CoQ10 for heart health and cellular energy
CoQ10 (or coenzyme Q10) is an essential nutrient for healthy mitochondrial function, a process that produces adenosine triphosphate—the compound your cells use for energy.1-3 Because of this, it makes sense that CoQ10 is concentrated in high-energy organs such as your brain, liver, kidneys and heart.2-6
CoQ10 also has powerful antioxidant properties, protecting important proteins and mitochondrial DNA from oxidative stress.7,8 Unfortunately, CoQ10 levels decrease over time.9,10
Improved Bioavailability: Ubiquinol
The traditional ubiquinone form of CoQ10 has limited bioavailability once ingested.11 That’s why Life Extension offers ubiquinol CoQ10, shown to have far better bioavailability than ubiquinone forms.12-14 In people taking this form of ubiquinol, high levels of plasma CoQ10 can be achieved in only four weeks.15
CoQ10 and General Fatigue
If you’ve ever felt like you just didn’t have the energy that you used to, you’re not alone. Good news: CoQ10 has been clinically studied to help relieve occasional general fatigue in healthy adults!16,17 Over the course of one 8-day study, the effects of physical exertion were reduced for those taking CoQ10 rather than placebo.16 In another study, subjects feeling general, daily fatigue measured both subjective and objective improvements after taking CoQ10 over the course of the 12-week study.17
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