Coenzyme Q10 — CoQ10
Last week I had an opportunity to meet with my mentor, Richard Dennis, author of Evil Medicine. It is a look at how prescription drugs are destroying our health. One of his topics is Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). It is produced by the human body and is necessary for the basic functioning of cells.
In the book, he states that your body manufactures CoQ10 for brain health, energy production, and protection against free radical damage. Further, he says that CoQ10 is critical in the synthesis of ATP, our “energy molecule,” the chemical fuel used by all cells.
According to the Mayo Clinic, CoQ10 levels are reported to decrease with age and to be low in patients with some chronic diseases such as heart conditions, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. Some prescription drugs may also lower CoQ10 levels.
The following sampling of drugs may deplete CoQ10:
- certain anti-depressants
- anti-psychotic drugs
- cholesterol-lowering statin drugs
- beta-blockers
- anti-diabetic drugs
- anti-hypertension drugs
Dennis goes on to say that some studies suggest congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy are CoQ10 deficient diseases. One side effect of these prescription drugs is that they interfere with your body’s production of CoQ10. This depletion can be very serious in the elderly, because aging already depletes CoQ10 and a deficiency may result in Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s.
Symptoms of CoQ10 deficiency include:
- angina
- cardiac arrhythmia
- mitral valve prolapse
- high blood pressure
- stroke
- gum disease
- low energy — feels like you’re “running on empty”
- weak immune system
He says most doctors don’t know that CoQ10 levels decrease as we age and it leads to disease susceptibility. Heart patients, diabetics, and almost everyone approaching retirement age critically need more CoQ10.
Older persons in good health have difficulty in synthesizing CoQ10, so there is a real danger that the cholesterol lowering drugs, while perhaps reducing the bad cholesterol count, could be damaging the heart’s ability to function effectively because of a deficit of CoQ10. He ends with, “How ironic is that?”
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CoQ10 is incredibly important. Unfortunately a lot of people are on blood thinning medication such as Warfarin or Coumadin, where CoQ10 is contra-indicated. This is another example of the problems with prescription drugs, where they interfere with the action of essential nutrients. And also why people need to be informed of any adverse reactions with supplements.
Most informative article, thanks.
Jan,
Thank you for your clarification/addition to the post. I appreciate your information.
Gratefully,
Nora
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I appreciate your stopping by. Gracias!