The Multiple Health Benefits of Coenzyme Q10
Supercharge Your Cellular Energy
Could you use more energy? Most lO-year-olds are bursting with energy. At age 30 most of us still have plenty of energy. By 40 we're beginning to slow down, but experience allows us shortcuts to reduce our energy needs. However by age 60, our energy levels are so depleted that even the wisdom of our years can't make up for our decline. If we make it to 80, we're just a shadow of our former selves. And if we reach 100, we're thrilled just to be alive.
It's not just our body as a whole that needs energy it's our individual cells as well. Our brain cells need energy to think, our heart cells need energy to keep our blood circulating, our lung cells need energy to process oxygen, our kidney cells need energy to excrete waste, our bone and muscle and cells need energy for structure and strength, and our immune cells need energy to fight off invading organisms.
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Depletion of Energy
Although most diseases aren't caused by defects in the generation of energy, they're all
characterized by energy depletion. Cancer stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease are different in their origin and expression, but they have one thing in common: depletion of the energy-generating capacity of essential cells. Energy depletion caused by diseases produces feelings of weakness, lassitude, depression, despair and hopelessness. Its endpoint is death.
As you know such feelings don't just come from overt diseases. Lack of energy is one of the most common complaints in people of all ages Whether reduced energy is caused by subclinical disease states, unpleasant or traumatic experiences, the "normal" ups and downs of life, or the ravages of aging, the feelings are the same. No one
likes to feel weak. No one likes to be unable to do things they need to do. No one likes to see life as dark, colorless and unexciting. No one likes pain and suffering. And no one likes to feel as if their life is slipping away from them.
The Central Failure In Human Life
The central failure in human Iife is weakness: lack of strength; lack of purpose; lack of character; and lack of will. The appropriate reaction to weakness and feelings of inadequacy is to build oneself up, but all too often people strive to tear others down, or to rely on others for their self esteem. The results in social terms have been personal conflict, estrangement, war, and victimization.
If You’re On a Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
Statin medications decrease not only cholesterol but also compounds in the body derived from cholesterol, such as testosterone, CoQ10, and other substances that repair muscle. Yes, cholesterol-lowering medications help reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with known heart disease and for those at high risk, but they can produce a variety of symptoms. Most people assume the benefit from taking a statin is related to its cholesterol-lowering effects, but other important benefits are due to the fact that statins also decrease artery inflammation and make your blood less sticky, so it’s less likely to clot.
CoQ10 is essential for energy production, especially for heart cells. Every cell has energy-generating organelles called mitochondria…which require CoQ10 to produce energy. Studies show that the ability to produce CoQ10 drops by
20% in people who take a statin…and a big concern is that it might decrease your energy and mental sharpness and interfere with quality of life. Most holistic and integrative physicians recommend that patients on a statin should take CoQ10 with it…to bring the body back to its normal, pre-statin state. I find
50 to
100 mg of high-quality and well-absorbed product will bring the CoQ10 level back to pre-statin levels.
For Those With Congestive Heart Failure and Heart Disease
With heart failure, the heart is starved for energy. Without it, your heart can’t pump efficiently, and the fluid from your blood backs up into your lungs. One of the many keys to restoring function, then, is restoring heart cell energy.
Mitochondria produce most of the energy your cells use. Your heart cells have more mitochondria than any others in the body. Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a nationally known integrative cardiologist, was one of the pioneers in advocating therapy to enhance heart cell mitochondrial function—something he called metabolic cardiology. He focused on three key supplements: CoQ10, ribose, and carnitine. Clinical experience using these agents has shown they’re excellent in improving the quality of life for some people who have heart failure.
- CoQ10—50 to 200 mg daily. I suggest you ask your doctor to confirm that you have a blood level of at least 2 to 2.5 mcg/mL of CoQ10. (Life Extension recommends a level of >4 mcg/mL for those with congestive heart failure.)
- Ribose—5 grams twice daily.
- Carnitine—2,000 to 3,000 mg. (Some people take 3,000 mg of lower cost taurinein lieu of carnitine.)
Super Ubiquinol CoQ10 with Enhanced Mitochondrial Support™
Supercharge Your Cellular Energy
Super Ubiquinol CoQ10 with Enhanced Mitochondrial Support™ is formulated with
ubiquinol, a highly bioavailable form of coenzyme Q10 nutrient, and augmented with the adaptogen PrimaVie ® shilajit, clinically shown to further increase CoQ10 absorption, promote cardiovascular health, and help restore youthful cellular energy.
Benefits at a Glance
- Ubiquinol CoQ10 absorbs up to 8 times better than ubiquinone CoQ10
- Promotes cellular energy production in heart, brain and muscle tissue
- Provides superior cardiovascular and antioxidant support
- PrimaVie® shilajit enhances mitochondrial CoQ10 absorption
CoQ10 for heart health and cellular energy
CoQ10 (or coenzyme Q10) is an essential nutrient your body requires for healthy mitochondrial function, a process that produces body energy at the cellular level.
1 Because of this, it makes sense that CoQ10 is concentrated in high-energy organs such as your brain,
2 liver, kidneys, and (most importantly)
your heart.
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