COENZYME Q10 200mg 90 CAPSULES
Coenzyme Q10 The Cellular Spark Plug with Cardiovascular Benefits
CoenzymeQ10 (CoQ10) is found in every cell and is responsible for maintaining cellular energy. Our heart pumps over 100,000 times a day. Due to the heart's special energy demands, CoQ10 is abundant in heart muscle.
Studies show that CoQ10 is a valuable nutrient to support the heart.
CoQ10 is an antioxidant, similar to vitamin E.
Studies show significant improvement in periodontal disease with supplemental CoQ10.
CoQ10's antioxidant power may have important benefits for other degenerative diseases. Due to its key role in producing cellular energy, CoQ10 is a valuable nutrient for athletes.
You'd have to eat a pound of sardines or two pounds of peanuts just to get 30mg of CoQ10.
The antioxidant power of CoQ10 CoQ10 soaks up free radicals with such dispatch that it can take its place next to the other heavyweight antioxidants—vitamins C, E, the carotenoids, and selenium. Just like vitamin E, Coenzyme Q10 is particularly good at protecting low density lipoproteins (the bad cholesterol) from oxidation, a process that contributes to plaque build up in the arteries. Cardiovascular benefits Dr. Peter Langsjoen, cardiologist and CoQ10 researcher, is convinced of its benefits: "CoQ10 is remarkable stuff. People feel so much better after taking it. It makes such a dramatic improvement, it's unthinkable for me to practice medicine without it."
CoQ10 is abundant in the human heart. This makes sense because the heart has high energy demands. Renowned CoQ10 researcher, Dr. Karl Folkers, was convinced that low CoQ1O levels contributed to heart disease. He found that heart disease patients had 1/4 less CoQ1O than healthy people. It's not surprising that so many studies show that CoQ1O helps strengthen heart muscle and improves a variety of heart conditions. CoQ10 improves cardiac function in patients with congestive heart failure. Over 640 cardiac patients with congestive heart failure were given either C0Q 10 or placebo in a one-year double-blind trial.
The number of patients who needed to be hospitalized for worsening heart failure were 38% fewer in the C0Q 10 group. Episodes of pulmonary edema (fluid build up in the lungs) or cardiac asthma were reduced by 60% and 50% respectively in those receiving CoQ10, and their heart muscle strength increased dramatically.
The survival-rate of the CoQ10 group increased threefold.
A large study of 2664 patients with congestive heart failure showed that supplemental CoQ10 improved many symptoms. They received from 50 to 150 mg of CoQ1O per day, with the majority getting 100 mg per day.
After three months their symptoms were evaluated. Note the percentage of patients with improvement in the following symptoms: cyanosis (purple hue of the skin) 78.1%; fluid retention, 78.6%; pulmonary edema, 77.8%; enlargement of the liver, 49.3%; shortness of breath 52.7%; heart palpitations, 75.4%; subjective arrhythmia, 63.4%; sweating 79.8%. The researchers "observed a contemporary improvement of at least three symptoms in 54% of patients; this could be
interpreted as an index of improved quality of life."
Hypertension
A study of 109 patients with essential hypertension showed that an average dose
of 225 milligrams daily reduced the blood pressure in 85 percent of the patients. The authors noted: "A definite and gradual improvement in functional status was observed with the concomitant need to gradually antihvnertensive drug therapy within the first one to six months.
Thereafter, clinical status and cardiovascular drug requirements stabilized with a significantly improved systolic and diastolic blood pressure."
CoQ1O and healthy gums
There is a strong connection between CoQ1O and healthy gums. "In numerous studies between 1970 and 1975, scientists working with CoQ10 and gum disease came to these important conclusions: Since CoQ10 is an essential factor in cellular energy formation and is essential for the health of tissues, it would logically follow that increased availability of CoQ10 to deficient tissue should
improve the bioenergetics of the tissue. With periodontal diseased tissue, it appeared that CoQ10 did exactly that."
Can we get it from diet?
We can manufacture CoQ1O from the food we eat, but the body needs B vitamins-especially B6, B12, niacin and folic acid-to do it well. Good food sources of CoQ10 are fatty fish, organ meats, and peanuts. Keep in mind that you'd have to eat a pound of sardines or two pounds of peanuts just to get 3Omg of CoQ10.
Researchers have used supplemental CoQ10 in studies to achieve dramatic results.
As a fat-soluble molecule supplemental CoQ10 is better absorbed if taken with meals where some fat is present.
Safety issues
CoQ 10 is remarkably safe, even at high doses over a long period of time. However, consult with a nutritionally-oriented health professional before supplementing if you are taking prescription blood thinners, such as Coumadin.
Dosage
According to Dr. Mark Stengler, N.D. best results are obtained by taking at least 60 mg per day for at least two months. For more serious ailments consult your knowledgeable health practitioner who can tailor a program that may include higher dosages.
Is all CoQ10 the same?
Some products contain only a fraction of stated CoQ 10 while others are very true to label claims. There's no way to know unless the product comes from a reliable source that does testing.
Summing it all up
The intense focus of international clinical studies, CoQ10 continues to amaze researchers at its ability to improve so many varied health conditions,
especially as we get older. CoQ10 benefits the heart, protects your gums and may enhance immune function. It shows much promise in cancer therapy.
Get to know more about this nutritional 'spark plug' that may slow down aging while it benefits our cardiovascular system.
