| CoQ10 benefits women at all stages of life. A | | | | treatment and prevention of many forms of |
| natural energy producer and powerful antioxidant, | | | | cancer, including breast cancer. |
| coq10 supplements could play an important role in | | | | Some of the most important new research on |
| maintaining health from pregnancy through | | | | how supplements can effect breast cancer, done |
| menopause and beyond. | | | | by a group of scientists headquartered in |
| CoQ10 is a natural substance produced by the | | | | Denmark, showed remarkable results from |
| body and found in every cell. It's primary function | | | | supplementation with a group of 32 high-risk |
| is the production of energy at the cellular level, | | | | breast cancer patients. The study report says six |
| but it also has very strong antioxidant properties. | | | | of the participants experienced partial tumor |
| As such, it can prevent or repair damage done by | | | | regression and none of the participants died during |
| free radicals (chemically imbalanced molecules | | | | the study, though the expected number of |
| which scavenge and damage nearby cells). | | | | deaths among the group was four. |
| Prenatal Supplementation Reduces Risk of | | | | |
| Complications | | | | Menopause: Symptom Relief During, Heart |
| Studies all over the world have shown that | | | | Protection After |
| women who took supplemental coQ10 throughout | | | | The body's ability to produce coenzyme Q10 |
| their pregnancies had less occurrence of | | | | decreases with age, but during and after |
| complications. In January 2009 the International | | | | menopause women may actually need more of it |
| Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics reported on | | | | than ever. Increasing blood levels of the |
| one of those studies, in which 197 women | | | | coenzyme can boost the production of energy |
| participated. Complications including high blood | | | | and may relieve many menopause-related |
| pressure were observed in more than 25% of | | | | problems, including hot flashes, depression and |
| the women who had been taking placebos, while | | | | migraine headaches. |
| only 14.4% of the women taking 200mg daily of | | | | Heart disease is the number one cause of death |
| coQ10. | | | | in women, and it's known that a woman's risk of |
| May Help Treat and Prevent Breast Cancer | | | | heart disease increases sharply after menopause. |
| The possible link between coQ10 deficiency and | | | | Many studies suggest that supplements of the |
| cancer has been under investigation for more | | | | coenzyme may significantly reduce the risk of |
| than two decades. An increasing body of research | | | | cardiovascular disease in mature adults, and may |
| not only confirms the link, but suggests that | | | | even improve the functional capacity of the heart. |
| supplemental coQ10 could play a role in both | | | | |