Hmm...what K supplement were you using before the Pioneer brand, Peata? And were you supplementing with a separate D vitamin at the same time? It's odd that you now have popping. That's something you never had before?
I've had snapping/popping (no pain) in my joints since I was young. I first discovered it during my cheerleading tryouts. I was running in place during a cheer and my knees were snapping like crazy. Never noticed it before that. I'm also double jointed in my elbows and the rest of my body is crazy flexible and I read in Ray's article Blocking Tissue Destruction..."In chronic hypothyroidism (myxedema and cretinism), knees and elbows are often bent abnormally.
I've tried practically everything to stop the snapping and nothing has worked so far, but what you mentioned about the PTH and joint pain I find interesting. I happened to have a DEXA scan done recently and was told by the tech that a sign of osteoporosis being due to a parathyroid issue is accelerated bone loss in the spine, but denser bones in the arms. Half my spine collapsed 6 years ago (was only 26/27) so the osteo there was pretty much as bad as it gets, but my arm bones were/are quite dense. She recommended I get my PTH checked. And a week before the DEXA scan, I had an exam with a specialist who after hearing about the severity of my bone loss and at such a young age, told me to look into my PTH. So I took their advice and got my doctor to check my level and it came back high.
Did/do you have a high PTH level, Peata?
I've had snapping/popping (no pain) in my joints since I was young. I first discovered it during my cheerleading tryouts. I was running in place during a cheer and my knees were snapping like crazy. Never noticed it before that. I'm also double jointed in my elbows and the rest of my body is crazy flexible and I read in Ray's article Blocking Tissue Destruction..."In chronic hypothyroidism (myxedema and cretinism), knees and elbows are often bent abnormally.
I've tried practically everything to stop the snapping and nothing has worked so far, but what you mentioned about the PTH and joint pain I find interesting. I happened to have a DEXA scan done recently and was told by the tech that a sign of osteoporosis being due to a parathyroid issue is accelerated bone loss in the spine, but denser bones in the arms. Half my spine collapsed 6 years ago (was only 26/27) so the osteo there was pretty much as bad as it gets, but my arm bones were/are quite dense. She recommended I get my PTH checked. And a week before the DEXA scan, I had an exam with a specialist who after hearing about the severity of my bone loss and at such a young age, told me to look into my PTH. So I took their advice and got my doctor to check my level and it came back high.
Did/do you have a high PTH level, Peata?