Guest guest Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 YES it is true that statins mess up the pathway in our bodies that makes/deals with CoQ10...... but even if you are not taking statins, CoQ10 becomes less available as we age, and it is VITAL to proper muscular/cellular function. When you are young, your body can produce adequate levels of CoQ10, but as you get older, your cells do not produce enough. Supplementation of CoQ10 has been shown to raise blood levels of this co-enzyme when the body's ability to synthesize it begins to decrease. Clare in Tasmania Since its discovery in the late 1950’s Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has received much attention as a necessary compound for proper cellular function. It is the essential coenzyme necessary for the production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) upon which all cellular functions depend. Without ATP our bodies cannot function properly. Without CoQ10, ATP cannot function. This connection has made CoQ10 a very important object of study in relation to chronic disease. In many cases the presence of chronic disease is associated with inadequate levels of CoQ10. But no area of study has received more attention than the relation between CoQ10 and heart disease. That is because CoQ10 is believed to be of fundamental importance in cells with high metabolic demands such as cardiac cells. A further reason the connection of heart disease and CoQ10 has gained so much attention is because heart conditions of many kinds are associated with chronically low CoQ10 levels. http://our-medical.blogspot.com:80/2009/04/treatment-of-heart-disease-with.html also worth taking time to read is this page: http://www.illuminography.com/Personal/HealthAndFitness/CoQ10_02.htm and this comment .... well what can I say? sounds familiar! 6. Why don't more doctors use Coenzyme Q10? The reason why doctors don't use more coenzyme Q10, according to Dr. Peter Langsjoen, is due to politics and marketing, not because of science and medicine. https://www.marketaustralia.com.au/ecshop/topproducts-C13600/heart-health-advanced-coenzyme_q10.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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