Is there a supplement that will really make a HUGE DIFFERENCE in the amount of energy I have?
Yes, there is one outstanding ENERGY nutrient that we all need.
It is Coenzyme Q-10, and it is present in certain foods and also in several different forms, for supplementation.
Other names for this nutrient are CoQ-10, Ubiquinone or Ubiquinol.
Which foods are rich in Co Q-10?
Beef liver is the second richest food source of CoQ-10
Well … the foods that have the most CoQ10 are organ meats. Top food source for CoQ10 is beef heart, next is liver, then kidney, and sardines also do the job. Unfortunately most of us don’t prefer to eat heart, liver or kidney (unless you are British). As a reference, it takes eating about 3 pounds of sardines to get enough CoQ10 for your daily needs.
HOW IMPORTANT is CoQ-10…and WHAT is it?
The Understanding of energy movement in our bodies by CoQ10 won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1978! CoQ10 is that important and helpful!
Coenzyme Q-10 moves all our energy! It is a fat soluble substance that plays a vital role in the “electron transport chain” (our body’s energy production) that was first described by Dr. Peter Mitchell of England. He got that Nobel prize, and his work was the foundation that then exploded into our present understanding of the role of CoQ10 in almost every aspect of our body’s functioning.
On the every day level, CoQ10 is found in every cell in our body, and NECESSARY!
WHY do we desperately need Co Q-10?
CoQ10 is present throughout our whole body, and it is absolutely necessary in every cell so that the cell can do its job and not die. CoQ10 also …
- improves heart health dramatically,
- supercharges our immune system,
- produces improvements in blood sugar and blood pH,
- helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels and actually
- protects your good cholesterol from oxidation (it is a powerful antioxidant),
- normalizes blood pressure
- improves athletic performance
- improves sleep
- reduces fatigue dramatically
It’s really a no brainer that every function of our body requires energy and that energy is only obtained with the aid of CoQ10!
QUICK! I’d better get some CoQ-10 right now!
HOW do the symptoms of CoQ10 deficiency look ?
Shockingly, studies at the University of Texas at Austin show that:
| 75% of patients with heart concerns have severe deficiencies of CoQ10 and weak heart muscle improved in 85% of the patients who took CoQ10. Blood flow through the heart improved 76.2%. | |
| People with gum and tooth problems have CoQ10 deficiencies | |
| People who are experiencing blood pressure issues are likely to be CoQ10 deficient | |
| People who are frustrated by slow metabolism… are frequently low in CoQ10 | |
| Individuals with memory issues may need CoQ10 and people worried about their eye health should also start supplementing with CoQ10 |
How is CO Q-10 absorbed?
CoQ10 is a fat soluble substance and is best absorbed with foods that contain some fat or oil. Fat digestion and fat metabolism must be working for a body to be able to get the benefit of CoQ10 from foods or from a supplement. As we get past 30, our ability to get CoQ10 from our foods diminishes and the signs of deficiency appear … like clockwork.
HOW does Co Q-10 work?
The cell makes food into ATP (energy molecule), and ATP must be moved by CoQ-10.
CoQ10 makes our energy flow! Just like our cars and planes, our body runs on fuel. Our main source is our food, namely fats, proteins and carbohydrates. The blood takes the nutrients we have digested and carries them to all our cells. Then the cells must break down those food nutrients into fuel to run on.
In the cell, our energy production occurs in our mitochondria, the cells’ energy factories. Our mitochondria turn our food into ATP, the energy molecule. The MOST IMPORTANT CARRIER that moves ATP to the locations where it is needed is our indispensable CoQ10.
Without CoQ10, our energy will not flow. With deficient CoQ10 our energy flow is limited and slow … and so are we.
Do I REALLY NEED to take Co Q-10 for my heart?
Yes, you do. In multiple clinical trials, CoQ10 showed the following significant improvement for ALL the heart factors!
The heart needs more CoQ-10 than any other tissue in the body.
- Ejection fraction increased (amount of blood pumped out of a heart ventricle with each heartbeat).
- Stroke volume improved (amount of blood pumped in one heartbeat).
- Cardiac output improved (total volume of blood pumped by heart)
- Cardiac index improved (cardiac output divided by body surface area)
- End diastolic volume index also improved (the volume of blood in each ventricle at the end of a diastole).
- The heart requires and contains 1000 mg of CoQ10 (the blood requires only 4 mg of CoQ10).
OK, what is the best kind of CO Q-10? (This is where the “All or None” comes in.)
Ubiquinone form of CoQ-10
There are two forms of supplemental CoQ10 that you can take. One is Ubiquinone and the other is Ubiquinol. Humans can’t use Ubiquinone until our body converts it into Ubiquinol. As we age we begin to lose our ability to convert Ubiquinone into Ubiquinol … so it only makes sense to only use Ubiquinol as your supplement!
Ubiquinol form of CoQ-10
“None or Ol (ALL)” … This is my little memory device that helps me remember which one I want. And my body(over 30) wants “ALL”(ol) !
Studies have shown that in humans, Ubiquinol raises levels of CoQ10 in your blood eight times more efficiently than Ubiquinone. In other words it takes 2400 mg of ubiquinone to do the same job as 300 mg of ubiquinol. Therefore ALL (ol) is the one your want … and if you’re over 30, you don’t want “NONE”!
Is there any GOVERNMENT REGULATION of Co Q-10?
CoQ10 is totally accepted and very available as a dietary supplement in the U.S. It was grandfathered under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) passed by the US Congress in 1994. Coenzyme Q-10 is included in the United States Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopeia and the Japanese Pharmacopeia. CoQ10 has also been designated GRAS which means you will see it as an ingredient in foods. It is super safe to use.
GET some Co Q-10 NOW… You know you want some!
IMNatural.com has an assortment of CoQ10 for your choosing. We have the type that a young person can use and save money on (Ubiquinone). We also have the type that a middle-aged person needs to have access to all their energy and to protect their heart function, their brain, teeth and gums (Ubiquinol).
I’ll pass on the organic lamb kidneys … Pleeeeze, Take me to the IMNatural cart to buy my CoQ10!
Most people will NOT eat organic lamb kidneys which are a good source of CoQ-10
Some health care practitioners recommend starting with a low dosage and working up to the amount that gives you the level of energy you are comfortable at. You can follow the recommended serving directions on the bottle but split the servings, to start.
CoQ10 makes a dramatic difference. Try Co Q-10 and let me know how it works for you. We’d love to put your comments on our blog!
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