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Thorne Vitamin D + K2: The Discount, What Is New, and Whether You Actually Need It

By The APEX Team  |  Tigard & Beaverton, Oregon  |  November 11, 2026

Key Takeaways

  • There is no Thorne promo code to hunt for. Order through the APEX PWR Thorne dispensary and 25% off applies to your account for life, on every product, on every order.
  • No membership, no purchase minimum, no expiry, and you do not have to train at APEX to use it.
  • Thorne's new Vitamin D + K2 pairs vitamin D3 with vitamin K2 in the MK-7 form in a single capsule. 60 capsules, NSF Certified for Sport.
  • The 2024 Endocrine Society guideline suggests healthy adults under 75 are unlikely to benefit from supplementing beyond standard reference intakes, and advises against routine vitamin D blood testing in healthy adults.
  • The VITAL trial, 25,871 adults over a median 5.3 years, found no reduction in fractures. We would rather you read that here than find it later.
  • If you take warfarin or another blood thinner, do not start a vitamin K product without speaking to the physician who manages it.

First, the Discount, Because That Is Why Most People Are Here

If you landed on this page searching for a Thorne promo code, here is the whole answer in one paragraph so you can stop looking.

There is no code. Create a free account through apexpwr.com/thorne and 25% off is attached to your account permanently. Every Thorne product, every order, for as long as the account exists.

A few things worth being clear about, because people ask all of them:

  • You do not need to be an APEX member or client. Anyone can use it.
  • You do not need to live in Oregon. It ships to you wherever you are.
  • There is no minimum order and no expiry date on the discount.
  • It applies across the entire Thorne catalog, not to a selected list of products.
  • Setting it up takes about a minute and you only do it once.

Why we run it: Thorne is what we would point people toward anyway, a quarter off removes the main objection to third party tested supplements, which is the price, and our nutrition team would rather field questions about a product we trust than about whatever showed up in an ad.

What the New Product Actually Is

Thorne Vitamin D + K2 supplement bottle, 60 capsules, NSF Certified for Sport, available at 25 percent off through the APEX PWR Thorne dispensary in Tigard Oregon
Thorne Vitamin D + K2. Available through the APEX PWR dispensary at 25% off, no promo code required.

Thorne has sold vitamin D and vitamin K products separately for years. The new product combines them into a single capsule.

SpecificationDetail
Active ingredientsVitamin D3 as cholecalciferol, with vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 (MK-7)
ServingOne capsule
Bottle60 capsules
Third party testingNSF Certified for Sport
Other ingredientsHypromellose capsule derived from cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, ascorbyl palmitate
Thorne's stated purposeDaily support for bone, immune and cardiovascular health

The amounts of D3 and K2 per capsule are printed on the label and on the product page, and you can read them there. We have a standing rule about not publishing dosage figures as though they were a recommendation, and we are keeping to it here. The amount that makes sense for you is a conversation with your physician, and it depends on things an article cannot know about you.

Why pair D with K2 at all

The reasoning Thorne gives, which is the standard reasoning behind every D plus K product on the market, runs roughly like this. Vitamin D increases how much calcium you absorb from food. Vitamin K2 is involved in activating proteins that influence where that calcium ends up, with the intent being bone rather than soft tissue.

That is a mechanism, and mechanisms are not outcomes. The proposal is biologically coherent and the clinical trial evidence that pairing them produces better results in healthy people than vitamin D alone is thinner than most marketing around this category implies. We mention this because you deserve the accurate version, and because nobody else selling it will tell you.

Why NSF Certified for Sport is the part we care about

Dietary supplements in the United States are not reviewed by the FDA for content or purity before they reach a shelf. Independent testing has repeatedly found products that contain less of the active ingredient than the label claims, more than it claims, or substances that are not on the label at all.

NSF Certified for Sport means the finished product was independently tested against a list of substances banned in sport and the facility was audited. For a tested athlete this is the difference between a supplement and a liability. For everyone else, it is the best available proxy for whether what is written on the bottle is what is inside it.

The Part Where We Argue Against Our Own Product

November in Oregon, the clocks have gone back, and the vitamin D conversation starts every year at about this time. Here is the version with the inconvenient research left in.

The case for paying attention here

Tigard sits at roughly 45 degrees north. At that latitude the sun's winter angle means substantially less ultraviolet B light reaches the ground, and the skin's capacity to produce vitamin D falls with it. Add Pacific Northwest cloud cover and the short run of days from November to February and most people here are producing very little vitamin D from sunlight for a long stretch of the year. That is a reasonable explanation for why this question comes up locally and why it comes up now.

The case against assuming you need a supplement

The Endocrine Society published a clinical practice guideline on vitamin D in 2024. Two of its conclusions are worth knowing before you buy anything.

Under 75
Healthy adults in this range are unlikely to benefit from supplementing beyond standard reference intakes, per the 2024 guideline
Endocrine Society, JCEM 2024
No
routine blood testing for vitamin D levels is suggested in healthy adults, because outcome-specific target levels have not been established
Endocrine Society, JCEM 2024
25,871
adults in the VITAL trial, median 5.3 years, with no reduction in total, nonvertebral or hip fractures from supplementation
LeBoff et al., NEJM 2022

That third one deserves a sentence of its own. VITAL is one of the largest randomized trials ever run on vitamin D supplementation. Participants took 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily or a placebo, which is the trial's dose rather than our suggestion to anyone, and over more than five years there was no difference in fracture rates between the groups.

