Thanks for your comment.

Regarding calcification the only helpful thing I can suggest is for you to make sure you are getting enough vitamin K2 in your diet. From reading about calcification I have learnt the following:-
1. Matrix gla protein (MGP) is produced by the body to prevent calcification of soft tissues. MGP probably does other things as well but that is main known function.
2. MGP needs vitamin K2 to activate it, vitamin K1 can work but it isn’t as effective since the liver tends to acquire all the vitamin K1.
3. Vitamin K2 is found in liver, cheese, butter, egg yolk and also fermented soy beans.
4. Cardiovascular disease results from calcification of the arteries. The countries with the least heart disease in Europe eat the most cheese. In the Rotterdam study they found that the people who ate the most cheese, liver etc had the least heart disease. France has a low CVD rate compared with the rest of Europe and Gascony where they eat a lot of goose liver and cheese has a lower CVD rate than the rest of France.
So there is evidence at the molecular level that vitamin K2 is needed to fight calcification and there is evidence from diet studies that indicate that this is true. However there hasn’t been an intervention study performed yet mainly because the science is new. (I believe that there are at least three trials being carried out at present).
Another piece of evidence is that blood thinners like coumadin/warfarin which knock out vitamin K1 (and also K2) cause calcification. If there isn’t any vitamin K to activate the MGP proteins then you will get calcification.
Please read up on vitamin K2, the whole area of research on vitamin K dependent proteins is very exciting, very new and very promising.
I have not come across any study that has show vitamin K to be harmful, the only issue seems to be if people are on certain blood ‘thinners’ then a lot of vitamin K can negate the effect of the blood ‘thinner’.
I have been eating more food that contains vitamin K2 during the last 5 months and also taking some vitamin K2 supplementation. And the result so far has been positive, I feel better and my arteries have become less stiff (based on reduction in pulse pressure).
Please read up on vitamin K2.
All the Best

Sorry to hear about your symptoms. I hope your doctors can find the source of your ailments.

I had my MRI and they said everything was normal. I didn’t really have any symptoms except a feeling of pressure on the right side of my head above the ear. I keep wondering if it’s all in my mind. Some days it’s more noticeable than others.

Most time I attribute my symptoms to the aging process. I’m quite a bit older than you. As a matter of fact, I probably have a pair of shoes in my closet that are older than you, but I’m getting of point.

When did your symptoms begin? Did you make any major changes in your life? Did you move, change your eating habits? I don’t know if that may have anything to do with what you’re experiencing, but take a self evaluation to rule out those things.

I’d be interested to hear the outcome of your MRI.