The rumors are true. Vitamins K2 and D3 were simply meant to be together.

You might've heard about Vitamin D for it’s incredible benefits including healthy bone strength, immune system support, mood support, and healthy muscle function. BUT, what many don’t realize is that Vitamin D needs Vitamin K2 to maximize those benefits. 

Vitamin D3 can give you the benefits of the sunshine without the sunburn, and Vitamin K2 can direct the calcium to the bones instead of joints and arteries.

Shine's combo of D3K2 (as MK4) has you covered – adding just the right amount of each vitamin, in the most bioavailable forms, for optimal results.

 Energy & Mood Support - A leading cause of fatigue is Vitamin D deficiency. Deficiency can also lead to depression, mood swings, & sleep disturbances.

Vitamin D supports neurological health and a positive mood! Often called the ‘Sunshine Vitamin’, Vitamin D3 plays a unique role in helping to regulate neurotransmitter balance in the brain, and therefore, improve mood and outlook.

Due to its function in regulating serotonin and dopamine production and release in certain regions in the brain, Vitamin D3 plays a big role in helping to support and maintain a positive and happy mood.*

Bone & heart Health -  Our bodies require sufficient levels of Vitamin D for strong, healthy bones. 

Vitamin D3 is necessary for calcium absorption, and vitamin K2 is important for directing calcium to the bones and away from the soft tissues, such as blood vessels and kidneys.*

Immune Support - Vitamin D is also vital to immune function and helps our bodies fight off viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells. In 2009, the National Institute of Health warned that low vitamin D levels are associated with frequent colds and influenza.*

Brain Health - Numerous studies have linked vitamin D deficiency with reduced brain and cognitive function. For example, studies suggest that vitamin D protects against dementia by helping to break down and sweep out Alzheimer’s disease-related proteins by enhancing blood flow to the brain.

Vitamin D also activates enzymes in the brain that are involved in neurotransmitter production and nerve growth.*

Vitamin D is needed at every level for whole body health.

In fact, every single type of tissue in your body has receptors for Vitamin D. Your bones, heart, brain, muscles, immune system, you name it, all require sufficient Vitamin D to function optimally.

Vitamin D is also the only vitamin that also functions as a hormone in the body.  It helps regulate hundreds of genes throughout the body and is vital for healthy bones, muscles, and teeth; healthy immune and cardiovascular systems; a healthy mood and cognitive function, and much more.

Research studies keep popping up that discover more ways the Vitamin D promotes our wellbeing, making it even more important to be sure you are not deficient or insufficient in this all important micronutrient.

Why Should Vitamin D3 Be Taken with Vitamin K2?

Current research shows the important synergistic relationship between Vitamin K2 and Vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 facilitates calcium absorption from the GI tract into the bloodstream.

Once Calcium is absorbed, Vitamin K2 helps transport calcium from the bloodstream into the bone. Taking Vitamin D3 with Vitamin K2 helps to ensure the calcium transported by the Vitamin D3 is absorbed by your bones where it's needed, rather than accumulating in deposits in your arteries.

Vitamin K2’s role in supporting bone & cardiovascular health is crucial. We all know that calcium is critical for our overall health, especially that of our bones. One important fact you may not be aware of though is that calcium needs support from Vitamin K2 to actually make its way from your bloodstream into your bone.

This is extremely important as excess calcium in the bloodstream can disrupt kidney health, and actually build up in soft tissue and arteries compromising cardiovascular health.

Vitamin K2 helps maintain both cardiovascular AND bone health by ferrying excess calcium from the bloodstream into the bone where it is needed. This also prevents calcium from building up in soft tissues and arteries thereby supporting the maintenance of cardiovascular health as well.

Together these two vitamins help maintain appropriate calcium skeletal distribution. Calcium is critical for optimal bone density as well as normal growth.