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January 30, 2006
How CoQ10 Pumps Up Your Mitochondria for Greater Energy
CoQ10 works like magic on mitochondria. Mitochondria are the structures in your cells that manufacture energy at the cellular level. Virtually every cell in the body has its own energy-producing mitochondria designed to meet the needs of each individual cell. (There are no mitochondria in red blood cells or the lens of the eye.) Most cells contain between 500 and 2,000 mitochondria; the highest concentrations of mitochondria exist in the busiest cells of the body, including the brain, heart, kidneys, and additional hardworking organs.
Energy production at the cellular level begins when the body turns the food we eat into nutrients (glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids) that the mitochondria can use to produce energy. Within the cells, the mitochondria -- through a multi-step process scientists refer to as the Krebs cycle -- manufacture adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is literally the body’s source of energy. ATP is the fuel cells burn to perform their tasks.
To make energy, the mitochondria use plenty of CoQ10, which helps in the chemical reactions required for energy production. This is essential to keep the powerhouses of the cells – the mitochondria —- working efficiently. In effect, the CoQ10 provides a virtual Fountain of Youth for the cells.
When cells run out of CoQ10, the mitochondria simply cannot produce enough energy to meet the body’s demands. When the body is well stocked with CoQ10, it can operate efficiently. When stockpiles of CoQ10 run low, the mitochondria are less efficient and they may produce adenosine diphosphate (ADP), which is a less potent fuel. Over time, running your body on cheap fuel will take its toll, damaging the mitochondria and contributing to a growing sense of fatigue.
When our bodies are young, our mitochondria work tirelessly to produce the abundant energy associated with youth. Over the years, however, our mitochondria age and show signs of wear and tear, just as the rest of the body does. The mitochondria can grow hard and less efficient at producing ATP.
When the mitochondria break down, they produce less energy. If this happens long enough, you experience chronic fatigue. This makes the heart weak and inefficient. This systemic energy crisis can compromise the immune system as a whole, leaving our bodies more vulnerable to attack from bacteria, viruses, and additional pathogens.
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January 23, 2006
Discover the Remarkable Heart Health Benefits of CoQ10
At the Center for Health and Wellness, more than half the patients who were taking drugs for high blood pressure were able to stop their medication once they began taking CoQ10. CoQ10 is nothing short of a miracle heart energizer.
CoQ10 is an essential cofactor your body uses to derive energy; you cannot survive without it. CoQ10 is a powerful antioxidant present in every cell in your body. Because of its ubiquitous presence, you may see it referred to as ubiquinone.
CoQ10 is essential for the normal function of all your major organs. It is especially important to the energy-guzzling organs, like your heart, brain, kidneys, and liver. CoQ10 provides your body with “high octane” fuel, and it provides other vital benefits:
- CoQ10 destroys free radicals before they can damage your cell membranes.
- CoQ10 prevents arteriosclerosis by reducing the accumulation of oxidized fat in your blood vessels.
- CoQ10 reverses heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
- CoQ10 reduces chest pain and improves exercise tolerance in patients with chronic stable angina.
- CoQ10 regulates the rhythm of the heart rate.
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January 16, 2006
How to Normalize Your Blood Pressure with CoQ10
Recently, a retired chorus line dancer from New York City came to the Center for Health and Wellness for the first time with high blood pressure, even though she was taking two blood pressure medications and a statin drug. She said she felt constant fatigue and increasing trouble with her memory. Tests indicated that her blood level of CoQ10 was lower than 95 percent of the population. After taking 200 milligrams of CoQ10 daily for a couple of months, she was able to stop both blood pressure medications. She now maintains normal blood pressure and reports feeling energized, and her memory has been restored.
When she returned to the cardiologist to tell him the good news, she showed him the remarkable nutrient that normalized her blood pressure better than the drugs. Rather than rejoice in her success, he became irate, told her that CoQ10 could not possibly help her blood pressure, and threw the CoQ10 in the trash. Incredibly, this is not the only story like this one.
Doctors operate under a troubling double standard. Most doctors are well informed of the uses and benefits of drugs but uninformed and suspicious of nutritional solutions. In fact, there are more than 100 studies that show the cardiac benefits of taking CoQ10.
In chapter 8 of The Doctor’s Heart Cure, you’ll find out how and why CoQ10 works to strengthen the heart. Since it is difficult to get optimal levels of this substance from the typical modern American diet, you’ll also discover how to use CoQ10 supplements in your heart-healthy routine.
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January 9, 2006
Energize Your Heart: The Miracle of CoQ10
The human body requires adequate levels of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) to survive. It's no secret that this essential antioxidant is important to maintain a healthy heart, but there is one dirty little secret about CoQ10 that drug manufacturers don’t want you to know: Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs slash the levels of CoQ10 in the body. In fact, studies found that statin drugs lower CoQ10 levels by as much as 40 percent.
Drug companies know about this dangerous side effect. One company even developed a statin-CoQ10 combination drug to offset the CoQ10 stripped from the body but decided not to market the drug to avoid highlighting this harmful side effect. Clearly the companies recognize that their drugs drain the body of CoQ10, and they have done nothing to educate physicians and patients about this very real danger of taking statins. Instead, they downplay this fact in hopes that the news about this side effect does not interfere with drug sales.
Unfortunately, most doctors don’t know enough about the link between statin drugs and CoQ10 to recommend that their patients take supplements. Some misinformed doctors even discourage the use of CoQ10 and other nutritional supplements altogether.
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January 2, 2006
Why calisthenics are the best way to build functional strength
Let's get something clear that often gets confused. Muscle size and strength are not the same things. Yes, of course, the two are related, but modern day body builders create so much muscular hypertrophy that they can hardly get out of their own way.
In contrast, you may need to increase the size of your muscles. Muscle wasting has its consequences in aging. In that case, resistance training may be your best course. It is a scientific way to apply overload to isolated muscles. Since you can easily manipulate the resistance by incrementally increasing the weight, you can perpetuate the stimulus for muscle growth.
You can use your body composition measurements from Chapter 5, Measure Your Real Heart Health, to determine if you need to build or restore muscle mass. If your muscle mass is low, you will find a program for quick and efficient muscle building in Chapter 11, Individualize Your Heart Cure.
But in years of practical application, one glaring limitation of weight training remains: You’re not really training anything. It’s more “untraining” your muscles; it teaches them to tense. This tends to create unnatural patterns of movement, sets you up for injuries, and is not the best way to build practical strength that you can use.
Exercises that put your body through “functional” natural patterns of movement train your entire circuit from thought to action. This neuromuscular education is essential if you want that new muscle to be capable of doing anything.
Whenever you call on your muscles in real life, they move against the resistance of your own body weight. Before weight training became the rule, we called these body weight exercises calisthenics. They are still the best way to build functional strength.
Your prehistoric ancestors had to run, jump, climb, and fight in their daily pursuit of food and security. You can develop the extraordinary functional strength of wild animals by using your own body weight.
Bodybuilders can develop massive muscles through intensive resistance training, but gymnasts, acrobats, swimmers, sprinters, and athletes in many disciplines develop better functional muscle capacity. They have greater practical strength in response to the demands of their bodies in motion.
Remember, your cardiovascular system has muscle, too. These optimal exercises for growing your muscular strength will also help to strengthen the muscles of your heart, the muscles lining your blood vessels and the muscles expanding your lungs.
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