If your mental model was that vitamin D supplementation protects bones, that trial is the strongest evidence available and it did not find that.

Who the guideline does flag

The 2024 guideline identifies groups where intake above standard reference levels may offer benefit:

  • Adults aged 75 and older, where higher intake may be associated with lower mortality risk.
  • Pregnant women, where higher intake may reduce several adverse pregnancy outcomes.
  • Adults with prediabetes, where it may slow progression to type 2 diabetes.
  • Children and adolescents, for rickets prevention and a possible reduction in respiratory infections.

The guideline panel also noted that the underlying evidence base is limited, that many trials were not designed for the outcomes later reported from them, and that they could not define a blood level that represents adequacy. Which is a candid thing for a guideline panel to say and worth respecting.

Where We Land

Buy it because your physician told you to, or because you already take D and K and want them in one capsule. Not because it is November and you saw a post about sunlight.

Safety, Briefly and Seriously

Blood Thinners

Vitamin K can interfere with anticoagulant medication such as warfarin, sold as Coumadin. Thorne states on the product page that concurrent use should be avoided.

If you take a blood thinner, do not start a vitamin K containing product without speaking to the physician who manages that prescription. This is the single most important line on this page.

Two further notes. Vitamin D is fat soluble, which means it accumulates in the body rather than being flushed like the water soluble vitamins, so more is not automatically better and high intakes over long periods carry real risks. And if you are pregnant, Thorne advises consulting a health care provider before use.

If You Want the Question Answered Properly

Supplements are the last five percent of a nutrition plan and they get about ninety percent of the attention. If you are thinking hard about which vitamin D to buy while your protein intake is a guess, the bottle is the wrong problem to be solving.

Our nutrition coach, Jennie Carolan, MS, holds a master's degree in Food Science and Nutrition and works with clients one to one, remotely as well as in person. The conversation she has about supplements usually starts by establishing what the food is doing first, which is a less exciting answer and a considerably more useful one.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a Thorne promo code or discount code?
No code is needed. Order through the APEX PWR Thorne dispensary at apexpwr.com/thorne and 25% off is applied to your account for life, on every product and every order. The account is free, there is no membership requirement, you do not need to train at APEX, and the discount does not expire.
What is Thorne's new Vitamin D + K2?
A single capsule combining vitamin D3 as cholecalciferol with vitamin K2 in the MK-7 form, in 60 capsule bottles, NSF Certified for Sport. Thorne previously sold these separately. The stated rationale is that the two work together on calcium handling and on bone, cardiovascular and immune support.
Do I actually need a vitamin D supplement?
Possibly not. The 2024 Endocrine Society guideline suggests healthy adults under 75 are unlikely to benefit beyond standard reference intakes, and advises against routine vitamin D blood testing in healthy adults. It does flag adults over 75, pregnancy, prediabetes, and children and adolescents as groups where higher intake may help. The VITAL trial of 25,871 adults found no fracture reduction over a median 5.3 years. Decide with your own physician.
What is the best vitamin D supplement?
The useful version of that question is which one you can verify. Supplements are not reviewed by the FDA for content or purity before sale, so independent certification such as NSF Certified for Sport is the most meaningful differentiator available to a buyer. Form matters less than people think, since vitamin D3 is standard across reputable products. Whether you need one at all is the question worth more of your attention than which brand.
Why does vitamin D come up every winter in Oregon?
Tigard is at roughly 45 degrees north. The sun's winter angle at that latitude substantially reduces the ultraviolet B light reaching the ground, and with it the skin's ability to produce vitamin D. Pacific Northwest cloud cover and short days compound it from November to February. That explains the local interest. It does not by itself establish that supplementing changes any health outcome.
Is there a reason not to take vitamin K2?
Yes. Vitamin K can interfere with anticoagulants such as warfarin, sold as Coumadin, and Thorne advises avoiding concurrent use. If you take a blood thinner, speak to the physician managing that prescription before starting any vitamin K product.
Can I use the discount if I am not an APEX client?
Yes. It is open to anyone, it costs nothing to set up, and it ships nationwide.
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. This article is educational and is not medical advice or a substitute for care from your own physician. Do not start, stop or change a supplement or medication based on this article. Vitamin D is fat soluble and accumulates in the body, and excessive intake carries risks. Vitamin K can interfere with anticoagulant medication. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking prescription medication or managing a diagnosed condition, speak with your physician before beginning any supplement. APEX PWR operates a Thorne professional dispensary and receives compensation on orders placed through it.
Sources. Thorne Research product information for Vitamin D + K2, including ingredient composition, NSF Certified for Sport status, other ingredients, suggested use and the manufacturer's warning regarding anticoagulant medication. Demay MB, Pittas AG, Bikle DD, et al. Vitamin D for the Prevention of Disease: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, published online 3 June 2024; suggests against supplementation beyond Institute of Medicine reference intakes for healthy adults under 75, suggests against routine 25-hydroxyvitamin D testing in the populations studied, and identifies adults 75 and older, pregnancy, prediabetes, and children and adolescents as groups where higher intake may offer benefit. LeBoff MS, Chou SH, Ratliff KA, et al. Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults. New England Journal of Medicine, 2022; 25,871 participants, median follow up 5.3 years, 2,000 IU vitamin D3 daily versus placebo, no significant difference in total, nonvertebral or hip fractures. The relationship between latitude, winter solar angle and cutaneous vitamin D synthesis is a well described phenomenon in the photobiology literature and is stated here qualitatively.

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