Arteriosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis is caused by an unhealthy diet and high blood pressure, conditions generally associated with obesity and lack of exercise. These risk factors cause damage to the vessels, with tiny cracks in the vessel walls. Due to malnutrition, the body lacks the raw materials to repair the damage in a natural way, so the gaps are filled with “bad” cholesterol (LDL cholesterol).
This substance attracts calcium from the blood and a calcification (sclerosis) of the arteries forms – arteriosclerosis. These calcifications, called plaque, can detach from the walls and cause enormous damage in various organs. This can trigger a heart attack, pulmonary embolism or stroke and lead to death.
Due to the function of vitamin K in the incorporation of calcium into the bones, vitamin deficiency leads to an increased concentration of calcium in the blood. The patient is then more prone to vascular calcification and the associated complications. Vitamin K2 demonstrably prevents (or at least delays) the formation of plaques or the development of arteriosclerosis.
With a good diet with enough vitamin K, the proportion of people who die of cardiovascular diseases is reduced by half. By the effect of Vitamin K on the calcium level even existing calcifications can be reduced, which justifies the therapeutic employment with dangerously progressive Arteriosklerose.
