Welcome to CoEnzymeQ10 Supplement!
Coenzyme Q10 Supplement
is a natural
antioxidant,
offering benefits in treatment and prevention of
Parkinsons Disease,
Heart
Disease,
Heart
Failure,
Breast Cancer,
High Blood Pressure
& more.
Many different names
are used to describe coenzyme q10, including ubiquinon, coenzym coq10,
co-enzyme q10, and coenzime as well as many others. Despite the possible confusion over
the numerous aliases for coenzyme Q10, the fact remains that people
across the world use coenzyme-q10 with phenomenal results. The main function
of Coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10, is to provide energy for the
bodys cell growth and maintenance. Below are some known facts
about Coenzyme Q10 supplement:
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Coenzyme Q10 is
also used by the body as an antioxidant. An antioxidant protects cells
from chemicals known as free radicals.
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Free radicals are highly reactive chemicals which can damage important parts of cells. This
damage may play a role in the development of cancer and Coenzyme Q10
plays its part in this damage prevention.
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Coenzyme Q10s function as a free radical scavenger only adds to the
protein manifestations of Coenzyme Q10 deficiency.
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The Coenzyme Q10
nutrient aids metabolic reactions e.g. the complex process of
transforming food into adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the energy on
which the body runs. Coenzyme Q10 accomplishes this by allowing the
mitochondria to convert the food metabolites from the digestive process.
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Coenzyme Q10 is
normally produced by all the cells in the body, but much more abundant
in the heart and liver cells and in the immune system cells.
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If the Coenzyme Q10
levels decline the result is major ill health and chronic disease
states.
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Naturally the aging
process decreases the ability to produce Coenzyme Q10.
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This inability to
produce Coenzyme Q10 is also exacerbated by poor nutrition and/or
maldigestion.
The human body makes Coenzyme Q10
naturally. Coenzyme Q10 acts as an antioxidant
and helps cells to produce energy. Coenzyme Q10 stimulates the immune
system and protects the heart from damage caused by some chemotherapy
drugs. Some cancer patients have been
detected with low blood levels of Coenzyme Q10. Coenzyme Q10 is marketed in the United
States as a dietary supplement.
There are a number of scientific and
medical studies suggesting that Coenzyme Q10 may be effective against
diseases such as,
Heart
Disease,
Heart
Failure,
Breast Cancer,
Parkinsons Disease,
High Blood Pressure and
more. See
summaries of some of the CoEnzyme Q10 research findings below:
"A national clinical trial with a small
number of Parkinson's disease patients (80) found Coenzyme Q10 may slow
patients' progressive clinical deterioration by as much as 44 percent.
High dosages of this naturally occurring compound Coenzyme Q10 has been
encouraging. The greatest benefit of this trial of daily dosages of
Coenzyme Q10 was seen in everyday activities such as feeding, dressing,
bathing and walking.1
1October 15, 2002 issue of
Archives of Neurology October 2002, Vol. 59, No. 10, pp. 1541- 1550.
A large-scale clinical trial that tested
the ability of the investigational drugs remacemide and Coenzyme Q10 to
slow the progression of Huntington's disease showed that neither drug
resulted in any significant improvement for the patients. Although after
one year of treatment, the disease seemed to progress more slowly in
patients treated with Coenzyme Q10, the investigators say that overall
the results are inconclusive as to whether there is real benefit from
this drug.
2"A Randomized,
Placebo-Controlled Trial of Coenzyme Q10 and Remacemide in
Huntington's Disease (CARE-HD);" Huntington Study Group; Neurology,
Aug. 14, 2001; 57: 397
Results of the first placebo-controlled,
multicenter clinical trial of the compound coenzyme Q10 suggest that it
can slow disease progression in patients with early-stage Parkinson's
disease (PD). While the results must be confirmed in a larger study,
they provide hope that this compound may ultimately provide a new way of
treating PD.
3Shults CW, Oakes D,
Kieburtz K, Beal F, Haas R, Plumb S, Juncos JL, Nutt J, Shoulson I,
Carter J, Kompoliti K, Perlmutter JS, Reich S, Stern M, Watts RL,
Kurlan R, Molho E, Harrison M, Lew M, and the Parkinson Study Group.
"Effects of coenzyme Q10 in early Parkinson disease:
evidence of slowing of the functional decline." Archives of
Neurology, October 2002, Vol. 59, No. 10, pp. 1541-1550.
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