Coenzyme Q10 in Isolated Systolic Hypertension I just love results like this!! An isolated nutrient like CoQ10 giving an average of 18 point reduction in systolic blood pressure is amazing. Remember that any good natural approach to hypertension would also include exercise, avoidance of refined carbs, increased intake of monounsaturated fats, hawthorne, calcium, magnesium and […]
Role of Coenzyme Q10 in Chronic Heart Failure, Angina, and HTN It’s nice to see CoQ10 getting some recognition in the pharmacology journals, however, in the conclusion to this article, the author suggests that, while CoQ10 does show some promising results, it is not recommended for use at this time as monotherapy. Huh?? No self […]
Coenzyme Q10 could slow functional decline in Parkinson’s disease A few interesting comments on this article. First, the highest therapeutic dose used in this study was 1200 mg…which is a pretty high dose as far as what I use in my office. Unfortunately, CoQ10 is not cheap and this would be prohibitive for many patients […]
Co Q10 improves BP, glycaemic control: trial with type 2 diabetes This study used a very reasonable dose of 200 mg/day of CoQ10 and showed favorable effects in diabetics. While this effect was small, keep in mind that CoQ10 supplementation will have a wide range of other beneficial effects (as opposed to pharmaceutical interventions, which […]
Coenzyme Q10 American Family Physician has been doing these reviews on natural compounds for several issues now, and, overall, they are very well balanced. This article reviews CoQ10 and is good reading for anyone wanting additional info on this powerful antioxidant. Which, by the way, is lowered with statin drugs to lower cholesterol.. Read entire […]
