Description
COQ10 Ubiquinol 100mg per softgel – 60 gels
Reduced Coenzyme Q10
Benefits of CoQH-CFTM as a dietary supplement:
1.Supplies un-oxidized (reduced) CoQ10 in a stable, oral form for greater bioavailability and utilization 2.Enhances the production of cellular energy (ATP)
3.Protects the mitochondrial membrane against lipid peroxidation
4.Supports the function of the cardiovascular system
5.May enhance the function of the immune system
6.May support energy and physical performance
7.This particular supplement has been shown to be well tolerated with an extensive history of study and safe use 8.Studies with CoQ10 have mostly focused on its benefit involving certain types of cardiovascular diseases, including congestive heart failure and hypertension. However, this nutrient has also been evaluated for high cholesterol and in diabetes. Patients with high cholesterol levels who are placed on statin drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor should take additional CoQ10 in the amount of 100mg daily, or a few times a week, to counteract the muscle damage from statin drugs
9.One study in patients with heart failure showed significant improvement in functional status, clinical symptoms, and quality of life in end stage heart failure patients who were placed on CoQ10
Since CoQ10 was discovered over 55 years ago, its effects have been heavily researched by the scientific and medical communities. Also known as Coenzyme Q10 or ubiquinone, this molecule is often described as a vitamin-like antioxidant that is naturally produced by the body.
CoQ10 is largely responsible for energy production within our cells. Making its home the the mitochondria around a cell, this coenzyme helps feed cells. Because of its energy producing properties, CoQ10 is largely found near the organs that need the most power — the kidneys, liver and heart.
Because of CoQ10’s energy production and antioxidant properties, the heart tends to benefit the most from this coenzyme. But, as we age, our body produces less CoQ10, which can affect a number of our bodily functions, especially heart health. Here are a few ways adding CoQ10 to your diet, either through food or natural supplements, can keep your heart beating strong as you age.
Clinical studies have well established CoQ10 as a first-line antioxidant in our defense system against oxidative stress. Oxidative stress happens to our cells over time as free radicals roam our cells to steal electrons, deplenishing cell health. Antioxidants, whether naturally produced within our bodies or added to our diets, fight free radicals to maintain cell health.
CoQ10’s location in the lipid mitochondrial membranes is particularly important, as mitochondria are the major site of free radical production and CoQ10 is an excellent free radical scavenger. By defending our cells from free radicals, CoQ10 can help reduce oxidative stress, which can reduce the effects of aging on our skin and aid in overall heart health.
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Supports Healthy Cholesterol Levels
Some studies have shown that CoQ10 could help support normal cholesterol levels. High cholesterol is caused by too many low-density lipoproteins (LDL) in the bloodstream, which carry cholesterol through the bloodstream, allowing it to be deposited in artery walls.
Because CoQ10 is such a powerful antioxidant, it has been shown to keep LDL cholesterol from oxidation while re- energizing the mitochondria in the heart cells, which is where energy metabolism occurs.
Recover After a Heart Problems
In a worldwide study conducted with 420 patients with severe heart failure, CoQ10 proved to cut the risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event after heart failure in half and decrease the risk of dying from all causes by half during the 10-year double-blind trial.
After a heart attack, the heart muscle of the patient is often CoQ10 deficient. In addition to the predisposed deficiency, statins, which are often prescribed to heart failure patients to block the synthesis of cholesterol, also block the synthesis of CoQ10, which further decreases the body’s amount of this coenzyme.
By increasing CoQ10 levels in the body after a heart attack, an individual is supplying their heart with the energy producing molecule while providing an excellent antioxidant defense against free radicals. Although CoQ10 can be ingested in certain foods, such as fish, red meats and soybeans, the levels are rarely enough to make a big impact. Supplements are a great option, but you should talk to your doctor before taking CoQ10 supplements to aid with heart attack recovery.
Support Healthy Heart
As helpful as CoQ10 may be after heart problems, the coenzyme is even more useful to the body before heart failure occurs. Although CoQ10 is a naturally occurring enzyme in our bodies, the supply decreases as we age, making it more difficult to fight free radicals and our heart’s natural defenses against congestive heart failure.
