Three months of Coenzyme Q10 supplementation may improve the morphology and motility of sperm in infertile men, according to new data.
A daily 200mg dose of CoQ10 was associated with reductions in levels of oxidative stress, wrote researchers from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, in the peer reviewed journal Andrologia.
Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen have now identified a possible mechanism underlying this unfortunate side effect.
Statins deplete levels of CoQ10 which is why supplementation is key. CoQ10 increases energy and helps to ameliorate muscle pain due to statin use.
Data from randomized trials support the ability of co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) to improve heart function in people with congestive heart failure (CHF), says scientist from Tulane University in New Orleans.
CoQ10 supplements were associated with improvements in the ability of the heart to pump blood, as well as, general heart health scores.
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Increased blood levels of Coenzyme Q10 and vitamin B6 are associated with a reduced risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), says new data published in Nutrition Research.
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 22, 2012) — A study from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, published August 22 online by PLoS ONE, reports that muscle problems reported by patients taking statins were related to the strength or potency of the given cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Adverse effects such as muscle pain and weakness, reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were related to a statin’s potency, or the degree by which it typically lowers cholesterol at commonly prescribed doses.
“These findings underscore that stronger statins bear higher risk — and should be used with greater caution and circumspection,” said investigator Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, professor in the Departments of Medicine and Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego.
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Supplementing a Mediterranean-style diet with co-enzyme Q10 may reduce markers of inflammation and improve a range of health measures, including heart and joint health.
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CoQ10 is one ingredient that has the support of two Citizens Petitions submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. On May 23, 2002, Julian M. Whitaker, MD, filed the two petitions, which called for a labeling change to all HMG CoA reductase inhibitor drugs (the so-called statin drugs), and to issue a Medication Guide, warning consumers of the need to take CoQ10 whenever they take a statin drug, as follows:
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Supplementing a Mediterranean-style diet with co-enzyme Q10 may reduce markers of inflammation and improve a range of health measures, including heart and joint health.
Co-enzyme Q10 – also known as ubiquinone – is a powerful antioxidant found in every cell of the body, where it has important functions within the mitochondria – the “powerhouses” of cells. Bor-Jen Lee, from Chung Shan Medical University (Taiwan), and colleagues enrolled 51 men and women with coronary artery disease for a 12-week long study. Each subject assigned to one of three groups: one group received 60 mg per day of Co-Q10, the second group received 150 mg daily of Co-Q10, and a third group received placebo. Among those subjects who received 150 mg CoQ10, the team found that blood levels of Co-Q10 increased by 189%, with a resulting 29% reduction in malondialdehyde (MDA, a marker of oxidative stress). MDA levels among the group receiving 60-mg and those on placebo showed no significant change. As well, among those on 150 mg CoQ10, the team observed a definitive stimulation of the body’s antioxidant defenses, with the levels of key antioxidant enzymes significantly increased, as compared to the placebo group. Writing that: “Coenzyme Q10 supplements at a dose of 150 mg can decrease oxidative stress and increase antioxidant enzyme activity in patients with [coronary artery disease],” the study authors submit that: “A higher dose of coenzyme Q10 supplements (>150 mg/day) might promote rapid and sustainable antioxidation in patients with [coronary artery disease].”
A new study found 150 mg per day of coenzyme Q10 lowered LDL cholesterol levels, begging the question: Are statin drugs really necessary? And what does the Canadian health care system know about the nexus of statin drugs and coQ10 that the American system refuses to acknowledge?
