Digestive enzymes include Papain, Bromelain, Protease, Lipase, Cellulase, Amylase and others.
Benefits of Digestive Enzyme Supplementation
Improved digestion and assimilation of nutrients from all foods eaten – overall benefits.
Each digestive enzyme digests a different part of the food – proteins, fats, starches, sugars, fibers, etc.
Reduced inflammation and edema due to injury or surgery.
Accelerates tissue repair, most notably for episiotomy.
Enhanced removal and replacement of old or worn-out tissue throughout the body.
Most notable on scars, stretch marks, complexion and flexibility.
Provides resources supporting notable increases in synthesis of anticancer factors called cytokines, including Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-Alpha), Interleukin-1 Beta and Interleukin-6.
At birth, you have an enzyme reserves, that decrease throughout your life, from an enzyme deficient diet. As we become enzyme deficient, we age more quickly. The more we feed our enzyme reserves, the healthier we’ll be.
A nursing mother provides her baby with all the enzymes it needs to digest her milk. Have you ever noticed that the stool of a breast-fed baby doesn’t stink? It’s only when a baby starts eating cooked, processed food that the stool begins to stink.
This happens because the cooked food won’t digest entirely & properly, and travels undigested into the small intestine. (Once we cook food at high temperatures of 118 degrees F. or more, enzymes are destroyed and no longer work.) It’s the beginning of the toxemia cycle (undigested food putrefying in the bowel tract that continues to poison the blood), which is the root of all disease.
It’s been estimated that 80% of diseases are caused by improperly digested foods and their byproducts being absorbed into the body (“Survival into the 21st Century” by Viktoras Kulvinskas).
The saying ‘You are what you eat’ is only partly correct. The truth is, you are what you digest. We cannot expect to be healthy if our digestive system isn’t functioning properly. Enzymes are essential to a healthy digestive system and a healthy body because they help transform undigested food into nutrients. An enzyme acts in certain ways in the body to do specific jobs such as:
- Digest food
- Break down toxins
- Cleanse the blood
- Strengthen the immune system
- Build protein into muscle
- Contract muscles
- Eliminate carbon dioxide from the lungs, and
- Reduce stress on the pancreas and other vital organs.
Enzymes are the workers in your body — they carry out every chemical reaction. To have a healthy body you need both workers (enzymes) and building materials. The building materials are proteins (amino acids), minerals, and vitamins. All of these are necessary to build a healthy body. Trying to function without all the necessary enzymes is the reason for most body malfunctions.
Martin Pytela, Health, January 9, 2012 8:43 am
 This article was written by Sherrill Sellman, the author of the bestselling book Hormone Heresy: What Women Must Know About Their Hormones. She can be contacted via her website (www.ssellman.com) or by email (golight@earthlink.net). To subscribe to her monthly HormoneWise e-Digest, send an email to hwise@ssellman.com
Xylitol is not only a safe, natural sweetener without the bad side-effects of sugar and artificial substitutes, it’s also good for your teeth, stabilizes insulin and hormone levels, and promotes good health.
Americans have a mighty hankering for sugar. It seems that we just can’t get enough of the stuff. On average, a half a cup of sugar is consumed per person every day. It is estimated that the average American eats, drinks, slurps, stirs, and sprinkles about 150 pounds of it annually. Never in modern history has a culture consumed so much sugar.
Sugar truly does deserve its reputation as a “white poison”. Thinking of sugar as a food is really a stretch of the imagination, because it is more a chemical that is difficult for our bodies to utilize and digest.
Humans were really not designed to eat large amounts of sugar in whatever form it may take: white and brown, corn syrup, sucrose, dextrose, glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose, barley malt, honey, rice syrup, and maple syrup. Sugar is also highly seductive, acting like an addictive drug that lures even the most well-intentioned person back into its sweet clutches.
According to Chinese wisdom, sweetness is one of the flavors necessary for maintaining balance in the body.
