Excellent product!!! Although this is not Ubiquinol it absorbs slightly better and costs less! This is why…
This product is now recommended in a new nutrition book called It's Not the Cans: The Best Nutrient Balance for a Stronger and Healthier You You cannot go wrong with purchasing this product regardless of age. For those of you that have not read a lot of information on CoQ10 it has been suggested that people over 40 do NOT absorb regular CoQ10 well. So they should elect to take a component of CoQ10 instead called "Ubiquinol" which is more expensive. CoQ10 initially breaks down into "Ubiquinone" (vs Ubiquinol) which is harder to absorb as you grow older. This was 100% correct 6 years ago. However, this is NO LONGER THE CASE!!! This product and others like it absorb slightly better than Ubiquinol and COSTS MUCH LESS!!! Here is why... "Ubiquinol" was introduced to the public around 2006. It was a major breakthrough at the time for a CoQ10 manufacturer. Unfortunately, good people have done a great job in researching "Ubiquinol" a few years ago and educating others on the substance. However, there are more recent studies and more current scientific breakthroughs regarding CoQ10. Science never sits still and competition breeds enhancements. "Ubiquinol" is the "reduced" component of CoQ10. CoQ10 is "reduced" to "Ubiquinol" and "Ubiquinone" in the blood stream. These are the two components that our bodies use. "Ubiquinol" apparently DOES absorb better (in our intestines) than regular "Ubiquinone" in people over 40. HOWEVER, when "Ubiquinone" is bound to a protein molecule it absorbs slightly better than "Ubiquinol". The tests are simple. They give animals (lab rats) as well as humans Ubiquinol for a specific amount of time and measure the amount of CoQ10 in their blood. Then they wait for a month or two to allow the CoQ10 to dissipate and then give them equal dosages of "Ubiquinone" (CoQ10) that is bound to a protein for enhanced absorption over the same amount of time. Then they measure the level of CoQ10 in the blood again. The "Enhanced Absorption CoQ10" produced slightly higher CoQ10 values in the blood than the "Ubiquinol" did in the same group of people. Also, your body actually needs both "Ubiquinol" and "Ubiquinone" so, in the blood, it switches CoQ10 to whichever state it needs at whatever time it needs it. The details from a 3rd party website are below. I encourage all to please research this info at your leisure. If it makes sense please share the wealth. BTW, one study showed a small percentage of people actually felt fatigued while taking Ubiquinol during a study of enhanced Ubiquinone vs. Ubiquinol. If I recall correctly, the theory is this happened because Ubiquinone is the actual energy component that produces ATP (read below about ATP) whereas Ubiquinol is the antioxidant form of COQ10. FROM 3rd PARTY WEBSITE: "Ubiquinone vs. Ubiquinol: What's the Difference?" Both the names ubiquinone and ubiquinol come from the word "ubiquitous," meaning "everywhere," because CoQ10 is found so widely in the body. So what exactly is the difference between these two forms? Think back to the two basic functions of CoQ10: energy production and antioxidant protection. Ubiquinone is the oxidized form of CoQ10 used to create energy. (We tend to think of "oxidized" as bad, but in this case it simply means that it is in the form needed to produce ATP.) Ubiquinol is the reduced form of CoQ10 used to provide antioxidant protection. The simple truth is that both forms are needed by the body, and CoQ10's location in the body determines the form it takes. Inside the cells, where energy is produced, ubiquinone is in great demand. However, outside the cells, in the blood and cell membranes, ubininol works as an antioxidant. Importantly, ubiquinone and ubiquinol form a redox pair. This means each one can be easily converted to the other by the body. Given the fact that the body can switch the two substances back and forth to meet its own requirements, the argument that ubiquinol is the "biologically active" form of CoQ10 is not valid. Additionally, while claims have been made that adults over 40 have difficulty reducing ubiquinone to ubiquinol, a recent human study indicates otherwise. END QUOTE FROM 3rd PARTY WEBSITE: I encourge all to research this for themselves. If I am incorrect please leave a comment as to why. If this information is correct, please let me know if you found additional information. Thank you. PLEASE NOTE: The dosage below is based on regular COQ10 NOT enhanced absorption. ==> National Institute For Health (2011) The following doses have been studied in scientific research: BY MOUTH: *For known coenzyme Q-10 deficiency: 150 mg daily. *For mitochondrial disorders (mitochondrial encephalomyopathies): 150-160 mg, or 2 mg/kg/day. In some cases, doses may be gradually increased to 3000 mg per day. *For heart failure in adults: 100 mg per day divided into 2 or 3 doses. *For reducing the risk of future cardiac events in patients with recent myocardial infarction: 120 mg daily in 2 divided doses. *For high blood pressure: 120-200 mg per day divided into 2 doses. *For isolated systolic hypertension: 60 mg twice daily. *For preventing migraine headache: 100 mg three times daily. A dose of 1-3 mg/kg has also been used in pediatric and adolescent patients. *For Parkinson's disease: 300 mg, 600 mg, 1200 mg, and 2400 mg per day in 3-4 divided doses. *For HIV/AIDS: 200 mg per day. *For infertility in men: 200-300 mg per day. *For muscular dystrophy: 100 mg per day. *For pre-eclampsia: 100 mg twice daily starting at week 20 of pregnancy until deliver
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