Natural Factors' product contains all-natural, naturally fermented coenzyme Q10, a vitamin-like compound that exhibits powerful antioxidant activity and plays a vital role in cellular energy production and heart health. Each capsule contains 50 mg of coenzyme Q10, dissolved in rice bran oil and vitamin E to improve its absorption and bioavailability.
About coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
It is produced naturally in the body and is found in all cells. It is concentrated primarily in mitochondria – the cellular organelles, also called the “powerhouses of the cell”, where energy production takes place.
The main function of mitochondria is to carry out cellular respiration, a process that produces large amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Adenosine triphosphate is the main source of energy for cells. Coenzyme Q10 is critical for the production of ATP, and chronic deficiency can have serious health consequences.
Coenzyme Q10 production is most intense around the age of 20 and begins to decline dramatically after the age of 40. The presence of certain diseases, as well as the intake of certain medications, also cause a decline in CoQ10 synthesis.
Low levels of CoQ10 are associated with a risk of cardiovascular disease, decline in brain function and neurological problems, and reproductive disorders.
CoQ10 Deficiency and Overcoming It with Supplements
CoQ10 deficiency is difficult to diagnose because it doesn't necessarily show up on a blood test—blood levels of CoQ10 don't necessarily reflect the amount of CoQ10 in tissues and cells. This means that blood levels of CoQ10 can be normal but still be deficient if, for example, the body isn't absorbing it well.
Coenzyme Q10 deficiency can be easily corrected by taking high-quality dietary supplements, with the daily dose to be determined by a specialist depending on whether the goal is prevention or therapy.
Coenzyme Q10 – dosage from 50 to 100 mg daily
Doses of up to 100 mg per day are suitable for people up to the age of 50. After fifty, it is better to take a minimum of 100 mg per day, both due to the reduced production of CoQ10 in the body and due to its difficulty in absorbing it in the intestines, which is also characteristic of aging.
Doses up to 100 mg daily – for what purposes are they recommended:
→ support for fertility and stimulation of mitochondrial activity in reproductive cells and tissues in young men and women;
→ maintaining heart health during active sports or intense physical labor;
→ healing of gums in gingivitis and periodontitis;
→ a supplement to multivitamins for daily antioxidant care.
Main effects of coenzyme Q10
→ Antioxidant that absorbs free radicals.
→ Provides protection against oxidative stress and the damage it causes, associated with inflammation and a wide range of chronic diseases.
→ Improves the function of two extremely important antioxidant enzymes – superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, which protect cells, lipids, proteins and DNA from oxidative damage caused by free radicals.
→ Highly effective tool for the prevention and treatment of heart failure – chronic, progressive failure of the heart to pump adequate amounts of blood to transport oxygen and nutrients to the body's organs.
→ It may prevent cardiovascular events.
→ In modern medical practice, it is increasingly necessary to combine coenzyme Q10 with treatment with statins - cholesterol-lowering drugs. The reason is that statins suppress not only the biosynthesis of cholesterol, but also the production of CoQ10, because the body creates CoQ10 and cholesterol through a similar biological pathway. The coenzyme is also recommended against statin-induced myopathy - a condition in which muscle fibers do not function properly and is characterized by muscle pain and weakness, and physical fatigue. Combining coenzyme Q10 with statin treatment significantly alleviates these symptoms caused by statins.
→ Lowers blood pressure levels.
→ May aid the efficacy of Parkinson's disease therapy.
→ Reduces the frequency, severity and duration of migraine pain.
→ Increases physical strength and endurance, improves sports performance.
→ Recommended as an adjunct to the main therapy for reduced ovarian reserve. → Improves the quality of eggs. Has a positive effect on the number and motility of sperm.
Method of administration:
1 softgel capsule 1-2 times daily.
