Coenzyme Q10 Energizes Your Heart. Taking statin drugs? You need CoQ10!

"Coenzyme-Q10, commonly known as CoQ10, is energy on call." So says, Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a board certified cardiologist who integrates conventional medicine with nutrition at his New England Heart and Longevity Center. Sinatra continues,

"I have long considered CoQ10 a wonder nutrient because of its ability to support heart health."

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is one of the most potent antioxidants known. It provides the "energizing spark" that enables the heart muscle to pump blood more efficiently, and it's a great scavenger of free radicals.

More than 100 clinical studies at major universities and hospitals have documented the actions of Coenzyme Q10.

CoQ10 has value in combating various forms of cardiovascular disease, reducing the number and size of some tumors and treating gum disease. In fact, according to Nutrition News, it has extended the life span of laboratory animals up to 56%.

What is CoQ10?
In the book All About Coenzyme Q-10, author Ray Sahelian, M.D., reports that CoQ-10 was discovered in 1957 by Frederick Crane, Ph.D., working at the University of Wisconsin.

The following year, says Sahelian, Karl Folkers, Ph.D., and coworkers at Merck, Sharpe and Dome synthesized the orange molecule in the laboratory.

In the early 1970s, there were discoveries that people with gum disease and heart disease were deficient in CoQ-10. The momentum began to build and, by the early 1980's, Coenzyme Q-10 had reached a level of consumption in Japan that rivaled that country’s five top medications.

Statin Drugs can rob you of Co Q10!
If you are taking any of the statin family of drugs such as Vytorin, Zetia, Lipitor, Zocor or Crestor to lower your cholesterol you should not be without CoQ10. Other drugs, such as beta blockers and some antidepressants, also interfere with Coenzyme Q10. If you are on a statin drug click here.

CoQ10 And The Heart
The heart is one of the few organs in the body to function continuously without resting; therefore, the heart muscle requires the highest level of energetic support. And any condition that cause a decrease in CoQ10 could impair the energetic capacity of the heart, thus leaving the tissues more susceptible to free radical attack.

Since free radical stress is more pronounced in advancing stages of heart failure, the heart becomes even more vulnerable in these situations. Higher doses of CoQ10 will be required in cases of severe heart failure.

CoQ10 and the immune system
Coenzyme is a powerful antioxidant that energizes the cells that produce antibodies which identify and fight harmful foreign invaders. It's like a a cellular wake-up call to your natural disease-fighters!

Dietary sources of CoQ10
The relatively small amounts of CoQ10 in the diet come mainly from beef heart, pork, chicken livers and fish (especially salmon, mackerel and sardines). Other good food sources are peanuts and broccoli.

The average person only gets 2 - 5 mg CoQ10 each day from diet alone, far below the amount needed for optimum health. Aging, illness and statin drugs deplete the body's stores even further.

Bio-availability is the key.
No supplement will help you if your body can't use it effectively. CoQ10 is a notoriously bulky nutrient that's quite hard to absorb and therefore the type of supplement you choose can make all the difference.

New Form of Coenzyme Q10 Announced by Dr. Al Sears!
Al Sears, MD, graduated from the University of South Florida, College of Medicine with honors in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry and Physical Medicine.

Dr. Sears is Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

He has been appointed to the international panel of experts for Health Sciences Institute, a worldwide consulting service for integrative healthcare. He is also an adjunct professor at Barry University.

Dr. Sears has been a lifelong advocate of nutritional supplementation and exercise programs. He is an ACE certified fitness trainer, has a thriving practice in Florida and has written several books.

Dr. Sears tells about a recent interview with the leading researcher of coenzyme Q10.

"I want to tell you about a meeting I had with the most respected CoQ10 researcher in the world. It may be the most critical CoQ10 discovery since Karl Folkers first identified CoQ10 back in 1958.

Dr. Mae from Japan stopped by my offices to talk to me about his latest breakthrough. It’s a new form of CoQ10 that’s 8 times more powerful than conventional CoQ10.

Being 8 times more powerful doesn’t just mean that it’s 8 times better. The truth is more remarkable. This new form of CoQ10 will give you the opportunity to make gains on a scale that defies comparison. Click here to to learn more.

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Need more energy? Taking Lipitor or Zocor? You need Coenzyme Q10!