[Editor's note: The concept of sweetness" referred to here likely means alkalinity, as in the acid-alkaline balance within the body that was a major topic of Edgar Cayce's medical discourses while in trance. In that respect, Cayce's wisdom would agree with the ancient Chinese wisdom, but the advice is actually OPPOSITE the implied conclusion. That is, you want to eat ACIDIC things, like citrus, to produce an alkaline REACTION in the body to keep it slightly on the "sweet" side.
This matter has long been a subject of obvious confusion for Cayce readers, who often "get it backwards" until they understand the actual reactions of body chemistry he was talking about. And that same concept is likely what the ancient Chinese medical wisdom meant by "sweetness" within the body.]
But regularly eating large amounts of sugar will cause serious harm. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia and weight gain, leading to diabetes and obesity in both children and adults. It leaches the body of vital minerals and vitamins. It raises blood pressure, triglycerides, and the bad cholesterol (LDL), increasing the risk of heart disease. It causes tooth decay and periodontal disease, which leads to tooth loss and systemic infections. It makes it difficult for a child’s brain to learn, resulting in a lack of concentration. Both children and adults exhibit disruptive behavior, learning disorders, and forgetfulness from sugar consumption. It initiates auto-immune and immune deficiency disorders such as arthritis, allergies, and asthma. It also upsets hormonal balance and supports the growth of cancer cells.
So what are we to do? Will our sugar cravings always hold us hostage, or is there really a way to lick the sugar habit successfully?
Martin Pytela, Health, January 6, 2012 7:38 am
 Rutin is a member of bioflavonoids, a large group of phenolic secondary metabolites of plants that include more than 2,000 different known chemicals. Bioflavonoids such as Quercetin, Rutin, and Hesperidin are important nutrients due to their ability to strengthen and modulate the permeability of the walls of the blood vessels including capillaries.
Rutin is known to offer nutritional support to the circulatory systems including the capillaries in eyes. Rutin has proved to be especially helpful in preventing recurrent bleeding caused by weakened blood vessels, and has been used in treatment of hemorrhoids and varicose veins, helping to prevent blood vessel walls to become fragile. Rutin is safe and effective for: Poor Circulation, High Blood Pressure, Varicose Veins, Chilblains, Capillary Fragility, etc.
Rutin is found in buckwheat grains and plants (but not in other grains). Buckwheat has been cultivated for at least 2,000 years, starting in China, and consumed in China, Korea and Japan for more than thousand years, in the form of buckwheat jelly and buckwheat noodle (soba). Buckwheat has recently been found to be effective in reducing high blood pressure and slowing the aging process. Buckwheat is rich in proteins (12-15%) and essential amino acids such as lysine (5-7%) that are deficient in major cereal crops, and is also abundant in lipids, minerals (iron, phosphorus, and copper), and vitamins (B1 and B2) and rutin. Rutin is found in buckwheat grains and plants (but not in other grains). Buckwheat has become a highly safe and healthy medicinal plant with efficacies for vascular disorders caused by fragile or permeable capillaries. Buckwheat flowers are important honey source in Korea and other Asian countries.
Rutin is not found in other grains such as rice, wheat, etc. or beans, but is contained in great quantity (4-6%) in buckwheat. Rutin strengthens capillaries, helping people recover from arteriosclerosis (the hardening of the arteries) or high blood pressure. Rutin belongs to a group of plant compounds called bioflavonoids that also include the important catechins of green tea and the polyphenols of red wine. Recent studies have shown that the bioflavonoids are powerful antioxidants that fight free radicals. Free radicals are said to be responsible for as much as 90 percent of all the human diseases, such as cancer, arteriosclerosis, strokes, senility due to aging, etc.
Research
Historically, buckwheat has been a food crop, and recently it is increasingly receiving attention as an important medicinal herb due to the discovery of health benefits of buckwheat and its main constituent, rutin.
