Co-Q10:

Co-Q10 Plus™ [Circulatory, Vital Nutrition] (60), is a unique product containing a vitaminlike substance called coenzyme Q10. An enzyme can induce chemical changes in other substances without being changed itself.

This substance plays a critical role in the production of energy in every cell in the body. It aids in circulation, stimulates the immune system, increases tissue oxygenation, and has vital anti-aging effects. Deficiencies of COQ10 have been linked to periodontal disease, diabates, and muscular distrophy.

Research revealed that supplemental coenzyme Q10 has the ability to counter histamine, and therefore beneficial for people with allergies, asthma, or respitory disease. It is used by many health care professionals to treat anomalies of mental function such as those associated with schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. It is also beneficial in fighting obesity, candidiasis, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes.

Coenzyme Q10 appears to be a giant step forward in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. A six-year study conducted by scientists at the University of Texas found that people being treated for congestive heart failure who took coenzyme Q10 in addition to conventional therapy had a 75-percent chance of survival after three years compared with 25-percent survival rate for those using conventional therapy alone. In a similar study by the University of Texas and the Center for Adult Diseases in Japan, coenzyme Q10 was shown to lower high blood pressure without medication or dietary changes.

In addition to its use in fighting cardiovascular disease, coenzyme Q10 has been shown to be effective in reducing mortality in experimental animals afflicted with tumors and leukemia. Some doctors give their patients coenzyme Q10 to reduce the effects of cancer chemotherapy.

Coenzyme Q10 is widely used in Japan. More than 12 million people in that country are reportedly taking it at the direction of their physicians for treatment of heart disease (it strengthens the heart muscle) and high blood pressure, and also to enhance the immune system. Research in Japan has shown that coenzyme Q10 also protects the stomach lining and duodenum, and may help heal duodenal ulcers.

The amount of coenzyme Q10 present in the body declines with age, so it should be supplemented in the diet, especially by people who are over the age of fifty.

Enzymes are made up of two parts—a protein portion and a cofactor portion consisting of minerals or vitamins.

When a man is infertile, slow-moving sperm is often a problem. But in one early study, men who took CoQ1o daily enjoyed an increase in sperm motility. Researchers say the nutrient is active in the testes, where sperm cells are formed. (Energy Times, April 2004, p10.)

Co-Q10-Plus [Circulatory, Vital Nutrition] contains 10 mg of coenzyme Q10 per capsule in combination with the following minerals (percentages calculated per every three capsules): % DV Iron 6 mg 30 Magnesium 75 mg 18 Zinc 15 mg 100 Copper 7.5 mg 375. These minerals are organically chelated to the amino acids leucine, histidine and glycine for better absorption, and they are combined in a base of capsicum fruit and hawthorn berries.
Take 1 capsule with a meal three times daily.
Stock No. 1796-4 (60) Cost: $25.75

Co-Q10-30 [Circulatory, Vital Nutrition] contains 30 mg of Co-Q10 per capsule, along with zinc (30 mg), copper (3.9 mg), magnesium (100 mg), capsicum fruit and ginkgo leaves.
Take 1 capsule with a meal three times daily.
Stock No. 4089-6 (60) Cost: $45.25