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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Sunday, March 09, 2025

Vitamin K2 strengthens bones and cartilage and reduces joint pain

The researchers focused on two main areas — preventing the death of cartilage cells and stopping the breakdown of the cartilage matrix, which is essential for healthy joints.

• Vitamin K2 strengthens bones and cartilage and reduces joint pain — The study used both animal models and laboratory experiments. In animal-induced osteoarthritis, vitamin K2 was administered to observe its effects on joint health.

In parallel, cartilage cells were treated with vitamin K2 in a controlled lab environment to determine its direct impact on these cells. The findings revealed that vitamin K2 not only increased bone mass and cartilage thickness but also significantly reduced joint pain and structural damage.9

• Vitamin K2 prevents cartilage cell death —The results showed that vitamin K2 increases the production of GPX4, a protein that protects cells from ferroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that contributes to cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis. By boosting GPX4 levels, vitamin K2 keeps cartilage cells alive and functioning properly.

• Vitamin K2 blocks inflammation-driven cartilage damage — Vitamins K2 protects the cartilage from excessive breakdown by interfering with the MAPK/NFκB signaling pathway, which is responsible for promoting inflammation and further cartilage damage in osteoarthritis.10

• Vitamin K2's effects are dose-dependent —The research showed that vitamin K2's effects are dose-dependent. Higher doses of vitamin K2 led to greater increases in GPX4 expression and more significant reductions in markers of cartilage degradation.11

• Vitamin K2 reduces oxidative stress and cellular damage — The research showed that vitamin K2 treatment improved cartilage cell viability, keeping more cells healthy and active, as well as reduced the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are harmful molecules that cause oxidative stress and damage to cells.

Moreover, vitamin K2 lowered the levels of intracellular malondialdehyde (MDA), a marker of lipid peroxidation, a process that damages cell membranes.12

These findings highlight the importance of maintaining adequate vitamin K2 intake to support joint integrity, reduce inflammation and slow osteoarthritis progression.

Egg Yolks Are Your Best Dietary Source of Vitamin K2 as MK-4

Egg yolks are among the highest dietary sources of Menaquinone-4 (MK-4), a vital form of vitamin K2 that plays an important role in bone health, cardiovascular function and calcium regulation. Including egg yolks in your diet significantly contributes to your MK-4 intake, supporting various aspects of your health.

• Choose eggs from properly fed chickens —Most commercial egg sources — even free-range organic — have high PUFA levels as they are fed grains like soy and corn. Ideally chickens should be fed rice, barley and split peas.

• Eggs from low-PUFA-fed chickens are superior — I personally eat six egg yolks a day from chickens who are fed this and have 80% less linoleic acid than regular chickens.

• How egg yolks compare as a leading MK-4 source — Below is a comprehensive overview of egg yolks as a top source of MK-4, along with additional dietary sources and considerations.

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To ensure you're choosing the highest-quality eggs for optimal nutrition, read "How to Decode Egg Carton Codes."

Five Tips to Optimize Your Vitamin K Levels for Healthier, Pain-Free Joints

By increasing your vitamin K1 and K2 levels through a nutritious diet, proper supplementation and lifestyle modifications, you'll be able to maintain healthy cartilage and joint function while alleviating pain and stiffness. In addition to eating more egg yolks, here are five additional ways to optimize your vitamin K intake and tackle osteoarthritis at its core:

1. Eat more leafy greens — Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) is found in all photosynthetic plants, with green leafy vegetables being the primary dietary source.

2. Add vitamin K2-rich foods into your diet —Prioritize foods naturally rich in vitamin K2, especially the MK-7 form, which is more bioavailable and remains active in the body longer. Fermented foods like natto are the most potent source, delivering approximately 11 micrograms (mcg) of K2 MK-7 per gram of serving.

Other good options include sauerkraut made with K2-producing bacteria and certain cheeses like Gouda, brie and Edam. Homemade fermented vegetables prepared with starter cultures designed to enhance K2 production provide up to 500 mcg of K2 per 2-ounce serving. Additionally, grass fed beef, butter and eggs are far superior to grain-fed options, offering significantly higher levels of this essential nutrient.

3. Consider supplementing with vitamin K2 MK-7 — Take 180 to 200 mcg of vitamin K2 MK-7 daily to activate proteins that prevent inappropriate calcium deposits in your joints. This form is more effective for targeting joint tissues and preserving cartilage integrity because it has better absorption and a longer half-life. For optimal absorption, consume it with a meal containing healthy fats.

4. Combine vitamin K2 with vitamin D3 and magnesium threonate — Enhance calcium metabolism by pairing vitamin K2 with vitamin D3 and magnesium threonate daily. This combination works synergistically — vitamin K2 directs calcium to bones instead of soft tissues, while vitamin D3 aids in its absorption.

To determine your ideal dosage for magnesium, take magnesium citrate first, gradually increasing your dose until you experience loose stools, then reduce it slightly — that's your ideal dose. Afterward, transition to magnesium threonate, which doesn't cause loose stools like magnesium citrate.

5. Replace vegetable oils with healthy fats —Remove vegetable oils from your diet, as they worsen inflammation and contribute to joint damage. Instead, choose nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory alternatives such as tallow, ghee or grass fed butter.

Focus on consuming whole, unprocessed foods to further reduce inflammatory triggers and support your body's natural repair processes. This change not only protects your joints but also enhances the effectiveness of vitamin K2 in maintaining cartilage integrity and promoting overall joint health.


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Saturday, February 08, 2025

Take This as a Warning



Most of us noticed early on that participation in digital space tends toward hostility. The discussion (unless curated and/or shut down in time) almost always becomes hostile. But that hostility grooms the psyche and spills over into physical life. The less humans know about themselves, the more violent they become.


Take This as a Warning

We who happen to live in neighborhoods and cities that are not blown apart — and where there is tap water and heat and trash collection — need to take heed. 

Look what was done to the Palestinians, who were already living only marginally, in an enormous open-air prison. Their society was bombed and bulldozed as the world watched and the people doing it called the rest of us racist. What is going to happen to Los Angeles, and to Asheville? What about Lahaina? What happened to New Orleans after Rita and Katrina?

The people who demolished Palestinian society are in charge of American and European society. They control the money. They control the intel apparatus and the health security apparatus. They are turning their colonial instincts onto American communities that are devastated allegedly by the phantom of climate change. It shows up and takes one metropolitan area after the next, which was scheduled for conversion to a “smart city.”

It’s hard to see this for what it is, and nobody really wants to. And nearly everyone is going along with the march of “artificial intelligence” just like they went along with the iPhone nearly 20 years ago, not seeing it for the Trojan horse that it is. All that makes a human, human is their intelligence and their sensitivity. And we are rapidly delegating this to computer systems that can neither think nor feel, and which will relieve us of the seeming burden of both.

Ah yes, and then we will finally be free.

Don’t count on it.

With love,

Your faithful astrologer,


Monday, February 03, 2025

Fwd: Repeated False Accusations of Fascism