Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) & Heart Health

If you are eating well, but not losing weight; if you are working out but seem to have no energy after a few minutes; if you are over 30; if your immune system seems weaker than it should be, chances are you are Coenzyme Q10 deficient. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is not a drug. It is a fat-soluble, vitamin-like substance in every human cell. Coenzyme Q10 occurs naturally in your body, but unfortunately, as you age, have nutritional deficiencies or get sick you are producing less of this essential mineral.

This is why Coenzyme Q10 supplements bring a lot of good when added to the daily diet.

CoQ10-Health Benefits

CoQ10 plays an important role in your body's energy production and is an essential component of the mitochondria, where it helps to metabolize fats and carbohydrates and maintain cell membrane flexibility. CoQ10 levels are reported to decrease with age and to be low in patients with some chronic diseases such as heart conditions, muscular dystrophies, Parkinson's disease, cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS.
It will increase your energy levels,slowing down the aging process, strengthening the heart, improving the immune function, and lowering blood pressure.

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.

Heart Health

There have been many studies around the world concluding that Coenzyme Q10 is an effective treatment for heart disease,a person suffering from congestive heart failure often demonstrates extreme CoQ10 deficiency. CoQ10 is highly concentrated in heart muscle cells because of their high energy requirements. The lower the levels of CoQ10 in the heart muscles the more severe the heart failure. If indeed CoQ10 deficiency is a primary cause of congestive heart failure then, in such cases, the remedy is simple and cost effective; CoQ10 supplementation - 50mg daily for 4 weeks resulted in improvements in dyspnea, heart rate, blood pressure, and ankle edema.

Research has shown and proven this to be effective in fighting heart disease:

-slows the effects of LDL cholesterol to fight heart disease
-inhibits formation of free radicals
-replaces natural CoQ10 levels depleted by statin drugs and poor diet

It's one of the most frequently prescribed heart "drugs" in Japan and widely used in Europe.