Discover 10 Incredible Health Benefits of CoQ10

AHA Publisher — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 03:00:35 +0000

Stephanie Woods via NaturalHealth365 – Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10, is a nutrient found in many foods and occurs in the body naturally. It is a powerful antioxidant that works to prevent cell damage, but it also has several cardiovascular advantages. It is also a major component of metabolism. Several studies show how CoQ10 helps cardiovascular function and its multitude of benefits throughout the body. While most healthy people do get enough of the nutrient naturally through their diet, some do choose to take supplements to address specific health conditions such as heart or inflammation. There’s more, though. This incredible nutrient is so beneficial to the body. Here are 10 health benefits of CoQ10. Improves cardiovascular function and blood flow. This is what CoQ10 is best known for, and for a good reason. It increases levels of nitric oxide in the body, which helps with the dilation of the arteries. This in turn, increases blood flow, lowers blood pressure, and improves heart function. Lowers cholesterol. At higher doses, CoQ10 can reduce LDL cholesterol oxidation in the body. Many people who take this nutrient on a regular basis experience a decrease in cholesterol. Protects against cellular damage and increases cellular function. In at least one study, CoQ10 was a major component in preventing age-related oxidative stress. It also boosts the production of new mitochondria, which is vital for cellular energy. It also aided in ridding the body of mitochondria that were damaged or old. Decreases inflammation. Studies have found that CoQ10 is integral in promoting the growth and increase of anti-inflammatory cytokines while causing pro-inflammatory cytokines to decrease. This helps to lower harmful inflammation in the body. Improves the effects of metabolic syndrome. Several trials tested the effects of CoQ10 on people who had metabolic syndrome. An analysis of these trials found that the group that took the supplement experienced significantly lower inflammation and improved cell function than a placebo. Boosts exercise and athletic performance. Both mice and humans who were given CoQ10 experienced improved physical performance and experienced decreased fatigue. The glycogen content in the muscles and liver also increased, which in turn increased energy. Protects the heart muscle from age-related lowered function. CoQ10 plays an important role in heart health – especially the aging heart muscle. One review showed that the supplement could be beneficial to individuals with heart failure because it guards against myocardial ATP function reduction due to age. Improves skin for a more youthful appearance. Supplementing with CoQ10 caused mitochondrial activity to increase significantly. This increases ATP production, which increases oxygen production, resulting in more youthful and luminous skin. Protects the liver against acetaminophen injury. It is well known that acetaminophen products like Tylenol can cause liver damage in some people. At least one study suggests that taking CoQ10 regularly could help protect the liver against this type of injury. It also aids in the removal of mitochondria that have been damaged. Reduces the risk of dementia. CoQ10 has been found to protect and boost brain health. One study found that people who took the supplement experienced a 77% reduction in the risk of getting dementia. C0Q10 has multiple benefits that can be beneficial to the entire body, not just the heart. Incorporating the supplement into your daily diet may help you live a healthier, happier life. Sources for this article include: LifeExtension.com NIH.gov NIH.gov To read the original article click here. For more articles from NaturalHealth365 click here.

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Oxidative Stress Induces Sleep in Fruit Flies

AHA Publisher — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:00:03 +0000

Biophysical Society via News-Medical Net – Sleep-deprived fruit flies helped reveal what induces sleep. University of Oxford researchers Anissa Kempf, Gero Miesenböck, and colleagues reveal that fruit fly sleep is driven by oxidative stress, the imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants in the body. “We knew what neurons in the fruit fly brain promoted sleep, but we didn’t know what signals activated those neurons. We worked to identify those signals so we could understand what drives sleep in the first place.” Anissa Kempf, researcher, University of Oxford Kempf and colleagues knew from earlier work that during sleep, electrical current flowed through a voltage-gated potassium channel named Shaker. They also knew that a Shaker co-factor was involved in cellular metabolism, and had a genetic clue that cellular oxidative stress could be involved. They compared sleep neurons in well-rested flies and flies that were kept awake on a spring-loaded platform that activated every twelve seconds, the latter had more reactive oxygen species, also known as free radicals. Kempf and colleagues then used remarkable precision and exceptional microscope technology to peer at neurons inside the brains of live fruit flies as they went through their sleep/wake cycles. The flies’ heads were kept immobilized under a microscope while their bodies were free to move, allowing them to walk on a ball the size of a pinhead, the ball’s rotations enabling the researchers to identify whether the flies were awake or asleep. Using genetic manipulations, readouts of oxidative stress with this system and electrophysiological measurements, they showed that oxidative byproducts oxidized the cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) bound to another protein called “Hyperkinetic,” which turned on Shaker, and induced sleep. As a demonstration of this mechanism, Kempf said “by increasing reactive oxygen species in those neurons we can increase sleep, by doing the opposite we decrease the activity of those neurons and decrease sleep in the fly.” “It’s actually quite intriguing that something like reactive oxygen species are an important sleep promoting signal. Reactive oxygen species are toxic and damaging to cells, so it’s possible that cells react to this as a way to mitigate potential damage of reactive oxygen species that accumulates during wakefulness.” Their research may also explain why chronic lack of sleep appears to shorten life expectancy. Oxidative stress is thought to play a role in aging, and without sufficient sleep on a regular basis, too much may accumulate. “By sleeping we may potentially be preventing an organism from suffering from oxidative stress,” Kempf said. Fruit fly or human, sleep-deprivation is best to be avoided. To read the original article click here.

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