Benefits:
Promotes cardiovascular
health
Provides antioxidant
protection for the cardiovascular system
Helps maintain normal
blood pressure
Helps maintain heart
muscle strength
Enhances traditional support
of cardiovascular health
Helps maintain healthy
cholesterol levels
Promotes head comfort
Helps maintain healthy
blood sugar levels
Studies have found CoQ10
deficiencies in overweight people
Helps maintain brain
health
Vital for ATP production
and supports muscle endurance
Boosts the immune system
Promotes gum health
Ingredients:
Coenzyme Q10 (100 mg)
Coenzyme
Q10 belongs to a family of substances called ubiquinones and is a
water-insoluble, wax-like substance, that is part of the respiratory chain. It
is synthesized in the cells, and is involved in electron transport and energy
production in mitochondria. In the cellular system, it functions to generate
energy from oxygen, in the form of ATP, for bodily processes. CoQ10 also
exhibits activity as a free radical scavenger and an antioxidant. The
antioxidant activity in the mitochondria and cell membranes protects against
peroxidation of lipid membranes. Combining CoQ10 with vitamin E generates a
synergistic antioxidant effect on lipoprotein and spares the vitamin E.
Coenzyme
Q10 can be found in spinach, broccoli, nuts, meats and fish. In the body, it is
found in the highest concentration in the cells of the heart, liver, kidney and
pancreas. Supplementation of CoQ10 might be beneficial mostly to adults,
because the levels of it in the body tend to peak around the age of twenty, and
then decline with age. The affects of supplementation with CoQ10 have shown to
be especially helpful in maintaining heart health.
Vitamin E (200 IU)
Since
vitamin E is one of the most powerful fat-soluble antioxidants in the body, it
helps protect cell membranes from the effects of free radicals.
High intake of vitamin E have been found support a healthy heart.
Vegetable oils, margarine, nuts, seeds, avocados, wheat germ, and safflower oil
are all good food sources of vitamin E. Vitamin E is linked to a healthy heart,
enhancement of immune system function and support of healing.
Lipase (5 mg)
Lipase
is a fat-digesting enzyme that supports the body's ability to
break down dietary fats into an absorbable form. It is a water-soluble enzyme
that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds in water-insoluble, lipid
substrates. Lipase, such as human pancreatic lipase,
support the conversion of triglyceride substrates found in
oils from food to monoglycerides and free fatty acids. Lipases are ubiquitous
in living organisms, and most are built on an alpha/beta hydrolase fold and
employ a chymotrypsin-like hydrolysis mechanism involving a serine nucleophile,
an acid residue and a histidine. Some lipases also work within the interior
spaces of living cells to promote the normal degradtion of lipids.
Vitamin B2 (3 mg)
Vitamin
B2, also known as Riboflavin, is a water soluble vitamin that's primary
function is as a coenzyme to support metabolic processes in the body.
It promotes healthy red cell formation, nervous system function and
also acts as an antioxidant. Another key function of the vitamin is in the
production of energy, where it acts as part of the electron transport chain
that produces cellular energy. In the mitochondrial electron transport chain,
vitamin B2 is an intermediate hydrogen acceptor of foodstuffs, and then passes
the electrons onto the cytochrome system, where the cellular energy is
produced.
Requirements
for vitamin B2 are associated with calorie intake, because with an increase
food intake your body also needs an increase of vitamin B2 to carry out the
metabolic processes that will convert the food into usable energy. Nutritional
inaccuracy is a common cause of vitamin B2 deficiency, which can occur in the
elderly. Foods that are rich in the vitamin B2 are organ meats, eggs, milk,
cheese, yogurt, leafy, green vegetables, and whole grains.
Potassium (108 mg)
Potassium,
in the body, is classified as an electrolyte and is involved in electrical and
cellular functions in the body. It promotes normal water balance,
levels of acidity, and maintenance of blood pressure, transmission of nerve
impulses, digestion, muscle contraction and heartbeat. Potassium can be found
in foods, which help to maintain the body's internal balance of fluids and
chemicals. Some potassium-enriched foods are fruits, vegetables and legumes,
which are all commonly recommended for optimal heart health.