Congestive heart failure is a condition in which there is weakening of heart muscle function so that fluid or congestion backs up and causes swelling or edema in the liver, lungs, the lining of the intestine, and the lower legs and feet. If you are predisposed for congestive heart failure, CoQ10 has been shown to support healthy inflammation in legs and fluid in lungs, while also energizing your heart to keep it beating strong.
Although CoQ10 is not a cure for heart failure, the science is promising. Taking a CoQ10 supplement as you age could help strengthen your heart.
Support Blood Pressure
Because of CoQ10’s energizing properties, it may assist in lowering the oxygen demands of the heart, improving the heart’s energy efficiency and supporting healthy blood pressure. Although there have been no significant study results for lowering blood pressure with the help of CoQ10 alone, the coenzyme has shown little to no side effects and may even combat some side effects when paired with other blood pressure medication.
Antioxidant Supplement
Even if you aren’t predisposed for heart failure or don’t experience heart-related issues, CoQ10 can be a useful antioxidant supplement. This coenzyme is the only fat-soluble antioxidant synthesized by our body and capable of regeneration back to its reduced or antioxidant form through normal cellular enzyme systems, which means our bodies produce it naturally for much of our lives. But, when those processes become less efficient, our bodies may need help producing this powerful molecule.
When fighting free radicals, especially as we age, our cells can use all the help they can get. Maintaining cell health helps our bodies fight signs of aging, ward off disease, and can improve, or at least maintain, the function of major organs.
Each cell in the body needs a source of energy to survive, so cells break down sugars, fats, and amino acids to make energy. Small enclosures within cells that make this energy are called mitochondria. CoQ10 exists naturally in our mitochondria and carries electrons involved in energy metabolism. CoQ10 is essential in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the basic energy molecule of each cell.
In the bloodstream, CoQ10 is mainly transported by lipoproteins such as LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and HDL (high- density lipoprotein). It is thought that CoQ10 is one of the first antioxidants to be depleted when LDL is subjected to oxidation. Hence, CoQ10 is an important nutrient that prevents the oxidation of lipoproteins, thus potentially reducing the risk of arteries from forming plaques and getting damaged.
In healthy individuals, CoQ10 is found in high concentrations in the heart, kidneys, and liver.
Now let’s clear up what the difference is in the CoQ10 supplements on the market today. When you start reading about CoQ10 you’ll notice two words keep coming up: Ubiquinol and Ubiquinone. Understanding these two “forms” of CoQ10 is vital.
Ubiquinone is the “oxidized” form of CoQ10 and is the more common form that has been around for years. You’ve probably seen “cheaper” brands of CoQ10 on the market that this is the form that is used in those less expensive supplements.
Ubiquinol is the “reduced form” of CoQ10 and is relatively new and more expensive to produce. Your body naturally converts ubiquinone into ubiquinol, so there is an extra step for your body to take naturally. In healthy people, over 90% of the CoQ10 in the blood is in the form of ubiquinol but as you get older (40+), both the total level of coenzyme Q10 and the body’s ability to turn it into ubiquinol declines!
This new improved form of CoQ10 not only absorbs up to eight times better and has demonstrated unprecedented anti- aging effects compared to placebos and compared to the ubiquinone form!
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Here’s the scoop that you need to know about this incredible new form of CoQ10:
1.Coenzyme Q10 may protect against many age-related disorders including: cancer, heart disease, diabetes and various neurological disorders
2.Ubiquinol is absorbed up to 8X better than the standard (ubiquinone) CoQ10 formulas and maintains a higher blood level
3.Higher blood levels of active (ubiquinol) CoQ10 provides superior health benefits
4.Large amounts of ubiquinone would have to be ingested to achieve the same benefits
5.People seeking to protect their whole-body health (especially over age 40) should consider supplementing with 100mg daily of the reduced form (ubiquinol)
60 softgels in each bottle; 100mg of Ubiquinol QH (reduced CoEnzyme Q10) in each softgel; take 1 – 2 per day (suggested use: 100mg per 100 lbs of weight)
