Just like a professional quarterback or a military general tries to set the conditions , i.e. the groundwork, for the ultimate victory, we to have the ability to set the conditions to allow in our body to insure we can produce ATP. Coenzyme Q10 is one of those conditions.
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) plays an important role in ATP production. Coenzyme Q10 is a member of the ubiquinone family. It is a fat soluble antioxidant that provides circulatory and cellular benefits.
Coenzyme Q10 is required for the proper functioning of enzymes in the mitochondria which directly effect the mitochondria's ability to produce ATP[1]. CoQ10 and ATP go hand in hand. Low CoQ10 equals low ATP production and low cellular energy. Scientific evidence has shown that CoQ10's has the ability to restore mitochondrial function. In other words it helps your body's power plants produce more energy[2].
CoQ10 is created in most human tissues. Diet also provides us with a source of CoQ10. The best sources are meat, poultry and fish, and other real food that contains natural sugars and oils such as; nuts, fruits, vegetables, eggs and dairy products.
Some of the other benefits of CoQ10 are[3];
The Japanese were the pioneers in bringing coenzyme Q10 to the world. The Japanese were the first to use Coenzyme Q10 as a daily supplement.
Originally research was restricted due to the high cost in producing it . It was originally extracted from beef heart. It wasn't until the 1970s that the costs were reduced due to the Japanese discovering new production methods.
As the costs were lowered research began to increase. In 1978, the 1978 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry was awarded to Peter Mitchell on his hypothesis about the role of coenzyme Q10 and the transfer of energy in the mitochondria. There are well over 2,000 medical studies on coenzyme Q10 attesting to its effectiveness.
Four Japanese companies, Kaneka, Mitsubishi, Nisshin and Asahi, produce almost all of the world's raw co-Q10 and Japanese CoQ10 is considered the best available.
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