Do you remember biology classes at school? In particular, do you recall how energy is produced in the mitochondria of each cell in the body through the complex Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain? Most people do not know and, fortunately, we do not have to know what exactly is happening in our body, but we must certainly be aware that we need many nutrients to have energy.
Suffice it to say that each of our cells (and in our body are trillions) has between 500 and 2,000 mitochondria. They are often referred to as our "power plants," but they also perform another extremely important task - protecting our cells from all sorts of toxins. In other words, the longer time mitochondria have to release to protect our cells from bacteria, viruses, inflammation, and so on, the less they can concentrate on energy production. Because this energy is needed for everything - muscle work, food processing, new hormone production, new cells, breathing, thinking, and even sleeping and dreaming, you can imagine how much energy you need we produce every minute of every day. So it is not surprising that the more work we open for our mitochondria, forcing them to protect our cells from all sorts of attacks, the less energy we will have for other vital functions. As a result, we will not only feel tired; many functions that need to be performed every moment of each day will not receive all the attention they need.
It is therefore natural that, in order to do their job, mitochondria need many nutrients. To a large extent, most of them can be assured in the right quantities if we eat healthy and eat lots of dark green leafy vegetables, mussels, oysters, crabs, raw cocoa (not milk chocolate, unfortunately), egg yolks, preferably raw, avocado, liver and heart, and salmon caviar. These foods provide the necessary substances for the mitochondria, not least among which are the phospholipids supporting the mitochondrial membranes in good condition.
An extremely important, even vital, nutrient is CoQ10. Coenzyme Q10 is one of the essential substances needed to produce cellular energy (called ATP) from mitochondria, and many people have a deficiency in it, especially those who feel tired. The SoQ10 can be compared to the candles in the car - without the initial spark it gives, the body can not function properly. With increasing age (and almost certainly after we are forty years old), there is a growing probability of getting a coenzyme deficiency, and providing a sufficient amount of food alone is very difficult.
Since the SoQ10 gives the trigger to start producing energy, its deficiency may cause various symptoms. The most common complaint is the constant feeling of fatigue. CoQ10 is also found in larger amounts in the heart and gums as well as in the muscles. (The heart, of course, is also a muscle.) The presence of even little toothbrushing is a clear sign of a deficiency of the SoQ10.
CoQ10 is also an antioxidant used by mitochondria to protect against oxidized fats (such as all types of vegetable oil sold in supermarkets and used by manufacturers of processed foods and semi-finished products). In other words, SoQ10 plays an extremely important role in preventing oxidative stress.
The human body, of course, produces SoQ10, but the high level of oxidative stress in today's lifestyle requires much larger quantities than this coenzyme, which most people fail to produce. In addition, the generation of SoQ10 is weakening with age, and studies show that the fifty-year-old man only has half the amount of SoQ10 found in the body of the 20-year-old.
Genetic factors can also lead to a deficiency of the SoQ10 because for its production in the body, we need at least 12 different genes, and mutations in many of them may lead to a deficiency of the SoQ10. It seems that this is not a rare occurrence.
SoQ10 is fat-soluble, so take your AquaSource Coenzyme Q10 Complex capsule while eating or eating something greasy like nuts and seeds.
The other major ingredient in our AquaSource Coenzyme Q10 Complex is chromium picolinate. This trace element performs many functions in the body and is best known for its control of blood sugar, heart and brain health, and body weight control. Studies also show that chromium contributes to the protection of DNA and is involved in the metabolism of all nutritional micro-substances - fats, proteins and carbohydrates.
Also included are 100 mg of AquaSource algae (algae from Lake Klamath) because, as is well known, algae contain a wide range of beneficial nutrients that do not work in isolation in the body.
Some forms of CoQ10 can be chemically synthesized. But our SoQ10 is produced through a natural process that uses living organisms known as "organic fermentation and extraction."
AquaSource Coenzyme Q10 Complex with chromium picolinate and AquaSource algae uses only the natural form of coenzyme Q10.
Each capsule provides:
Aphanisomenon flos-aces 100 mg
(algae from Lake Klamath)
Naturally providing:
Vitamin C 9mg (11.3% *)
Vitamin B12 0.84mg (34% *)
Vitamin B5 1mg (16% *)
Iron 3.4mg (24% *)
Coenzyme Q10 90 mg
Chromium picolinate, providing
basic chromium 200 mg (500% *)
in a base of rice flour
Capsule: Emulsifier - gelatin
* EU Nutritional Reference Value in%
Instructions for use: Take 1 capsule daily during meals.
Health claims approved by the European Food Safety Authority:
Vitamin B12 and vitamin B5 contribute to reducing the sense of fatigue and fatigue.
Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal function of the nervous and immune systems.
Vitamin B5 contributes to normal mental activity.
Iron contributes to normal cognitive function.
Chromium contributes to maintaining normal blood sugar levels.
Data on allergens:
Does not contain allergens under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers.