UBIQUINONE/COENZYME Q10 FACTS

INTRODUCTION TO COENZYME Q10 ... "We are now in a position to witness the unfolding of the greatest medical tragedy of all time - never before in history has the medical establishment knowingly created a life threatening nutrient deficiency in millions of otherwise healthy people." - Peter H. Langsjoen, MD A PHYSICIANS' UPDATE ON COENZYME Q10 IN U.S. MEDICINE SUMMARY OF A RECENT PUBMED SEARCH AND OTHER MATERIALS ... CoQ10 Facts Coenzyme Q10 is an essential biomolecule that functions in the production of biochemical energy in aerobic organisms. Coenzyme Q10 is an essential electron and proton carrier. Coenzyme Q10 has properties that stabilize membranes. Coenzyme Q10 also contains antioxidant that prevents damage to cells due to normal metabolic processes. Coenzyme Q10 is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and its formula is C59H90O4. Coenzyme Q10 consists of quinone ring attached to an isoprene side chain. All mammalian tissues produce Coenzyme Q10. 80% OF HEART PATIENTS CAN IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY ON SUPPLEMENTAL COQ-10... Note: THE POPULAR STATIN DRUGS DEPLETE CO-Q10 COQ10, STATINS AND VITAMIN C CoQ10 Headlines COQ10 AND PERIDONTAL HEALTH... "Peridontal (gum) disease is a good indicator of low levels of CoQ10 in other tissues. The American Dental Asso., states that at least 87% of the American population has some sort of gum disease. " COQ10 THERAPY CAN IMPROVE GLUCOSE CONTROL IN TYPE 2 DIABETICS... COQ10 EFFECTIVE FOR MIGRAINE PREVENTION ... COQ10 FOR YOUTHFUL SKIN... STUDY: COQ10 IMPROVES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE... COQ10 FOR PARKINSONS... "Less disability developed in subjects on CoQ10 than in those on placebo, and the benefit was greatest in people receiving the highest dosage." COQ10 BENEFITS PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY FAILURE... " Because CoQ10 has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of chronic renal failure, a large-scale, long-term study should be initiated as soon as possible." - Alan Gaby MORE RESEARCH ON COQ10 AND RENAL FAILURE... COQ10 GIVES COMPLETE PROTECTION AGAINST STROKE... " Since 1972, in studies of stroke in three animal models (dog, rat, gerbil) ubiquinone was the only agent giving complete protection and this was over two times more often than the next best agent (naloxone) of the many tested to date. " COQ10 FOR CANCER... Ubiquinone CQ10 (coenzyme Q10) and Cancer... THE HIDDEN DANGER OF STATINS Ubiquinone CoQ10 the Key to Heart Health... In addition to Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), there are other cardiovascular diseases that have been successfully treated with CoQ10 supplementation. Among these are diastolic dysfunction, angina pectoris, hypertension, ventricular arrhythmias, mitral valve prolapse and also drug induced cardiotoxicities (Sinatra, 1998). In most of these studies, CoQ10 treatment was employed as an adjunct to standard medical therapy. CHOLESTEROL DRUGS ACTUALLY CAUSE HEART DISEASE... COENZYME Q10 AND HEART HEALTH...