Energy – The Source of All Life
Day to day and year to year, we seem to live on an endless source of energy that starts from the time we awake to the time we sleep at night. We say it is food and sleep that give us energy and recharge us, but have you ever wondered how your body actually derives energy? Where does it come from? How is it made?
Our body is an organism that is made up of water, bone, fat, muscle, organs, and other things. Broken down further, we are made up of cells and in the simplest terms, we can think of our body as one big cell that eats, sleeps, and goes to work each day.
We may not notice it, but every ounce of energy we use is manufactured through an amazing processes within the cells of our body. These processes happen every second and they are the source of life that gets us through each day.
So how does this all come together?
Adenosine Triphosphate – more commonly known as ATP – are macromolecules arguably the second most important next to DNA. ATP can be thought of as the energy currency that our cells produce. ATP also functions as transport and does mechanical work such as muscular contractions. Our body requires a sustained and consistent supply of ATP in order to function and survive.
To manufacture ATP effectively our bodies require Coenzyme Q10 or CoQ10. Scientists have found that low CoQ10 levels equals low ATP levels because without sufficient CoQ10, our bodies are unable to manufacture enough ATP. Low ATP levels means, low cellular energy – which means our bodies fatigue and age faster. Knowing this helps us understand why CoQ10 supplementation is so important.
CoQ10 is recognized as an essential nutrient for heart health. Heart failure and poor heart health have been linked to CoQ10 deficiency.
Scientific Facts on CoQ10
What are the characteristics of CoQ10?
CoQ10 exists in two forms, Ubiquinone and Ubiquinol. Both forms are oil-soluble and both are readily converted from one form to the other in the cells, lymph, or blood when their respective functions are needed. The body synthesizes Ubiquinone in all living cells. Even when the Ubiquinol is taken as supplement, it is converted in the stomach to Ubiquinone.
Due to the extra hydroxyl (hydrogen with oxygen) unit, Ubiquinol is two molecules larger (thus heavier) than Ubiquinone. With the help of some surfactant chemicals, Uniquinol can be made to be dispersible in water; however, this CoQ10 molecule is still oil-soluble and is absorbed in the body as such.
Does water-soluble mean that it is more readily absorbed compared to being oil-soluble?
Water-soluble molecules can rapidly dissolve in water. But water-soluble does not equate or mean high absorption. The larger the size of the molecules, the harder the absorption. If the molecules are very large in size, the body’s absorption would be poor.
Water-solubility is of no relevance to CoQ10 because CoQ10 is oil-soluble and cannot be converted into water-soluble molecules.
Does reducing the size of the CoQ10 molecular make it more water-soluble?
Reducing the size of the CoQ10 molecule will make it more water-soluble, however it would have to be reduced to become CoQ9, 8, or 7 and will no longer be CoQl0.
Since CoQ10 (Ubiquinone and Ubiquinol) is oil soluble, how do we improve its absorb-ability?
The key is in the use of a suitable medium of oil for transport and absorption of CoQ10. Many brands in the market use hydrogenate oil as a medium. Through extensive research, NewLife™ International has developed a special advanced formula of Coenzyme Q10 that is blended with essential fatty acids found in flax seed concentrate to enhance the bioavailability of CoQ10. This essential fatty acid from flax seed concentrate provides the special “transport system” for the CoQ10. With this special advanced formula of CoQ10, you can be assured that it will be fully absorbed and not eliminated from your body. This would mean greater absorption, a higher blood level of CoQ10 and faster results.
In conclusion, hundreds of clinical studies show that Ubiquinone (the form of CoQ10 that NewLife™ uses) is effective and is the choice of cardiologists. Nevertheless, Ubiquinone and Ubiquinol are rapidly inter-converted back and forth as needed, regardless of which form is ingested.
