Recently, I have often heard someone mention CoQ10, saying that we are the big heroes in the body, but the same people with a state of skepticism, want to know it is really so magical?
What exactly is CoQ10?
Coenzyme Q10 is a fat-soluble quinone compound, also known as ubiquinone, vitamin Q.
Coenzyme Q10 is widely distributed in the human body, and its concentration is high in the heart, liver, kidney and other important organs.
If your body is a busy city, CoQ10 is an efficient energy supplier.
It ensures that the “city” runs smoothly and every corner is alive.
In September 2023, the Chinese Nutrition Society released the Reference Intake of Dietary Nutrients for Chinese Residents (2023 edition) (hereinafter referred to as the new version of DRIs).
It is worth noting that this revision proposes a specific recommended value for Coenzyme Q10 to reduce the risk of cardiovascular metabolic disease SPL of 100mg/ day.
Specific Recommended values (SPL) are proposed daily intakes (levels) of other dietary components with the goal of reducing the risk of diet-related NCDS in adults.
When the dose of this ingredient reaches SPL, it may be beneficial to reduce the risk of disease or mortality.
From this point of view, coQ10 seems to be quite important for our bodies.
So what are the benefits of coQ10?
Coenzyme Q10 is one of the indispensable important elements of human life, which can activate the nutrition of human cells and cell energy, and has the functions of improving human immunity, enhancing antioxidant, delaying aging and enhancing human vitality.
1. antioxidation
Coenzyme Q10 is a naturally occurring fat-soluble antioxidant in the human body.
Dietary supplement can significantly reduce the peroxide products in the body;
At the same time, it can cooperate with and “regenerate” other antioxidants (such as glutathione, vitamin E, vitamin C, etc.) to improve the total antioxidant capacity of the body.
2. Boost immunity
It can protect immune cells and organs by scavenging free radicals and antioxidant effects, which can enhance not only non-specific immune response, but also specific immune response.
In the announcement issued by the State Administration of Market Regulation and the Health Commission in 2020, the effect of coenzyme Q10 is summarized as enhancing immunity and antioxidant.
3. The source of heart vitality
Coenzyme Q10 has the highest content in myocardium, which not only participates in energy supply, but also prevents cell membrane lipid peroxidation and cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and protects cardiomyocytes.
It can significantly reduce the level of serum inflammatory factors and improve the inflammatory state of people with cardiovascular metabolic diseases to a certain extent.
4. Maintain metabolic health
It can play a role in lowering blood pressure through direct and indirect effects.
It can also improve insulin resistance and participate in blood sugar metabolism.
Statins, as classic and effective lipid-lowering drugs, have been widely used in the treatment of hyperlipidemia, but there are adverse reactions such as abnormal liver function.
Taking CoQ10 at the same time can reduce the side effects of statins.
5. Reduce high-intensity sports injuries
Improving endothelial function and enhancing mitochondrial synthesis of ATP by antioxidant can reduce the oxidative damage and muscle injury caused by exercise, and contribute to the recovery of cardiac contractility after exercise.
6. Skin care effect
The content of Coenzyme Q10 is one of the important indicators of skin health, which can promote scar repair, improve dark skin tone, reduce wrinkles, and restore skin elasticity.
7. A good helper for healthy reproduction
There is correlation between mitochondrial function and ovarian reserve.
Aging brings not only decreased ovarian function, but also mitochondrial dysfunction in the follicle, mitochondrial variation in oocytes, abnormal meiosis of oocytes and abnormal chromosome separation.
Intracellular oxidative stress can increase the level of reactive oxygen species in sperm, decrease mitochondrial membrane potential, cause lipid peroxidation of sperm membrane, vulnerability of sperm DNA, and decrease the number of sperm mitochondria, which has a negative impact on sperm number, concentration, motility and morphology.
Coenzyme Q10 can effectively remove free radicals, protect ovarian reserve, inhibit ovarian physiological aging, and improve sperm motility.
8. Energy plant
Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling said that Coenzyme Q10 is our body’s “energy factory”, which helps to maintain the normal operation of various bodily functions and infuses them with energy.
Coenzyme Q10 is closely related to health, but unfortunately, with age, the amount of the body will gradually decline.
The “Dietary Nutrient Reference Intake of Chinese Residents (2023 edition)” pointed out that in addition to the daily diet of special people (such as animal organs, red meat, soybean oil, sardines, etc.), dietary supplements are also important sources of coenzyme Q10.
A distress signal sent by a lack of coQ10
What signals might a lack of CoQ10 send?
The skin appears “early old” phenomenon, such as always feel that the skin is dark yellow, difficult to improve, even in the light of good place to look in the mirror, also feel that the skin is not bright enough, but also can see the obvious large pores;
The skin is not delicate enough to touch the wrinkles, especially the wrinkles around the eyes.
Heart discomfort, such as palpitations chest tightness arrhythmia, palpitations, palpitations, heart rate imbalance, heart failure, suddenly wake up dizzy or feel the heart throb at night.
Easy fatigue, chest tightness, shortness of breath, breathing difficulties, may appear when climbing stairs, physical strength can not keep up;
Muscles are sore and slow to recover after exercise.
What population does CoQ10 meet?
- Brain workers, low immunity
- Stay up late party, gingival bleeding serious, stomach ulcer
- There are health and beauty needs
- The older people, and with the increase of age, the content of coenzyme Q10 in the human body will be reduced, so it is appropriate to supplement under conditions.