Martin Pytela, Health, January 5, 2012 8:27 am
De-oiled non-GMO Soya Lecithin (98% Phosphatides)
 A vital nutrient and essential fatty acid complex found in every living cell. Scant in processed food diets. Freshness and purity are paramount to lecithin performing according to expectation. We use the purest and freshest available, shipped directly from the facility that produces this unique lecithin. It is higher in the nutrient phosphatidyl ethanolamine than egg lecithin of the Israeli AIDS research. Highest concentrations of lecithin are found in the brain & nervous system (controlling every organ & function), the blood (to keep cholesterol liquefied) the liver (the center of your body’s enzyme system), your reproductive system, your immune system and your digestive system.
Body production of lecithin declines with age. Lecithin is valuable for optimum assimilation of enzymes and the fat soluble nutrients like A, E, D & K plus Coenzyme Q10 and the enzymatic pigments like carotene, chlorophyll and anthocyanidins (dark purple/blue pycnogenol-like phytonutrients contributory to visual purple, the chemical of night vision). Plays a primary role in the lymphatic system, intestinal and colon health and cleansing. Dissolves cholesterol. Proven to enhance I.Q., memory and creativity. A highly regarded sexual tonic for men and women. Enhances drive, semen volume, lubrication, control, pleasure, vividness and recovery. For skin, complexion and nerves.
Benefits for all cells, organs and systems. Lecithin helps muscles rid themselves of the metabolic toxin lactic acid which builds-up during strenuous exercise, causing muscle pain. Lecithin is the body’s super lubricant, helping everything to work smoother, especially notable for the larger joints, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. Dissolves away the cholesterol shield that hides viruses from the immune system, allowing recognition, targeting and destruction of the invader. Essential for cell membrane fluidization (allowing the cell membrane to stay flexible and youthful) helping each cell resist viral invaders. The more flexible the membrane, the tougher it is for viruses to invade the cell. An ion transporter integral for immune system communication and intercellular communication in all organs. (Helps coordinate cellular teamwork within organs) Sometimes restores hair growth and thickens hair with less falling out. Assists mobilization of undesirable body fat (including cellulite) to either be consumed as energy and/or to be relocated to a more ideal location on the body.
Martin Pytela, Health, January 4, 2012 8:51 am
 Inulin helps moderate blood sugar and is used for endurance, even temperament, appetite moderation & fat reduction.
Carbohydrate Inulin
The Dahlia is named after Dr. Dahl, a pupil of Linnaeus, but is also known by the name ‘Georgina.’ It is a native of Mexico, where it grows in sandy meadows at an elevation of 5,000 feet above the sea. Inulin that is commonly obtained from Dandelion, Chicory and Agave is also present in Dahlia tubers under the name of Dahlin. After undergoing a special treatment, Dahlia tubers will yield the pure Laevulose that is sometimes called Atlanta Starch or Diabetic Sugar, which is frequently prescribed for diabetic and consumptive patients, and has been given to children in cases of wasting illness.
There was a very considerable business done in this product before the War by certain German firms. In a paper read at the Second International Congress of the Sugar Industry, held at Paris in 1908, it was stated that pure Laevulose is preferably made by the inversion of Inulin with dilute acids, and that the older process of preparation from invert sugar or molasses does not yield a pure product. The first step in the technical production of Laevulose is in the preparation of Inulin, and Dahlia tubers or Chicory root, which contain 6 to 12 per cent of Inulin are the most suitable material. Chicory root can readily be obtained in quantity, and Dahlia plants, if cultivated for the purpose, should yield in a few years a plentiful supply of cheap raw material.
For extraction of the Inulin, the roots or tubers are sliced, treated with milk of lime and steamed. The juice is then expressed and clarified by subsidence and filtration, the clear liquid being run into a revolving cooler until flakes are produced. These flakes are separated by a centrifugal machine, washed and decolorized, and the thus purified product finally treated with diluted acid, and so converted into Laevulose. This solution of Laevulose is neutralized and evaporated to a syrup in a vacuum pan.
