Big Pharma doesn't care.

I had a friend on statins and even his doctor told him he needed to take Co-Q-10 because statins diminishes the levels of Co-Q-10 in the body.

for both men and women?

But I've been taking Co-Q10 for years because of chronic dental problems and my Dentist's insistence that Co-Q10 was a necessity. The only question seems to be "How much Co-Q10 should one take?".

FWIW I'm using the Trader Joe's 90mg capsules twice a day as the least expensive solution I can find.

My husband was put on statins after he was diagnosed with Type I diabetes and soon after noticed that he was accidentally biting his tongue much more often. It was our dentist that told him it was probably caused by the statin and that Co-Q10 would help. It did.

I just want to know why his diabetes doctor never mentioned Co-Q10.

you won't find this bias. Consequently, it takes about 20 yrs for an effective natural supplement to be recognized by the medical community, which is steeped in a tradition that laboratory produced pharmaceuticals are the ONLY way to go.

I think the 20 yr period is in order to give the pharmaceutical companies time to come up with a synthetic analogue to the natural substance which they can sell you for 10 to 100 times more. LOL!

Very interesting, you have an open minded dentist

Actually almost any inflammation of the gums will deplete Co-Q10 available to the heart, according to him.

inflammation which impacts the whole cardiovascular system. The entree point for the bacteria is the gum line in the mouth. Taking CoQ10 knocks out these bacteria, reducing cardiovascular inflammation, improving heart health. This is also why they tell you flossing is important for heart health - helps hold down the proliferation of the bacteria along the gum line.

Please note, this statement has not been approved by the Pharmaceutical industry.

thanks, didn't realize it had to do with the gums.

Hence why it's so expensive?

Or is that an old-wives tale?

I take 400 mg/day.

And CoQ10 extended the life of my dear orange tabby cat by two years. He was diagnosed with CHF and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Poor prognosis. I started him on CoQ10 along with his Lasix, and he lived a good two more years.

The cardiologist I follow says he can not treat CAD without CoQ10 along with other supplements.