they were late 80’s or into 90’s. My mom was 92. Since they lived a full life I’ve wondered if it’s still considered that it runs in the family because all people die of something around that age or younger.
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Thanks Destrider guess that was a waste of money. I’d better ask my doc for the CAC. I read that it can sometimes show false negatives and the other (with 4 letters) is even better, but I’m sure either is fine. Darn, was hoping to hear it was a good indicator rest of body is good, oh well….
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Mgs.? Guess I’m not taking so much after all.
Camason
#70
Would add Crestor 5 mg Monday Thursday and repatha 140 mg sq monthly. Recheck labs in 3 months, adjust if needed.
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dlkmd
#71
Sounds like it is not the rapamycin then since 169 is pretty high already. Yes to apoB and perhaps would be good to run an advanced cardiac panel which looks at LDL particle size and number plus other data including LPa. None of my biz but I don’t agree with your docs–high apoB is not good. Better to intervene now and not wait for a heart attack or similar prob before doing something.
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dlkmd, she did order something called Lipofit by NMR, only after I said I was taking rapo and that this group said it increases lipids and I should get them tested.
LDL particle 1636 normal below 1135
HDL particle greater than 41. Normal greater than 33
Large particle size 21.3. Normal greater than 20.7
Large VLDL particle 3.4 Normal less than 2.7
Small particle size 530 Normal less than 634
Large HDL part size 5. Normal greater than 5.2
VLDL part size 47.5 normal less than 46.7
HDL part size 8.7 normal greater than 8.9
I seeHDL is only 64 don’t know how I got 80. That goofs up my excellent score another member figured out for me re another test someone posted. Anyway I have no idea what any of this means am just glad I asked her for ApoB as that seems to be the current most important test. The LDL and Large VLDL particle sizes here seem to be the most out of range - probably those are the two that should be most in range.
