Coenzyme Q-10 is an enzyme whose properties or functions are intended to produce energy to be, at once, a good cardiovascular protector.

What is coenzyme Q10?
Coenzymes are molecules that are needed to carry out many enzymatic reactions in the body. We might say that make our body work in a more effective.

Coenzyme Q10, in particular, helps to “make energy” because although the body can in theory get all the raw materials necessary for obtaining the energy above that is not enough if the transformation mechanism is malfunctioning. It would be “the spark” that starts the process of converting food into energy. Without the coenzyme Q10 can not produce “the spark” and therefore energy.

Our body gets coenzyme Q10 through diet and processing of other coenzymes. The coenzyme Q10 content in foods is easily destroyed by modern food processing methods. In addition, our ability to obtain coenzyme Q10 decreases during the aging process and especially in situations of ongoing stress.

Properties of Coenzyme Q10

• It is essential for processing and providing energy to every living cell.
• In allergic processes because, coenzyme Q10, some people, serves as their natural antihistamine.
• Improving our vitality and directly involved in the production of energy. It also improves the exercise tolerance in sedentary people. Therefore also ideal for athletes.
• Helping in resolution of periodontal disease (bleeding gums especially abundantly)
• Coenzyme Q10 strengthens the immune system as it increases the physiological capacity to use oxygen especially in stressful situations and that promotes the role of immune system cells. This is very important for strengthening the defenses in cancer patients.
• Coenzyme Q10 is a good ally in the cardiac problems (angina, heart attacks, etc..) Since it is one of the main nutrients of heart tissue, promotes oxygenation and fight free radicals.
  Curiously, heart problems usually occur in middle age of life, which coincides with the physiological reduction of the synthesis of coenzyme Q10.
  Ask the doctor advice provided in these cases because many cardiac patients can reduce the dose of these drugs.
  Coenzyme Q10 supplementation reversed the cardiac abnormalities secondary to specific drug treatments s (antidepressant drugs, chemotherapy drugs)
• It can help reduce weight naturally. Obese people and those very strict dieting often have low levels of coenzyme Q10.
• Increases longevity slowing the aging process. That is due to its antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals.
  Its antioxidant action is similar to that of vitamin E and K as it inhibits cell destruction caused by free radicals by neutralizing them through oxygenation reactions.
• Patients with muscular dystrophy appear to have reduced levels of coenzyme Q10. Coenzyme Q10 supplementation may improve your quality of life.
• Other health impairment that may benefit from supplementation of coenzyme Q10 are muscle disorders, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, lupus, schizophrenia, pain, fatigue and exercise intolerance.

Did you know that coenzyme Q10 …?
The beneficial effects of coenzyme Q10 does not appear immediately. Some people may notice improvement in two weeks and some take months. The results are more evident the greater our deficit of this nutrient.

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