Should You Take Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Together? And

Should You Take Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Together? And What is Vitamin K2?

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Recent research shows taking calcium and vitamin D supplements together may reduce the risk of dying from cancer, but may raise the mortality risk for cardiovascular disease.Host Holly Thacker, MD explains how vitamin D helps calcium absorption, and why women should ingest vitamin K2/Mk-7 - as it drives calcium into the bone.Support the Show.

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