Laevulose can be produced in this manner from Chicory roots and Dahlia tubers at an enormous reduction of price from the older methods of preparing it from molasses or sugar. Its sweet and pleasant taste are likely to make it used not only for diabetic patients, but also in making confectionery and for retarding crystallization of sugar products.
Martin Pytela, Health, January 3, 2012 8:36 am
 Chicory inulin has been added as an alternative quality source of inulin to augment increasingly scarce dahlia inulin supplies. Inulin is a phytonutrient that helps your body deal with its own insulin needs – allowing your pancreas to “catch its breath.”
These days the body’s over-flooded sugar moderating systems are under increasing pressure. In spite of unrelenting abuse, a tiny bit of pancreatic tissue called the islet of Langerhans keeps most of us safe from diabetic trauma. This vital group of cells, about the size of a finger, is all that stands between your health and the combined assaults of massive quantities of highly reactive refined sugars, and a shortage of soil chromium. There is a resultant shortfall in dietary chromium.
Chromium is essential for the pancreas to create enough insulin molecules to keep up with counter-balancing the effects of the flood of sugar.
We all need to supplement meaningful amounts of GTF chromium in a life-created, bioactive, ready to use form. Do not confuse genuinely natural GTF chromium with the less desirable manufactured chromium picolinate form.
Nutritional support of the blood-sugar-balancing system is essential for energy and endurance, as well as appetite moderation and the burning of excess fats.
Inulin is major constituent of burdock root, dandelion root, elecampane root, chicory root, agave, and the Chinese herb codonopsis. Botanically, inulin is a storage food in many plants.
Inulin has a mildly sweet taste, and is filling like starchy foods, but because it is not absorbed, it does not affect blood sugar levels. Despite the similarity of its name to insulin, inulin has no connection with that hormone either chemically or through physiological activity. Inulin is soluble in hot water, but only slightly soluble in cold water or alcohol, so is not present to any significant extent in tinctures.
Martin Pytela, Health, January 2, 2012 8:42 am
 Fructo-Oligo-Saccharides
(Nutraflora FOS) (A naturally occurring component of fruit carbohydrates)
You are utterly dependent upon your intestine as a primary organ for assimilating nutrients and eliminating toxins. You share the use of your intestine with 100 trillion microorganisms weighing roughly the same as your left arm from elbow to fingertip. Beneficial microorganisms, like acidophilus, support your health by creating specially needed nutrients like vitamins B-3, B-6, B-12, biotin, folic acid and K, plus natural antibiotics, anti-tumor factors and other immune factors.
Undesirable microorganisms like Candida albicans eat your food and poison you in return. Environmental pollution, antibiotics and sugary, processed foods can drastically alter your intestinal environment allowing undesirables to take over.
When eaten at the rate of 1 gram per day, FOS has been shown to decrease undesirables and to create a fivefold increase in beneficial, health-creating flora.
Fructooligosaccharides support gastrointestinal and immune function.
FOS provide nutritional support for the entire GI tract by addressing four key areas of intestinal function: energy requirements of intestinal mucosa, structural composition of intestinal and colonic cells, microorganism balance, and regulation of protective intestinal mucous secretions. Nutraflora FOS supplies non-digestible fructo-oligo-saccharides to further encourage growth of beneficial micororganisms. N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine is used as a structural component of intestinal mucous secretions that protect intestinal tissues and help food pass through the GI tract.
NutraFlora FOS
The Japanese diet may hold the answer to cutting the soaring death rate from colon cancer in the United States.
While the rate of colon cancer in the United States continues to climb (25 deaths per 100,000 population annually, the third-highest form of cancer in the United States), the death rate from colon cancer in Japan is more than one-third lower (16 deaths per 100,000 population annually). Why the difference in colon cancer rates between the populations of these two modern, industrialized nations?
Diet appears to be an important factor. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition notes the association between “the high-fat, high-protein diet of Western societies” and “an increased incidence of colorectal cancer.”
