| Coenzyme Q10 is important for everyone, but | | | | supplementation on cancer patients are returning |
| there are some particularly compelling reasons | | | | very positive results, with some patients |
| why women need CoQ10's benefits. | | | | experiencing remission and others using |
| A natural substance produced by the body and | | | | significantly less pain medication. Supplementation |
| found in every cell, CoQ10's primary function is | | | | has also been shown to mitigate the negative side |
| producing energy at the cellular level. It is also a | | | | effects of cancer drugs. |
| powerful antioxidant, and as such it can prevent | | | | - Reduces risk of pregnancy complications An |
| or repair damage done by free radicals (chemically | | | | increasing body of research by organizations all |
| imbalanced molecules which scavenge and damage | | | | over the world is showing that supplemental |
| nearby cells). | | | | CoQ10 may reduce the risk of complications |
| In both respects, the coenzyme is very important | | | | during pregnancy, including high blood pressure and |
| to women at all stages of life. Here are five ways | | | | pre-eclampsia. |
| in which it can protect female health: | | | | - Mitigates the symptoms of menopause The |
| | | | body's ability to produce coenzyme Q10 |
| - Protection against heart disease, the number | | | | decreases with age, and supplementation could be |
| one killer of women. An increasing body of clinical | | | | particularly important during menopause. There is |
| studies show that CoQ10 can significantly improve | | | | evidence that supplementation could alleviate |
| cardiac function and effectively reduce the risk of | | | | many of the discomforts associated with |
| heart disease. In addition, it has been proven to | | | | menopause, including hot flashes, night sweats, |
| lower blood pressure, and supplementation prior to | | | | headaches, and loss of energy. |
| heart surgery can reduce free radical damage, | | | | -Skin protection and repair The aging body's |
| lower the incidence of arrythmias, and shorten | | | | diminshed ability to produce coenzyme Q10 also |
| recovery time. | | | | means that production of collagen, elastin, and |
| - May provide protection against certain forms of | | | | other important skin molecules are dimished. In |
| cancer, including breast cancer Studies dating back | | | | addition, low levels of the coenzyme make the |
| to the 1960s show that patients with a variety of | | | | skin more vulnerable to free radical damage, |
| cancers, including breast, colon, kidney, and lung | | | | which may manifest as wrinkles and brown age |
| cancer, have low levels of CoQ10. Ongoing clinical | | | | spots. |
| trials of the effect of the coenzyme | | | | |