I think everyone who takes Thorne’s K2 should read this. Bottom line: in my experience this brand is not effective, and in the worst case is even counterproductive.
My relative and I were taking large amounts of Thorne’s K2 for about a year because we were both taking aspirin - my relative for cancer and I because I noticed that my digestion was better when I took some in the evening. About a month ago I also noticed that larger amounts of aspirin eradicated my anxiety, so I increased the dose from about 200 g to 1500 g daily and was taking that for some weeks.
The thing is, at some point my relative started complaining of spontaneous bleeding under their skin (not sure how this is called properly - cutaneous bleeding?). I was confused - how is that possible if they take large amounts of K2 with their aspirin? The issue was so bad that eventually they had to stop taking aspirin, and they weren’t taking much in the first place (about one baby aspirin, not even every day).
But then I noticed a similar thing happening to me - I started getting bruises without any apparent cause (this happened even with smaller amounts of aspirin) and when falling with my bike recently after taking larger amounts for a while, I ended up with huge bleeds under the skin that looked quite scary. The only conclusion I can make is that Thorne’s K2 is not working at all for the prevention of bleeding, unless we both have a serious problem with absorption of oral supplements, which I very much doubt, or Ray is wrong about K being able to prevent bleeding.
Then there’s also research Health Natura did on this topic that made me think... Apparently inferior brands of K2 contain impurities that could be working in the opposite direction. Next, members of this forum are reporting negative effects from Thorne’s K2 such as increased tartar buildup, anxiety etc., while the opposite happens with a different brand.
I’ve now started taking Idealabs’ Kuinone K2 and while it’s too early to tell, for now I’m sleeping well and overall feel better. I’ll update in some weeks.
If anyone has their own experience to share, I'm all ears.
My relative and I were taking large amounts of Thorne’s K2 for about a year because we were both taking aspirin - my relative for cancer and I because I noticed that my digestion was better when I took some in the evening. About a month ago I also noticed that larger amounts of aspirin eradicated my anxiety, so I increased the dose from about 200 g to 1500 g daily and was taking that for some weeks.
The thing is, at some point my relative started complaining of spontaneous bleeding under their skin (not sure how this is called properly - cutaneous bleeding?). I was confused - how is that possible if they take large amounts of K2 with their aspirin? The issue was so bad that eventually they had to stop taking aspirin, and they weren’t taking much in the first place (about one baby aspirin, not even every day).
But then I noticed a similar thing happening to me - I started getting bruises without any apparent cause (this happened even with smaller amounts of aspirin) and when falling with my bike recently after taking larger amounts for a while, I ended up with huge bleeds under the skin that looked quite scary. The only conclusion I can make is that Thorne’s K2 is not working at all for the prevention of bleeding, unless we both have a serious problem with absorption of oral supplements, which I very much doubt, or Ray is wrong about K being able to prevent bleeding.
Then there’s also research Health Natura did on this topic that made me think... Apparently inferior brands of K2 contain impurities that could be working in the opposite direction. Next, members of this forum are reporting negative effects from Thorne’s K2 such as increased tartar buildup, anxiety etc., while the opposite happens with a different brand.
I’ve now started taking Idealabs’ Kuinone K2 and while it’s too early to tell, for now I’m sleeping well and overall feel better. I’ll update in some weeks.
If anyone has their own experience to share, I'm all ears.