Hi folks,

There is a probiotic supplement available that helps your bowel make vitamin K2 (menaquinone) out of the raw material (K1 or phylloquinone) in vegetable source foods that are also good sources of calcium, magnesium, E, folate and C (kale, collards, romaine, spinach, parsley, broccoli, chard etc), nutrients that combat the toxicity from fluoride. This probiotic may be especially useful to those of us with bad bones and bad digestion as a result of fluoride poisoning - K2 is what must be present in the blood in order for D3 and calcium to do their bone repair and maintenance. But fluoride poisoned bowels don't make K2 out of K1 and don't absorb calcium very well. And fluoride poisoning probably interferes with the enzymes that make D3 active at the cellular level. Triple whammy.

 

This probiotic goes by two names:

Bacillus coagulans and Lactobacillus sporogenes. They are the same organism.

 

Natto (fermented soybean paste) is a smelly and some would say foul tasting source of natural K2 and of the live probiotic organism. It is very hard to find anywhere, the frozen form available in health food stores has a lot of MSG and other preservatives. The lacto-fermentation of soybeans with this particular organism is probably what converts the K1 into K2. Soy also has ipriflavones that help heal bones. So if you find natural natto free of chemicals, and like the smell and taste, go for it.

 

Thorne (therapeutic line available through naturopaths, doctors and nutritionists) makes this probiotic as B. coagulans and Mercola.com sells another brand called Complete Probiotics as L. sporogenes. There may be other brands and probiotic formulas with this strain in it by either name. But these two (Thorne and Mercola's) are just the one probiotic strain in dormant form. They come alive after they pass through the stomach into the small bowel.

 

Anyway, I think this probiotic is worth a try and may be less expensive than taking isolated K2 (MK-7) capsules and better for those of us that can't tolerate soy.

 

Aliss