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Special Report: Condition Specific Nutrition CoQ10 |
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by totalhealth Editors
CoQ10
CoQ10 is a powerful, fat-soluble, vitamin-like substance
found naturally in all forms of animal life. It is synthesized
in the membranes of cells in humans and is vital to the
production of energy. It is the power plant of the body that is
found in most cells, with especially high concentration in the
heart, the organ that requires high levels of energy for normal
operation. In addition, it is a potent antioxidant, similar to vitamin
E. In its pure form, CoQ10 is a yellow-orange, tasteless,
crystalline powder.
Q-Gel is an innovative, water-soluble form of CoQ10 which
in research studies has been shown to be more bioavailable
then conventional CoQ10.
With the impact of increasing stress and the continuing
growth of chronic disease on modern life, the public is
becoming more aware of and turning to the imperative of
wellness and nutritional supplementation. Research shows
that whether an individual is young or old, healthy or not so
healthy, CoQ10 should be considered a cornerstone of a comprehensive
individual nutrition program.
CoQ10 is the spark plug that ignites the body’s engine by
jump starting energy production within all cells. The body then
uses that energy to fuel all its vital processes, including muscle
contraction and digestion. Therefore, the presence of CoQ10
in the body is essential to the sustaining of life. Without an
adequate supply of CoQ10, the body cannot maintain normal
levels of activity nor can it ward off or fight health disorders. A
quarter of a century of clinical testing has shown that CoQ10 is
effective in increasing energy levels, in treating heart diseases,
in enhancing the immune system, in reversing periodontal
disease, in providing antioxidant activity, and in preventing
certain side effects of common drugs.
Research shows that the method by which statin drugs work
to block cholesterol also has the potential to block the production
of CoQ10. Since people who take statins may already
suffer from low levels of CoQ10, such added depletion is of
great concern. The combined use of CoQ10 and statins, however,
can prevent the depletion of CoQ10 and thereby help to
minimize the risk of statin-induced cardiac dysfunction, liver
dysfunction, muscle weakness, cardiomyopathy and congestive
heart failure.
CoQ10 supplements have been consumed by millions of
people for nearly 30 years without serious adverse effects.
That is because CoQ10 exists naturally in the human body and
consequently there are no adverse side effects from restoring
this vital nutrient to its normal level. In tests of thousands of
people in Japan, Europe, and the United States over a period
of more than 40 years, no toxicity has ever been shown, no
matter how high the intake amount.
As we grow older, the level of CoQ10 in our bodies decreases.
This can be due to several factors: the inability of the body to
produce or synthesize adequate amounts of CoQ10, an insufficiency of CoQ10 in the diet, or the effect of various outside
influences such as stress or disease.
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