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Q10 as a natural anti-ageing remedy that can also prevent chronic disease and early death
Read more about why lack of Q10 and selenium speeds up ageing processes and increases the risk of degenerative diseases and premature death
Lack of selenium increases your risk of viral infections
Selenium deficiency is a global problem that increases the risk of serious and common diseases
Increased focus on mitochondrial disorders
Selenium’s role in puberty and fertility
Diet changes and specific supplements can improve sperm quality and testosterone levels
Widespread selenium deficiency increases your risk of virus infections, thyroid disorders, impaired fertility, neurological disorders, cancer, and AIDS
Nutritionally poor diets increase your cancer risk
Is chronic fatigue syndrome caused by a Q10 deficiency?

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What is selenium?

What is selenium? Selenium is a mineral that is related to sulfur. Plants take up selenium from the soil in the form of selenate, just like they take up sulfur as sulfate. The body contains around 13-20 mg of selenium, of which 50% is stored in the liver. All cells contains selenium.

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Check this before you buy a Q10 product

Bio-availability and documentation are key points

Check this before you buy a Q10 product

Studies show that the best bio-availability is obtained when the active compound is dissolved in an oil of some sort and encapsulated in soft, light-protected (light destroys Q10) gelatin. There are many products out there that meet these requirements. However, this is not in any way a guarantee that they are absorbed well. The only way to make sure that a product has good bio-availability and is safe for consumption is to contact the manufacturer and ask for documentation for the following:

- that the product is non-crystalline

Q10 as a raw material consists of crystals which are not easily absorbed in the digestive system. It is therefore vital to transform the Q10 raw material to a homogenous and assimilable form that can ensure good bio-availability in the body. This would require the Q10 to be dispersed in oil, just like it would require the manufacturer to be familiar with the technique and patented method employed to change the Q10 molecules into a non-crystalline form.

- that the product is nature-identical

This entails that the Q10 molecules in the product are completely identical with the Q10 that the human body synthesizes in relatively small quantities. The body is not able to distinguish between nature-identical Q10 and the endogenously synthesized Q10.2Hh

Another thing you can check is if the Q10 product is also available as a medical drug, as this would automatically mean that the manufacturer is subject to the strict requirements for quality and safety control plus the compulsory bio-availability documentation that is necessary in order to become a licensed drug manufacturer.

Finally, it is a very good guarantee of quality if the product has been used in clinical research trials, as this would require a product that is manufactured in accordance with the rules for medical drug manufacturing.

Q10 goes by many names

Q10 is known by so many different names that one easily gets confused. Here is a list of the many synonyms for Q10 in its two forms:

Q10 goes by many names

Ubiquinone:

◊ Oxidized Q10 ◊ Normal Q10 ◊ CoQ10 ◊ Ubikinon ◊ Ubiquinone ◊ Ubidecarenone ◊ 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol

Ubiquinol:

◊ Reduced Q10 ◊ Active Q10 ◊ CoQH ◊ Ubikinol ◊ Ubiquinol ◊ QH ◊ QH2 ◊ QX ◊ 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol