Co-Enzyme Q10

 

Co-Enzyme Q10

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Knocking on, as we are, we need all the help we can get to maintain our goal of living healthy lives well into our century and a half (but only as long as we are still compos mentis and able to propel ourselves from A to B and possibly C.)

Following the advice of a very helpful young doctor, who said Co-Enzyme Q10 was the only supplement she used and endorsed, (and who was about to leave our benighted practice for greener pastures a couple of miles away) Barry set about ordering the very product from the supplier she had recommended.

All went well, until the order failed to arrive. The supplier insisted it had been dispatched, but the courier denied all knowledge of it. Queries to the supplier went unanswered, and much time and temper was wasted. Eventually, the credit card company was informed, which is never a good outcome for a supplier, the money was reimbursed and the search commenced for another supplier.

Success!

So, what is it and what does it do?

From the British Heart Foundation:

CoQ10 has an important role in helping your cells produce energy. It may also act as an antioxidant, which means it can help reduce inflammation and keep your blood vessels healthy. 

Under certain circumstances, such as ageing, statin use and heart failure, it is thought that your body’s production of CoQ10 may slow down, and the amount in a normal diet may not be enough to provide what you need.

Statins reduce the amount of cholesterol your liver makes. They do this by blocking a chain of chemical reactions in your body’s cells which is needed to make cholesterol. This same chain of reactions is also used to produce CoQ10. So, taking statins may lead to lower levels of CoQ10. 

Now we wait to see if we’re suddenly imbued with more energy. The years will drop away!