Read more on Fructooligosaccharides
Martin Pytela, Health, December 30, 2011 8:30 am
What is it? Where did it come from?
Citricidal: Broad Spectrum, Potent Antimicrobial, and Safe Here
The Citricidal Story
 Citricidal was originally developed by a German physicist and immunologist, Jacob Harish, as an antiparasitic. Dr. Harish was finally in the 1960′s able to convince researchers at the University of Florida at Gainesville to experiment with the use of grapefruit extract as an alternative to then-current chemicals for the protection of fruit and vegetables. They were quickly won over with GSE’s amazing ability to inhibit the growth of not only parasites, but fungi and bacteria as well. Tests conducted by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in the early 1980′s confirmed that Citricidal, as it was then called, was effective in inhibiting viral strains in cattle and hogs, and was approved for the USDA’s Evian Influenza Eradication Program in 1984. Sadly, USDA’s promise to investigate further uses for Citricidal in these areas has never materialized.
Since the mid-1980′s, the production team at Citricidal worked closely with Dr. Harish, perfected the manufacturing process, opened new facilities, and pioneered the use of Citricidal beyond it’s original application.
Citricidal? is synthesized from the polyphenolic compounds found in grapefruit seed and pulp. Numerous reactions are involved, including distillation, catalytic conversion, and ammoniation. The active component of Citricidal is a quaternary ammonium chloride (a diphenol hydroxybenzene reacted with ammonium chloride) similar to benzethonium chloride when analysed in accordance with USP XXII/NF XVII. (Benz. Chloride is a powerful germical agent, but is highly toxic to all animal life. See info on toxicity, below)
Residues of pesticides, fungicides and preservatives have always been a concern with regards to our product. The use of these compounds is common in the agricultural and botanical industries in the United States as well as abroad. In addition, the extraction processes involved in botanicals would not necessarily remove these compounds. Therefore, every batch of Citricidal is certified for the absence of such residues, as well as the absence of Triclosan, a common germicide and preservative. Independent labs have confirmed these results. (see United States Testing Company Report No. 405993, dated 9/8/95). The results show no trace of triclosan, while displaying very strong antimicrobial activity. Every batch of Citricidal is tested and certified free from chemical and heavy metal contamination. And in an attempt to further improve the product, a source of grapefruit seed and pulp from Certified Organically Grown grapefruits has been secured.
To further show the safety of Citricidal, an Acute Oral Toxicity Study was performed (see Northview Pacific Labs Report No. X5E015G, dated 7/6/95). Results showed that Citricidal is considered non-toxic by oral ingestion with an LD50 of over 5000 mg/kg of live body weight. This is the equivalent of a 200 lb. person drinking close to 1 lb. of pure Citricidal daily for two weeks, before risking a 50% risk of fatal poisoning. (There are close to 20,000 drops in one pound of Citricidal liquid. The recommended adult dose is 5-6 drops at a time.)
According to the Association of Poison Control Centers, the AMA Physician Reporting System, and the Journal of Emergency Medicine, there have been no reports that Citricidal has ever harmed anyone. In fact, there are thousands of clinical and anecdotal reports that Citricidal has helped many, and enjoys a safety record going back more than 30 years.
Over the years, numerous and differing analytical tests have been performed to determine the active components of Citricidal. The test results have quite often varied, for the following reasons: a.) varying test procedures, b.) different chemicals used in the test procedures producing false positives, c.) different interpretations of test procedures resulting in false positives, and d.) the different background of the chemists involved, organic chemistry vs. inorganic chemistry being an issue. The similarity in molecular weight between Citricidal and both Benzelkonium Chloride and Benzelthonium Chloride has wrongly influenced some (including drug and chemical manufacturers) to assert that Citricidal has been “spiked” with these poisons. (They are both powerful industrial disinfectants, and are even found in some consumer goods in the U.S.) But once again, independent lab tests, and a 30-year track record of safe use as a human therapeutic speak loudly against such slander. More on quaternary compounds here.
