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Deficiencies in CoQ10 (also known as Coenzyme Q10) can cause or aggravate many conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and periodontal disease.
"After age 20, levels of Coenzyme Q10 in your body decline gradually.
After 50, it plummets."
Healthy levels of CoQ10 help to lower your blood pressure and assist circulation as well as maintain healthy muscle tissue in your heart.
CoQ10 is also one of the most powerful antioxidants known to man.
CoQ10 levels decline as we age. This is significant because evidence suggests that a vast number of diseases including dystrophy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Neurological disorders and certain cancers are not only treatable with CoQ10 but may in fact be caused, at least in part, by a deficiency in CoQ10.
Another notch for CQ10...
Could this be a contributing factor with Statin Drugs & Coenzyme Q10 Depletion?
You may already know that it is now believed that coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) may help to protect against gum disease. Here is even more good news about this "miracle" nutrient.
Recent research shows that coQ10 may also help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder that results from a loss of specific motor-control nerve cells in the brain. The result is PD's characteristic muscle tremors, slowed movement, stiffness, and postural disturbances. But since scientists know so little about the disease's origin, treatment and prevention are extremely difficult.
But recently, researchers from medical centers around the country teamed up to identify effective therapies for treating the early signs of PD. They published the results of their study (demonstrating that coQ10 supplementation slows the progression of PD in its early stages) late last year in the Archives of Neurology.
The researchers recruited 80 patients in the early stages of PD to participate in the study. The patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups, receiving a placebo or 300 mg, 600 mg, or 1,200 mg of coQ10 per day.
The patients' functional decline was monitored over the next 16 months, using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), which includes a mental score, a motor score, and a rating on activities of daily living.
All three of the coQ10 doses decreased the rate of functional decline in the Parkinson's patients. (The highest dosage produced the greatest effect.) All results were more favorable in the coQ10 groups than in the control group.
The breakthrough results of this study are another notch in coQ10's belt. So it certainly looks like this nutrient has been one of strong recommendation for good reason. If you want to try it yourself, coQ10 supplements are available from our secure online store here (and are also covered by an unconditional 30 day money back guarantee).
One last thing...
Researchers are currently planning a larger clinical trial that will examine the effects of 1,200 mg/day of coQ10 (and possibly a higher dose as well) in a larger number of Parkinson's patients.
Well keep you posted on this amazing anti-oxidant in upcoming issues of Natural Health For Life newsletter (if you're not already a subscriber, simply send a blank email to admin31-44739@autocontactor.com).
Source:
"Effects of coenzyme Q10 in early Parkinson disease: evidence of slowing of the functional decline." Arch Neurol. 2002;59(10):1541-50.
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