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CoQ10 & Heart Health

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

Your Heart Needs CoQ10 every second of the day.

In fact every cell in your body requires coq10 to help it produce the energy it needs to sustain life. This is because every cell has an engine known as the mitochondria. These cellular mitochondria assume the responsibility of burning fue …Read More

Coumadin and CoQ10

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

We have received a number of questions regarding the use of CoQ10 and Coumadin. Here are some comments from our senior scientist to consider and discuss with your local health care professional.

“Some reports suggest a contraindication of CoQ10, Vitamin E, Garlic, Ginkgo B …Read More

CoQ10 Insufficiency and Renal Failure

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

In studying 21 patients with chronic renal failure who were on or off dialysis (serum creatinine levels of 5 mg/dl or above), 11 were assigned to an intervention group that received coenzyme Q10 at 60mg, 3 times daily, compared with 10 subjects who receive …Read More

CoQ10 Home Dissolution Test

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

Here is a simple Home Test you can do with your current CoQ10 product.

CoQ10 powder filled capsule:

Pull the powder filled capsule apart and pour out the powder into a clear glass of warm, (not hot), water. Stir it to see if it dissolves. Nothing will happen. The powder will simply float …Read More

CoQ10 as a Migraine Preventive

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

A recent three month open label trial of some 30 subjects with a history of episodic migraine headaches (with or without aura), resulted in the conclusion that coenzyme Q10 appeared to be a good migraine preventive. 31 of 32 patients completed the study and 61.3% of the patients had &lt …Read More

CoQ10 and Statin Drugs

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

Statin drugs have become very popular and are being widely prescribed in recent years to lower high blood cholesterol and thus reduce the risk for heart disease. These drugs block cholesterol production in the body by inhibiting the enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase in the early steps of its synthesis in the mevalonate pathway …Read More

Simvastatin (Zocor): How Much Is Too Much?

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

As far as Simvastatin is concerned, it seems like 80mg of this statin is way too much of a good thing. In a June 2011 notice, The Food and Drug Administration recommended that the use of drugs containing 80 mg of simvastatin—the highest approved dose of the popular cholesterol-lowering stat …Read More

Parkinson’s and CoQ10

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

A promising new study found that Coenzyme Q10 may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. This is potentially an incredible breakthrough because although existing treatments may ease symptoms of the degenerative brain disorder, they are not believed to affect the underlying disease process. This new study found …Read More

Groundbreaking study finds CoQ10 has an amazing effect on heart failure patients!

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

In a major breakthrough study Danish researchers determined that Coenzyme Q10 cuts mortality by half in patients with heart failure. Professer Svend Age Mortensen explained that it’s been ten years since a medication / supplement has shown to improve heart failure mortalit …Read More

Gulf War illness and Mitochondrial Impairment…
Is There a Connection?

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

We recently received an email from a customer that led us to ask; Is Mitochondrial Impairment the cause of many of the symptom …Read More