“Citricidal” is the trademark of our professional-strength product, available in both liquid and powder form. “Nutribiotic” is the trademark of our growing consumer line of products containing Citricidal in measured quantities, along with other, thoroughly tested ingredients, insuring the highest quality, potency, and safety.
With so many products on the market making so many claims, a measure of skepticism about GSE is understandable. But consider that Citricidal and NutriBiotic extracts have been used in their present form for some 10 years, all over the world. Virtually all of our bulk-order customers have had the product tested in the laboratory before buying. Even without the advantages afforded the pharmaceutical establishment, Citricidal and NutriBiotic have gained wide acceptance. Production for 1998 exceeded 1.5 million pounds. As more uses are discovered, and more testing is done to confirm its safety and efficacy, it is certain that many more questions about agricultural, environmental, and human health will be answered with Citricidal Grapefruit Seed Extract.
Lab reports on grapefruit seed extract, technical data, common uses, feedback from doctors and consumers, FAQ’s, dosages, discussions, newsletter, and lots more.
How specific common problems have been treated: candidiasis, parasites, sinusitis, athlete’s foot, colds & flu, ulcers, pets and livestock, crops and foodstuffs, applications as germicide, preservative, and preventive.
Martin Pytela, Health, December 29, 2011 8:43 am
 Anyone who is looking to supplement their diet with a powerful antioxidant, but especially:
People who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease;
People who have been diagnosed with Congestive Heart Disease;
People who are diagnosed with, or especially concerned about, cardiovascular disease (ie; heart disease and/or stroke).
People seeking a powerful antioxidant.
CoEnzyme Q10 – The Other Vitamin
Co Enzyme Q10 is a vitamin essential to our very lives, yet very few of us have ever heard about it until recently. Discovered in 1957 by Dr. Fred Crane at the University of Wisconsin, Co Enzyme Q10 is a nutrient necessary to the functioning of every cell in our bodies.
Levels of Co Enzyme Q10 begin to decline around age 30 and steadily decrease with age, making supplementation increasingly important.13 Our bodies could not survive without Co Enzyme Q10, as it is necessary in the synthesis of ATP.13
If body levels start dropping, so does our general health; scientists have estimated that once body levels of Co Enzyme Q10 drop below the 25% deficiency levels, many health problems begin to flourish, including cardiovascular problems, immune system depression, periodontal problems, lack of energy, and weight gain, and it may be a contributing factor to the aging process.4,13
Co Enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and its preventive value
Numerous studies have shown that pre-treatment with Co Enzyme Q10 helps heart patients come through open heart surgeries in better health and with shorter recovery times than those who have not been so treated.14,15,16,17
This is because CoQ10 possesses the ability to protect the heart during periods of aschemia, or oxygen deprivation.4 CoQ10 has helped cardiomyopathy patients to live well beyond their usual life expectancies.17 In a study performed in 1998, CoQ10 was shown to halve the total number of subsequent cardiovascular incidents in patients who had suffered myocardial infarctions (heart attack), as long as the CoQ10 was begun within three days of the infarction.1
Perhaps more importantly, supplementation with CoQ10 has a preventative effect–preventative against lack of oxygen, and against certain heart medications.18,19 Yes, heart medications.
Strange as it may seem, certain heart medications that are prescribed to reduce cholesterol levels actually block the production of CoQ10! 20,21,22
Additionally, researchers believe that CoQ10 “prevents” the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL; i.e., the “bad” cholesterol), making it an important supplement for anyone with high cholesterol. It is bound to the LDL by Vitamin E.23,24
CoEnzyme Q10 And Parkinson’s Disease:
Recent studies indicate that Coenzyme Q10 can help reduce the effects of Parkinson’s Disease.2 Here is the source of that information, and the details of the study:
Funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, conducted at the University of California at San Diego, and published in a recent issue of Archives of Neurology, the study demonstrates that CoEnzyme Q10 slows the progress of early-stage Parkinson’s Disease.
Patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease for 5 years were divided into four groups and given varying amounts of CoEnzyme Q10 and Vitamin E. The four groups were as follows: 300mg of CoQ10, 600mg of CoQ10, 1200mg of CoQ10 or Placebo, all with Vitamin E (i.e., Vitamin E was used in all groups). The patients’ improvement in mental function, motor ability and activities of daily living were dose dependent; those receiving 1200 mg of Co Q10 each day showed the greatest improvement (44% less decline in the above function categories as compared to the placebo group). Patients receiving the smaller amounts of Co Q10 did not fare as well as those in the 1200 mg group, but did better than those not receiving any Co Q10. Why does CoQ10 help patients with Parkinson’s Disease?
Researchers suspect that it has to do with improved mitochondria function. Mitochondria are the organelles in the body that generate energy; mitochondria in patients with Parkinson’s Disease are depleted of CoEnzyme Q10. The CoEnzyme Q10 may also protect areas of the brain typically affected in people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Martin Pytela, Health, December 28, 2011 8:28 am
Without Coenzyme Q-10 in your cells, you can not produce energy. You are dependent upon your diet and your liver to provide you with optimum amounts. Body production of Coenzyme Q-10 declines with age.
- For longevity and, youthfulness
- Immune support
- Strong heart
- Healthy gums and complexion
- Lessens damaging effects of chemotherapy and other toxins
- Sharpens and clears eye sight
- Increases sexual energy
- Antioxidant
- Supports cancer fighting immune system especially in breast cancer
- Reduces age spots and helps clear toxic debris out of cells.
Very early after age 20, your liver output of Coenzyme Q-10 begins to decline. By age 40 the decline is substantial and its shortage begins first to show up in an increased fat level, lowered physical ambition, a shrinking of your effective work day, less frequent and less vigorous sexual activity, and eventually, very often as gum disease. Your heart is perhaps the most vital Coenzyme Q-10 consuming community of cells, however, your immune system isn’t far behind.
Your liver itself requires Coenzyme Q-10 for energy to produce Coenzyme Q-10 and other enzymes. Without sufficient Coenzyme Q-10, your production of all enzymes enters the downward spiral characteristic of aging, and all the signs from poor health to reduced physical mobility and slow-mindedness begin to set in.
Because your brain cells are the very same original brain cells you had in your mother’s womb, they are ancient compared to blood cells or intestinal lining cells, which are replaced weekly or even more often. You either protect your brain cells or they go off-line for good. They aren’t replaced. You get no second chance to treat them better next time. Anyone who has seen senile dementia or Alzheimer’s understands how precious are the basic brain functions that some people neglect and take for granted.
Coenzyme Q-10 is the precious fountain-of-youth in this category as it is essential to provide the spark of life to keep these irreplaceable cells alive and healthy – and – Coenzyme Q-10 is the one antioxidant uniquely poised right within the mitochondria (energy producing structures of the cells) to degrade the metabolic byproducts of life-energy production before they can damage the submicroscopic machinery of the mitochondria – or before these toxins can escape to attack the surrounding equipment and genetic blueprint required for maintaining healthy chemistry of your brain cells.
Coenzyme Q-10, also known as Ubiquinone, is a vitamin-like substance that resembles Vitamin E but is an even more powerful antioxidant. There are 10 common Coenzyme Q’s, but Coenzyme Q-10 is the only one found in human tissue. As we age, Coenzyme Q-10 tissue levels decrease until at age 40 we have only 64% of the Coenzyme Q-10 that we had at 20, while when we reach age 80, we measure only 36% of our age 20 tissue Coenzyme Q-10 count. Coenzyme Q-10 is the cellular component (quinone) which is a cyclic compound found in every cell of the body.
Martin Pytela, Health, December 27, 2011 8:23 am
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