Any
athletic performance requiring energy over more than eight minutes of
sustained work, workouts, pickup basketball, handball games, aerobics,
and the treadmill spring immediately to mind —- may be boosted by
coenzyme Q10. Its effects in stopping, and even reversing, a number of
diseases is becoming increasingly well documented.
With
enough CoQ10 within your blood, your performance could improve,
particularly when you need lots of energy over an extended period of
time (beach volleyball players take note!). This powerful antioxidant
is essential in producing energy at the cellular level. Without
sufficient amounts of CoQ10, the body cannot produce adenosine
triphosphate (ATP). ATP provides cellular energy, but the body has only
enough ATP to sustain vigorous exercise for five to eight minutes. It
must be constantly produced within the body to keep ATP levels up. But
no CoQ10, which the body usually takes from foods, no ATP. The amounts
taken from foods may not be nearly enough to boost athletic
performance. They’re far below what’s needed for the disease fighting
effects CoQ10 seems to demonstrate.
Another
performance enhancing aspect is CoQ10’s apparent ability to assist in
insulin sensitization. Take more CoQ10 and you need less insulin to
drive nutrients into repairing muscles. In turn, that means athletes -
particularly bodybuilders and fitness divas - would not have to take in
as many carbohydrates to body to produce large amounts This has big
implications in diet regimens and weight-loss programs as well. Many
experts now believe that repeated insulin "spikes" caused by periodic
heavy carbohydrate and sugar intakes make us increasingly
insulin-resistant. In turn, we need more and more carbs and sugars to
alert the body to produce insulin. But those high levels of carbs and
sugars mean we need more exercise to burn them off, or we’ll see them
as as additional fat on our thighs, stomachs, and hips.
In
reviewing Medline summaries of over 400 coenzyme Q10 studies, the only
question that remains in our minds is how quickly we can begin taking
it. Although some scientists remain skeptical until even more studies
are concluded, most of those who were initially doubtful of the
supplements effects now fully embrace it.
CoQ10’s
effect in reducing high blood pressure, as well as in lowering "bad"
cholesterol, triglyceride, and lipid peroxides in the blood, are
extremely well researched. One clinical study showed a "striking"
response in AIDS patients. Its role in preventing Alzheimer’s disease,
and in treating stroke, is equally promising, say a number of tightly
controlled, peer-reviewed medical studies.
Its
possibilities in stopping and even reversing a number of critical heart
conditions and in treating stroke victims is remarkable. Even the
normally subdued National Academy of Sciences went ballistic in
reporting that heart patients "expected to die within two years" showed
"extraordinary clinical improvement, showing that CoQ10 therapy might
extend the(ir) lives."
Because
oxidative damage is suspected as the cause or triggering mechanism in a
number of cancers and heart disease, Q10’s role in suppression of free
radicals resulting from oxidation seems especially promising. Its use
in fighting breast cancer seems among the most likely applications.
Daily
dosages seem most effective at or above 100 milligrams. It appears to
be best absorbed in an oil form, and using oil carriers, such as
soybean oil, to normalize its sometimes unstable nature and increase
bio availability. As we might expect, not everyone’s convinced. One
dental that showed incredible results in treating gum disease after
just a few weeks’ CoQ10 application into the affected areas, but
another study conclusively showed that, at least in toothpaste form,
Co10 was worthless. The form of the C0Q10 and its delivery systems may
be key.
"Another
possible drawback: CoQ10 is fairly expensive, when compared to most
other anti-oxidants. You may have to balance your checkbook carefully
to pay for it. Our strategy to free more money is to take the advice of
the televised talking Chihuahua and put down the chalupa," bringing our
lunches from home for a month in order to free up some bucks. | 
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