Commercial butter is not a significantly high source of vitamin K2. Vitamin K is also found abundantly in butter from cows who have grazed on grasses-especially wheatgrass and alfalfa - in a lush green state of growth. The body easily absorbs what it needs thanks to the microbes in these foods. Cultured foods such as kefir, sauerkraut, certain cheeses, and natto contain substantial amounts of vitamin K2. The K2 is produced by gut bacteria in your large intestine and many researchers suspect that broad-spectrum antibiotics contribute to a K2 deficiency. Vitamin K2 is called menaquinone (MK) and is predominantly of microbial origin. Most people are deficient and not getting enough Vitamin K2. Vitamin K2 has many functions not associated with K1 - so many that researchers insist that K1 and K2 are best seen as two different vitamins entirely. However, the role of vitamin K2 in the body extends far beyond clotting and may help in the prevention of chronic diseases. Most individuals have believed that the benefits of vitamin K2 are limited to its role in blood clotting and that vitamins K1 and K2 are simply different forms of the same vitamin-with the same functions. He referred to this mystery nutrient as “Activator X” (the X factor) which is now believed to have been vitamin K2. He discovered that the non-industrial diets were high in some unidentified nutrients which seemed to provide protection against tooth decay and many chronic diseases. He was on a constant search to find the causes of dental decay and physical degeneration that he observed in his dental practice. He was able to pinpoint what nutrients were responsible for the extraordinary health and physical development of the native peoples he studied. He has been called the “Isaac Newton of Nutrition.” He traveled the globe in the early 20th century studying the relationship between diet and disease in different populations.Īfter his travels, he conducted groundbreaking research back in his laboratory. Butter that is produced from cows eating growing green grasses contains a very high amount of vitamin K2 which has been referred to as the X factor by Dr. Certain cultures prized butter as a superior, nutrient-dense food that was made from cows eating lots of lush, green grasses. It is so crazy good that it inspired me to make my own kefir butter.
A few weeks ago I went to 123 Farm to speak, and honestly, one of the big reasons I go is to get their cultured butter made with kefir.
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