Supplemental CoQ10 is safe, affordable, and effective. Adjuvant CoQ10 treatment improves symptoms and survival in heart failure patients. Not all CoQ10 supplements are equally effective. It is important to purchase a product with well-documented absorption/bioavailability.
Why is the important vitamin-like substance Coenzyme Q10 not easily absorbed from supplements? In his book Coenzyme Q10: The Substance That Powers Life, the renowned [...]
How to improve the absorption and bioavailability of oral Coenzyme Q10 supplements? The problem for manufacturers of CoQ10 supplements is CoQ10’s extremely low water solubility. [...]
Coenzyme Q10 is a fat-soluble vitamin-like substance. It is not classified as a vitamin because the human body naturally produces Coenzyme Q10. Unfortunately, the bio-synthesis [...]
Coenzyme Q10 health benefits depend on the absorption and bioavailability of the supplement. The producer’s use of carrier oils and heating/cooling process are important for the CoQ10 absorption and bioavailability. It is important to buy a supplement with documented absorption.
Coenzyme Q10 plays a central role in cell metabolism. Consequently, CoQ10 deficiency is associated with a wide range of disorders. Supplementation with CoQ10 or with CoQ10 combined with selenium reduces mortality by nearly 50% in patients with heart failure and senior citizens.
Normal healthy adults have a CoQ10 status of about 1 mg/L of blood plasma. Heart failure patients benefit from treatment with CoQ10 to raise the plasma level to at least 2.5 mg/L. Aging, mutation in genes, oxidative stress, and statins can all affect the bio-synthesis of CoQ10.
CoQ10’s melting point is about 118 degrees Fahrenheit, much higher than body temperature. Below 118 degrees, CoQ10 clumps together into crystals. We cannot absorb CoQ10 crystals; we can only absorb single molecules. For absorption, the CoQ10 supplement formulation is important.
The International Coenzyme Q10 Association (the ICQA) is a nonprofit association. The ICQA has existed since 1997. It promotes biochemical and clinical research into the [...]
Commercially available CoQ10 supplements are quite different from one another in quality and potency. Even if the manufacturers start with the same CoQ10 raw material, the end result can vary considerably.
