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FDA Warns about Increased Risk of Muscle Injury with Zocor

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

Highest approved dose of cholesterol-lowering
medication could cause harm to muscles

In March, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned patients and healthcare providers about the potential fo …Read More

Glaucoma Test and Eye Care

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

We urge you to discuss the value of a glaucoma check with your health care professional.

Glaucoma is the second most common cause of legal blindness in the United States and the leading cause for African-Americans. Some 80,000 Americans have been left legally blind from glaucoma.

Over …Read More

Autism & Mitochondrial Disease

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

Per the CDC, (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), some children with a mitochondrial disease may also have an autism spectrum disorder and may have some of the symptoms and signs of autism. However, other children with a mitochondrial disease may not have any signs or symptoms rela …Read More

Gulf War illness and Mitochondrial Impairment…
Is There a Connection?

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

We recently received an email from a customer that led us to ask; Is Mitochondrial Impairment the cause of many of the symptom …Read More

Can Ubiquinol CoQ10 Improve Symptoms in Children With Autism?

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

A paper of a recent clinical study written by Fred L. Crane, (Department of Biological Science, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana) and Anna Gvozdjáková, (Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia), says yes and concludes that the “beneficial effect of ubiquinol in children with autism …Read More

Autoimmune disorders and CoQ10

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

We recently received an inquiry regarding the use of Q-Gel CoQ10 and patients suffering from autoimmune disorders. This is a fairly complicated area and should certainly be discussed with your physician or health care professional.

Autoimmune disorders are disorders caused by an immune response against the body's o …Read More

Blood Pressure. What is it?

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers—the systolic pressure (as the heart beats) over the diastolic pressure (as the heart relaxes between beats). The measurement is written one above …Read More

CoQ10 and Cancer

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

The following information is from a U.S. Government web site (the National Cancer Institute at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

What is the history of the discovery and use of coenzyme Q10 as a complementary or alternative treatment for cancer?

Coenzyme Q10 …Read More

Cardiomyopathy… what is it?

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. The heart loses its ability to pump blood and, in some instances, heart rhythm is disturbed, leading to irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmias. Usually, the exact cause of the muscle damage is never found.

Cardiomyopathy differs from many oth …Read More

Cholesterol Drug Use Raises Questions About Side Effects

Posted by James on 04/30/2017 | Comment

A Wall Street Journal news story written by Tara Parker-Pope and published in the Wall Street Journal brought to light what could be a very big health problem in the near future.

Newly revised U.S. government cholesterol standards could raise the number of people in the U.S. taking statin drugs, (including Zocor and Lipito …Read More