Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Q: Is sublingual CoQ10 as good or better than pill form? Thanks On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:39:01 -0800 (PST) JoAnn Guest <angelprincessjo writes: > > USE OF CoQ10 TO TREAT MALIGNANCIES > > By Dr. James Howenstine, MD. > December 23, 2003 > NewsWithViews.com > > Biochemist, Dr. Karl Folkers, Ph.D, was employed by Merck where he > discovered vitamin B12 and learned how to make a synthetic version > of > it that sold all over the world ending pernicious anemia. He was > considered for a Nobel Prize but did not win this honor. > > He had become very interested in CoQ10 which Merck could not pursue > > because it was not patentable as a natural substance. Dr. Folkers > had > learned that CoQ10 was able to slow the progression of muscular > dystrophy. After leaving Merck he took a position as professor at > the > University of Texas in about 1965. > > CoQ10 is found in every cell in the body. Animal species have > exhibited a direct correlation between CoQ10 levels and > longevity.[1] > The use of statin drugs produces significant falls in CoQ blood > levels which may be the reason for the rising incidence of heart > failure as statin drugs are widely used in the U.S. to lower > cholesterol. Administration of CoQ10 improves energy output by the > mitochondria of the cell. This improved energy output from CoQ10 > therapy has proven to be quite valuable in treating neurologic > disorders[2] such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, > amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, Alzheimer's > Disease, and strokes. While at the U. of Texas Dr. Folkers > encouraged > a cardiologist, Dr. Peter Langsjoen, to use CoQ10 to treat > congestive > heart failure with wonderful results. Dr. Langsjoen stated " The > clinical experience with CoQ10 is nothing short of dramatic. It is > reasonable to believe that the entire field of medicine should be > reevaluated in light of this growing knowledge " . Some patients at > the > U. of Texas with heart failure received CoQ10 but this therapy did > not become adopted as a standard approach by conventional physicians. > > Dr. Folkers followed the course of 6 patients, who had cancer, who > were taking CoQ10 for congestive heart failure until 1993. Four of > them had lung cancer and 2 had breast cancer. All 6 experienced > remissions of cancer thought to be due to CoQ10 therapy. Dr. Folkers > > recommended the use of 500 mg. of CoQ daily in patients with > malignancies. > > Dr. Folkers began to raise money to pursue his dream of using CoQ10 > > to treat malignancies. Folkers persuaded one of his financial > backers, who had developed small cell carconoma of the lung with > widespread metastasis, to try CoQ10 by pointing out that CoQ10 would > > do no harm and it might help. His oncologist had advised him he had > > less than a year to live. He began to feel better and had no sign of > > metastases one year later. Fifteen years after the cancer diagnosis > > he remained well and free of metastases. The only therapy he > received > was CoQ10. > > In 1980 Dr. Folkers funded a trial of CoQ10 for breast cancer > conducted by Dr. Kund Lockwood in Denmark. Dr. Lockwood treated 2 > patients with breast cancer one with 300 mg. of CoQ 10 daily and the > > other with 360 mg. daily. Both recovered. > > Dr. William Judy of Bradenton, Fl. received funding from Dr. Folkers > > to treat prostate cancer with CoQ10. Cancer of the prostate is > typically hormone dependent at it's onset and is effectively treated > > then by hormone inhibition. However, after two to five years it > often > becomes independent of hormone therapy and no amount of hormone > inhibition at that stage is beneficial. > > Dr. Judy found 30 patients with hormone independent prostate cancer > > and treated them with 500 mg. of Coenzyme Q10 daily. Fourteen of the > > 15 who had no metastases to bone or lung proceeded to have their PSA > > values return to normal. Of the 15 patients who did have metastases > > to bone and lung when they started CoQ10 8 saw their PSA results > return to normal suggesting improvement.. Dr. Judy then treated 6 > patients with prostate cancer and elevated PSA values with CoQ10 and > > all 6 had their elevated PSA values return to normal after 120 days > > of CoQ 10 therapy (500 mg.) daily. Political problems prevented him > > from publishing these results and Dr. Folkers death in 1998 has > terminated all interest in CoQ10 as a therapy for cancer which is > unfortunate. > > Dr. Judy suggests a way to improve the absorption of CoQ10 capsules > > into the blood stream. Put the capsules of CoQ10 in hot tea which > melts them. CoQ10 needs fat to get improved absorption. Add a > teaspoon of coconut oil preferably but butter will also work. Drink > > the tea warm or hot. > > The lack of interest in CoQ10 by the pharmaceutical companies as a > cancer therapy is caused by their inability to patent it. This > should > have no effect on patients looking for a safe cancer therapy that > seems to work quite well. CoQ10 can be found in health food stores > and is available in a readily absorbable melt form from Natural > Health Team at 1-800-416-2806. > > I am deeply grateful to biochemist Wayne Martin for providing me > with > this information about CoQ 10 and cancer. Mr. Martin was a good > friend of Dr. Folkers for many years. > > > > Footnotes: > > 1 Lass A Comparisons of Coenxyme Q bound to mitochondrial membrane > proteins among different mammalian species. Free Radical Biology and > > Medicine 27 (1/2):220-26, 1999 > 2 Perlmutter David Brain Recovery.com pg 22, 55, 70-71, 91-2, 113-4, > > 144-5 > > > © 2003 Dr. James Howenstine - > > ---- > > ---------- > > Dr. James A. Howenstine is a board certified specialist in internal > > medicine who spent 34 years caring for office and hospital patients. > > Curiosity sparked a 4 year study of natural health products when 5 > of > his patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis were able to > discontinue the use of methotrexate (chemotherapy agent) after > trying > an extract of New Zealand mussels for the therapy of severe > rheumatoid arthritis. > > Dr. Howenstine is convinced that natural products are safer, more > effective and less expensive than pharmaceutical drugs. This > research > led to the publication of his book 'A Physicians Guide To Natural > Health Products That Work'. This book and the recommended health > products are available from www.naturalhealthteam.com and by calling > > 1-800-416-2806 U.S.A. E-Mail: jimhow > _________________ > JoAnn Guest > mrsjoguest > DietaryTipsForHBP > http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest > > > The complete " Whole Body " Health line consists of the " AIM GARDEN > TRIO " > Ask About Health Professional Support Series: AIM Barleygreen > > " Wisdom of the Past, Food of the Future " > > http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/AIM.html > > PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER > We have made every effort to ensure that the information included in > these pages is accurate. However, we make no guarantees nor can we > assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or > usefulness of any information, product, or process discussed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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