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In today's episode we're discussing Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and its powerful role in cardiovascular health.
Learn how this key antioxidant and energy catalyst supports ATP production, fueling heart contractions.
We review the latest clinical evidence, including the Q-SYMBIO study, which shows significant benefits for heart failure patients. We detail the optimal dosage guidelines for reducing blood pressure and supporting heart health.
Crucially, we cover essential drug interactions, especially concerning statins and Warfarin. Finally, we separate the science from marketing claims regarding ubiquinone versus ubiquinol.
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Yeah.
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Hey everyone and welcome back to Foodn
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Nourish Deep Dives. This is the video
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cast from foodnnerish.net where we love
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to dig into all things health, food,
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supplements, and wellness.
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So, let's get right into it. Co-enzyme
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Q10. You've seen it everywhere, right?
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But is it the real deal? A miracle for
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your heart, or is it just some really
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clever marketing hype? We're going to
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cut through all that noise and see what
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the actual science has to say. Okay, so
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first things first. What even is CoQ10?
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We've got to understand what it does
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inside our bodies to get why it's so
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important, especially for our hardest
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working muscle. All right, so think of
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every single cell in your body as a tiny
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engine. Well, that engine runs on a fuel
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called ATP. And CoQ10, that's the spark
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plug. It's the little jolt that makes
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the whole thing go. Now, here's what's
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really fascinating. Your heart has twice
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the concentration of CoQ10 compared to
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pretty much any other organ. That just
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tells you how much energy it takes to
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keep that thing beating day in and day
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out. So, you might be thinking, if my
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body already makes it, why would I need
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to take more? And that is a great
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question. You see, under certain
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conditions like chronic heart failure,
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the heart is working so hard that it
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can't keep up its CoQ10 supply. It gets
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depleted. And that's exactly where the
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research gets really, really
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interesting. This quote right here, this
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is a big one. It comes from a massive
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landmark study called Q symbio. And let
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me tell you, this is what really got the
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medical world talking. This wasn't just
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some small observation. It was a
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powerful game-changing conclusion from a
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really solid long-term clinical trial.
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Let's put that into perspective. In this
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study, the patients taking CoQ10 had a
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42% lower risk of what are called major
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adverse cardiovascular events. We're
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talking about the big scary stuff, heart
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attacks, strokes. To see a reduction
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that huge from a supplement, that is,
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well, that's almost unheard of. And it
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gets even more powerful. When they
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zeroed in just on deaths specifically
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from heart problems, the number was even
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bigger. A jaw-dropping 44% drop. This
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isn't just a coincidence. It strongly
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suggests that CoQ10 is doing something
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to directly protect the heart muscle
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itself when it's struggling. Okay, so
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this number looks the same, but it tells
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a much bigger story. This 42% drop
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wasn't just for heart related events. It
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was for mortality from all causes. When
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you see numbers this consistent and this
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powerful across the board, that's when
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you know you're looking at something
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significant. It's the kind of data that
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makes doctors sit up and pay attention.
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But, and this is a really big butt,
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before you run out and grab a bottle, we
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need a serious dose of reality here.
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These incredible results are not a
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universal guarantee. The benefits of
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CoQ10 are super specific to the person
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and their health situation. And this
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table really lays it all out. For heart
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failure, yeah, the evidence is strong.
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We just saw that. For things like high
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blood pressure or muscle pain you might
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get from statin drugs, the evidence is
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pretty moderate. It's promising. But for
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just general support in an otherwise
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healthy person, the evidence is pretty
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limited. So, you see, this is much more
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of a targeted therapy, not some kind of
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cure all. Let's take a closer look at
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blood pressure. Now, the effect here
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isn't going to blow you away, but it's
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still meaningful. A drop of even a few
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points, like we see here, can make a
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real difference in your long-term risk
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for things like stroke. The best way to
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think about it is as a helpful sidekick
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to proven medications, definitely not a
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replacement for them. And, you know,
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check it out. All right, so let's say
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you've talked with your doctor and
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you've decided that CoQ10 might be right
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for you. What now? Let's get into the
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practical stuff. What kind should you
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buy? Are there any gotchas to watch out
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for? And how long does it actually take
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to work? Okay, when you're looking at
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the bottle, you're going to see two main
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names. Ubiquinone and ubiquininal. It
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can be confusing, but here's a simple
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way to think about it. Ubiquinol is the
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active, ready to go form. Ubiquinol is
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the form your body has to convert to
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make it active. Now, the marketing for
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ubiquininal is really strong. They call
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it body ready. But here's the most
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important part. Nearly all of those big
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impressive studies we talked about,
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including Q symbio, used the original
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form, ubiquinone. That's where the solid
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proof is. Now, this is absolutely
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crucial. CoQ10 is not like taking a
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simple vitamin C tablet. It's a powerful
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compound and it can interact with some
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serious medications. For example, it
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might mess with blood thinners like
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warerin or it could amplify the effects
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of your blood pressure meds. This is
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exactly why you must have a conversation
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with your doctor before you even think
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about starting it. And if you remember
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only one thing from this whole
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explainer, let it be this. QQ10 is an
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adjunctive therapy. That means it works
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alongside your prescribed medications.
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It is never ever a replacement. Think of
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it as a helper for yourselves, not a
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substitute for what your doctor has told
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you to take. And another thing, don't
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expect to feel a difference overnight.
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This isn't like taking an aspirin. Q10
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works slowly at the cellular level. You
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might notice a bit more energy after a
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few weeks, sure. But to see real
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measurable changes in things like blood
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pressure or heart function that can take
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months. It's not a quick fix. It's more
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like a long-term renovation project for
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your body's energy production. Okay, so
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we've looked at the science, the
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practical side of things, and the big
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warnings. So, what's the final verdict?
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Where do we land on Q10? Heart health
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hero or just hype? Well, the science is
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actually pretty clear about where CoQ10
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really earns its stripes for these
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specific groups, especially patients
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with heart failure. The evidence is
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strong. It's a genuinely beneficial
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add-on. It's also showing real promise
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for people dealing with statin side
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effects or moderate hypertension. It's
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filling a real need for these folks. But
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on the other hand, the research just
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doesn't back up the idea that every
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single healthy person needs to be taking
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this for prevention. The marketing might
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suggest that, but the science doesn't.
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And as we've said a few times now, it is
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absolutely not a replacement for proven
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life-saving cardiovascular drugs. So, we
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come back to the big question, is CoQ10
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the right choice for your heart health
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plan? And you know, the answer isn't on
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the internet or on a supplement label.
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It's in a conversation with your doctor.
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But now, you can go into that
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conversation armed with real balanced
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information. And that's the whole point.
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