| Copyright (c) 2009 Adrian Joele | | | | long period of time. |
| Our heart is a simple organ but has an important | | | | Clinical studies on CoQ10, which involved 2,660 patients |
| function: to pump blood througoutour entire body. | | | | with heart failure, resulted in nearly 80% improvement |
| Congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy are | | | | in three major symptom categories. CoQ10 can be a |
| diseases of the heart muscle and can have several | | | | significant helpful supplement for the treatment of the |
| causes, like: hypertension, repeated or severe heart | | | | heart muscle. |
| attacks, viral infections and infiltrative heart diseases | | | | Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a fat - soluble vitamin and |
| like lupus or scleroderma. | | | | a strong antioxidant. Coenzymes are cofactors, |
| In each case the disease weakens the heart muscle | | | | essential for a large number of enzymatic reactions |
| and disable it to handle the amount of blood it receives | | | | within the body. CoQ10 is the cofactor for at least |
| from the body. To compensate for the heart's | | | | three very important enzymes, used within the |
| weakened state, it starts to dilate and to beat faster. | | | | mitochondria, which is the furnace of the cell, where its |
| Ultimately, blood backs up into the lungs, filling them with | | | | energy is produced. |
| fluid. | | | | Mitochondria enzymes are needed for the production |
| This is called congestive heart failure. The patient | | | | of the high - energy phosphate and adenosine |
| starts to drawn on his or her own fluid. Weakening of | | | | triphosphate, upon which all cellular functions depends. It |
| the heart is called cardiomyopathy and is a very | | | | is in the mitochondria where the energy starts, but |
| severe case of congestive heart failure, characterised | | | | where also dangerous by-products, free radicals, are |
| by a large dilated heart. | | | | created. |
| When the heart muscle is weakened, it places an | | | | CoQ10 is very important to help neutrolizing free |
| increased demand on the nutrients the heart cell need, | | | | radicals and most importantly, to create energy. CoQ10 |
| in order to create energy. Because of excessive use | | | | is produced by the body, but this is a complicated |
| of these nutrients, the heart muscle becomes depleted | | | | process. It is also found in a variety of foods, like |
| of CoQ10, which is the most important nutrient for | | | | organic meats, beef, sardines, mackerel and peanuts. |
| energy creation. | | | | Doctors need to learn and understand how natural |
| Patients who take this supplement are be able to | | | | products can help their patients. By supporting the |
| replenish their weakened heart muscle's stores of | | | | natural function of the body and trying to enhance its |
| CoQ10, generating more energy and compensate for | | | | ability to perform at optimal level ; only then everything |
| it's weakened state. Patients should continue to | | | | possible is done to benefit the healing process of the |
| supplement their traditional medical treatment over a | | | | body. |