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Incredible - Essential - CoQ10
2005 Mike Spencer
Deficiencies in CoQ10 (also known as Coenzyme Q10) can
cause or aggravate many conditions such as heart disease,
diabetes and periodontal disease.
"After age 20, levels of Coenzyme Q10 in your body decline
gradually.
After 50, it plummets."
Healthy levels of CoQ10 help to lower your blood pressure
and assist circulation as well as maintain healthy muscle
tissue in your heart.
CoQ10 is also one of the most powerful antioxidants known
to man.
CoQ10 levels decline as we age. This is significant because
evidence suggests that a vast number of diseases including
dystrophy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,
Neurological disorders and certain cancers are not only
treatable with CoQ10 but may in fact be caused, at least in
part, by a deficiency in CoQ10.
What can CoEnzyme Q10 do for you?
Take a look at what Coenzyme Q10 can do for your health:
Slows down the aging process as it protects your body from
the damage of free radicals
Support your immune system defences
Is beneficial for promoting cardiovascular health
Plays a crucial role in the maintenance of periodontal
health
Research has shown that your immune system function is
reduced when your levels of CoQ10 are depleted.
What is CoQ10?
Coenzyme Q10 resists easy classification. Because it's an
organic compound acting as an enzyme or coenzyme, necessary
in small amounts for normal body function, most researchers
consider it a vitamin.
CoQ10 is needed in every single cell in your body. It's
found in meats and some protein-rich nuts, but the
concentrations in these foods are normally weak.
How about fifteen pounds of peanut butter - or an equally
improbable three-and-a-half pounds of sardines - which
provide just 100 mg of Q10!
Now I love peanut butter - but fifteen pounds..... a day!
This is the amount the University of Washington School of
Medicine Physicians' Update calls "a reasonable daily
amount."
To get optimal amounts of Q10, you need to take a
supplement.
Why you need CoQ10?
Coenzyme Q10 is recognised as an essential component in
your body's production of ATP (also known as "muscle fuel").
Without ATP, our muscles cannot move. Without CoQ10, we
can't manufacture ATP.
After age 20, levels of CoQ10 in your body decline
gradually. After 50, it plummets.
Coenzyme Q10 is also one of the most powerful antioxidants
every discovered, and has been found to improve athletic
performance, and help intensive training athletes recover
quicker.
In short, CoQ10 may well be one of the most important and
versatile nutrients ever discovered. The only downfall of
CoQ10 relates to its oral absorption.
A Breakthrough in CoQ10 research
Fortunately, however, a recent breakthrough in CoQ10
delivery technology was recently discovered, meaning you
can now make the most of this amazing nutrient.
"When I coined the word vita-nutrient, I was thinking of
Coenzyme Q10. It is neither vitamin nor mineral nor amino
acid, yet it is absolutely vital to our health and vital
that we get enough of it." Dr Robert C. Atkins, M.D. from
his book, "Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution"
Although it's present in virtually every cell in your body,
very few people are aware of how important it is or how
many different health benefits CoQ10 provides.
In fact, CoQ10 plays so many different roles in health, you
really need a book to detail all of them!
CoQ10 combats effects of heart attack.
Coenzyme Q10 is shaping up to be a heart's best friend. But
only a small fraction of people who could benefit actually
know about it.
"There's no question that coenzyme Q10 can play a
significant role in recovery for heart attack,"
adds Dr. Peter H. Loengsjoen, a cardiologist in Tyler,
Texas, who has authored many journal articles on the use of
CoQ10.
"In hundreds of studies, and in my own practice, I've seen
results that we would have said were highly unlikely, if
not impossible."
Beyond the heart
In addition to its critical role in ATP and energy
production, CoQ10's powerful antioxidant property
diminishes as levels fall, decreasing your body's
disease-fighting abilities.
CoQ10's antioxidant strengths also make it a likely
candidate in helping prevent or treat other diseases where
free radicals have a major effect (such as cancer).
Oxidative stress is suspected as a possible trigger for
many diseases, including breast and colo-rectal cancers.
Other applications for Coenzyme Q10 include possible roles
in treating neurological disorders, controlling insulin
levels, treating periodontal disease, and enhancing
athletic performance.
These far-ranging benefits are supported by a number of
clinical studies.
Dosage and delivery
Getting the right amount of CoQ10 into your bloodstream and
maintaining sufficient levels in your body is more complex
than just taking CoQ10 capsules.
A major factor in the bioavailability of CoQ10 is the
delivery system for the coenzyme. CoQ10 "molecules" are so
large that some researchers believe they stretch the
definition of the word.
Their size means these fat-soluble molecules need
assistance for optimal absorption. Unfortunately most CoQ10
supplements today cut corners on the delivery system,
meaning a less than effective product for us as consumers.
CoQ10 in a form your body can use.
The most effective Coenzyme Q10 capsules now contain both
emulsified CoQ10 and a fatty oil to ensure maximum
absorption.
CoQ10 that is pre-emulsified in an oil base relieves your
body of having to perform this task and can "increase
absorption levels by a factor of up to three times".
Absorption of fat soluble CoQ10 can be up to nine times as
great as in crystallised Q10, according to a study reported
in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1998.
This absorption technology, refered to as Tru-Sorb
technology, was recently licensed for use in the USA and
Europe by Changes International (now part of Goldshield
Elite).
Your Quick Guide to CoQ10
CoQ10 is needed by every cell in your body to promote
optimum health
It plays a significant role in recovery from heart attacks,
and equally importantly in helping prevent them
Improves blood flow, which can help to reduce high blood
pressure.
Powerful Antioxidant
Natural body levels and the ability to synthesise it in
your body drop after age 20 and plummet after age 50.
Supplementation is both advised and recommended.
Also known as ubiquinone, taken from the Latin word ubique,
meaning 'everywhere'. The English word ubiquitous, meaning
"appearing everywhere at the same time", also gives a hint
as to the highly regarded nature of CoQ10.
Some delivery systems such as the patented Tru-Sorb system
are shown to be 900% more absorbable than the normal type.
About the Author:
Mike Spencer has been helping people protect their heart
health for several years.
Coenzyme Q10 is just one of the essential nutrients in the
Heart Health Pack - which provides everything you need to
ensure a healthy heart, and optimum health in general.
For more information visit http://www.heart-healthy-diet.com
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