| Recently, the benefits of Coenzyme Q10 have | | | | prescription drugs after an average of 4.4 months |
| become increasingly well-known. Studies have proven | | | | after starting CoQ10. Congestive heart failure, a |
| this nutrient to improve heart function, reduce side | | | | debilitating disease which affects 5 million people in |
| effects of certain drugs used to treat cancer, and | | | | the U.S., causes edema, difficulty breathing, and |
| slow the progression of serious brain diseases, | | | | impaired circulation. Another study of CoQ10 proved |
| including Parkinson's disease. New research has shown | | | | that it can restore healthy heart function in CHF |
| that the active form of CoQ10, ubiquinol, can increase | | | | patients. |
| energy and stamina, and reduce some of the physical | | | | A study sponsored by the National Institutes of |
| signs of aging. | | | | Health concluded that supplementing with CoQ10 in a |
| CoQ10, a natural, fat-soluble nutrient, can be found in | | | | unique delivery system was associated with a slowing |
| almost all cells. It is also known as ubiquinone because | | | | of the progression of Parkinson's disease. Participants |
| it exists everywhere there is life. Vital to ATP | | | | received 300 mg, 600 mg, or 1200 mg of a special |
| production, CoQ10 is produced by the body and | | | | form of chewable CoQ10, or a placebo. The |
| exists in some limited dietary sources, but these | | | | researchers evaluated the participants after 1, 4, 8, |
| levels may often be insufficient to meet the body's | | | | 12, and 16 months of treatment and each participant |
| requirements. CoQ10 levels can diminish with age and | | | | was scored on motor, mental, and activities of daily |
| as a result of dietary inadequacies and various | | | | living skills. The results of the study showed that the |
| disease states. Ubiquinol and CoQ10 are very closely | | | | people who took the highest dosage of CoQ10-1200 |
| related, as ubiquinol is the oxidized, active form of | | | | mg-experienced the least decline in their physical |
| the CoQ10 molecule. Our bodies naturally convert | | | | abilities. These results were so encouraging that the |
| CoQ10 to ubiquinol so that it is in the needed form to | | | | researchers will be continuing with new studies, using |
| produce cellular energy. Because it was previously | | | | higher dosages to see if the results can get even |
| very unstable outside the human body, ubiquinol only | | | | better. Huntington's disease, a devastating and |
| recently has become able to be used as a | | | | degenerative inherited disease that is always fatal, |
| supplement. Although our bodies can convert CoQ10 | | | | has no other medication, drug, or nutritional |
| to ubiquinol, we do not do it equally well. As we age, | | | | supplement shown to cause a decline in the |
| our ability to convert CoQ10 to ubiquinol declines and | | | | progression of this terrible disease. A study showed |
| some of us even have a gene that makes us less | | | | that CoQ10 may be able to slow the disease by an |
| effective at converting CoQ10 than the majority of | | | | average of 15%. This means that HD patients who |
| the population. For healthy males, an ideal ratio is | | | | take CoQ10 can handle every day activities of life a |
| approximately 97% Ubiquinol to 3% CoQ10, but the | | | | little longer than the patients taking remacemide (an |
| numbers for women vary by 2 to 5 percentage | | | | experimental prescription drug used for HD). The 15% |
| points. For older folks, the 30-50% of people who | | | | slowing of decline can result in about one more year |
| have the gene that impairs CoQ10 conversion, or for | | | | of independence of HD patients, which is incredibly |
| people who have serious health concerns, | | | | significant. These impressive results give researchers |
| supplementing with ubiquinol instead of CoQ10 might | | | | hope that supplemental CoQ10 will have beneficial |
| be the smart choice. Many studies have shown that | | | | effects for people with other neurological diseases |
| CoQ10 is beneficial in treating and preventing heart | | | | such as ALS and Alzheimer's disease, too. |
| disease as well as other conditions such as high blood | | | | One of the most interesting effects of Ubiquinol that |
| pressure, atherosclerosis, angina, and congestive | | | | has been reported so far is its ability to slow the |
| heart failure. It's been proven that heart attacks | | | | physical signs of aging. In laboratory studies |
| usually occur when CoQ10 levels are low in the body. | | | | administered on mice, results showed that while the |
| Additionally, CoQ10 helps with diabetes, immune | | | | mice did not necessarily live longer, they lived better. |
| dysfunction, cancer, periodontal disease, prostate | | | | However, human studies are needed to determined |
| cancer, and neurological disease. Although the | | | | true impact on longevity. Stable ubiquinol has also |
| research on ubiquinol is still extremely new, many | | | | been shown to increase physical energy and stamina. |
| expect that its benefits will be equal to or even | | | | A lot of supplements often have more than one |
| better than CoQ10, because it is the more active | | | | function, especially a substance like CoQ10 that is |
| form. | | | | present in all parts of the body. Because CoQ10 is |
| Because the heart and brain are some of the most | | | | vital to ATP production, it has applications not only in |
| active tissues in the body, both require large amounts | | | | neurological and cardiac health, but also for the |
| of uninterrupted energy. Meaning, these tissues also | | | | immune system. Although everyone can benefit from |
| need an increased amount of ubiquinol. Many people | | | | CoQ10 or an ubiquinol supplement, ubiquinol should be |
| with heart or brain diseases have CoQ10 levels that | | | | the first choice for older adults, those with known |
| are lower than those of healthy people. By correcting | | | | genetic inefficiencies of ubiquinol, and those with |
| these deficiencies, significant results can be produced. | | | | serious heart disease and neurological disease. For |
| According to studies done on patients admitted to | | | | those who are in overall good health, a high quality |
| the hospital with an acute myocardial infarction, | | | | CoQ10 supplement is a good choice. You should take |
| CoQ10 can provide rapid protective effects in | | | | about 200 to 300 mg of CoQ10 or 100 mg ubiquinol |
| patients with a heart attack as long as it is | | | | daily, depending on your health history. The safety of |
| administered within three days of the onset of | | | | both forms has been tested, and no significant side |
| symptoms. A second study, researching 109 patients | | | | effects reported. Although occasional mild stomach |
| with high blood pressure resulted in half of the | | | | upset may occur, taking your CoQ10 or ubiquinol with |
| patients being able to stop taking some or all of their | | | | meals usually alleviates this rare effect. |