Coenzyme Q10 helped woman lower blood pressure, blood sugar

[SheltieLover]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/renew-houston/article/Coenzyme-Q10-helped-woman-lower-blood-pressure-17611149.php

Q: I recently started taking CoQ10 at my daughter’s suggestion. (Her doctor is also a naturopath.) To my surprise, my home blood pressure readings, which had been in the 160/80 range, dropped to 130/80 or lower almost immediately. In addition, my daily blood sugar readings are lower without any change in diet.

My primary care provider has never objected to any of my supplements, which include a multivitamin for women over age 50, krill oil, vitamin B complex, garlic, tart cherry extract and aloe vera capsules. In addition to low thyroid and high blood pressure, I have chronic kidney disease, diabetes and gout. All of these developed after I took prescribed “preventive” statin drugs at age 55.

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A: Your fascinating testimonial sent us to the medical literature. There we found research confirming that Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can lower blood pressure in people with cardiometabolic disorders (Advances in Nutrition, Sept. 20, 2022).

We were somewhat surprised to find that CoQ10 supplements can also assist in blood sugar control and lower triglycerides in Type 2 diabetes (International Journal of Endocrinology, Sept. 16, 2018).

Interesting! Please check with your medical provider before beginning any new supplements. The article states CoQ10 is contraindicated for those taking blood thinners.

More at link.

[tanyev]

1. Anybody who's on statins should be taking COQ10.

Or Ubiquinol which is a more absorbable, but also more expensive, form of COQ10. As the article at the link says, statins lower COQ10 levels in the body. We learned this, not from the doctor who prescribed the statin for my husband, but our dentist several months later when my husband mentioned that he seemed to be biting the inside of his mouth a lot while eating. Dentist’s first question: Have you started taking a statin recently? Hubby started taking COQ10 and noticed an improvement pretty quickly.

[Midnight Writer]

14. This. Nearly everyone I know is on statins, but most don't know about COQ10.

[Grasswire2]

20. Any doctor who would recommend a statin to me is FIRED on the spot.

And there have been several.

[womanofthehills]

22. My new dr just did and I never went back

So there is a Japanese study of over 12,000 people (followed because they have national health care) - those with total cholesterol between 220 and 240 lived the longest.

It’s so easy to lower your cholesterol with flush niacin anyway.

So, I would say 100% of my older friends have cholesterol of 220 to 240. This is normal for older people in Japan, but not here. The new local physicians assistant has everyone on statins which already messed up one friend’s liver and another one’s mind. All the women in my book club are college grads, but non statin taking me seems to have a way better memory. Shit, most of them don’t even remember the names of the main characters in the books. Older minds need more cholesterol to function well.

[jollyseas]

24. Amount -- how much of which type is recommended?

I'm not seeing recommendations of how much and which type should be taken to offset the effects of statins.

[tanyev]

25. I don't think there are any consistent recommendations out there.

My husband is on 20 mg of a statin. He takes two 100 mg capsules of ubiquinol daily. He started by taking only one capsule and decided to try going up to two and he felt that was even more effective for him. It probably varies per individual and how healthy someone’s diet is.

[Maraya1969]

26. I get the liquid Co10 from Costco and it is 100mg for 2 teaspoons I take one a day.

I guess I feel like the liquid is easier absorbed but I may be wrong.

[womanofthehills]

29. Statins also keep the body from converting vit K1 to K2

K2 is needed for healthy arteries.

Lots of articles on diabetes being a side effect of statins. This happened to my friend. A warning of this side effect is now required.

The updated labels will also mention elevated levels of blood sugar, associated with diabetes, that have been reported in some patients taking statins. A growing number of studies published over the last five years have found a link between statin use and type 2 diabetes. Last June, a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded the increased risk was small but real for people taking higher doses of any statin, HealthPop reported. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-adds-diabetes-memory-loss-warnings-to-statin-labels-cause-for-concern/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278164

[Quakerfriend]

2. Coq10 is a wonderful supplement

It enhances electron transport across the surface of mitochondria and this allows the heart muscle to contract fully- So, it can be very helpful to those with CHF.
Many cardiologists rec’d it to their patients.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. I don't take blood thinners but I do take

Turmeric. Recently I noticed that a small cut had trouble clotting. Is it possible that turmeric might act like a blood thinner?

[lark]

5. Yes, my doc told me tumeric is a blood thinner.

He told me to discontinue it for 2 weeks prior to surgery, same with St. Johns Wort.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Fascinating and matches slightly w my nick & scrape experience. Turmeric great for cognitive too.

Turmeric is great for maintaining cognitive ability. Rates of dementia are lower in India, where turmeric is much more consumed and widely consumed.

[lark]

8. Hmm, maybe I should add it back into the mix?

I still have bottles from before my surgery.

[allegorical oracle]

11. Began taking it after suffering a knee injury. Seriously doubted it would help, but two weeks later

the pain was gone and I was able to stop babying that leg. Had done nothing else different, just Tumeric. My doc (who's a wise guy, anyway) told me was probably just the placebo effect. Well, maybe it is, but that's OK.

[womanofthehills]

23. Nattokinase is the supplement of the yr on the forums

Thins the blood so it’s good for blood pressure and mini clots. Many Long Covid people take it.

[Gore1FL]

4. I wonder if 81mg of aspirin counts as a blood thinner. nt

[PatSeg]

9. Probably

Aspirin is known to thin the blood. When I take it, I bleed more easily. Not nearly as bad as Cumidin however.

[Texin]

13. Aspirin, absolutely, is a blood thinner, as is ibuprofen. I used to take ibuprofen

routinely for a back injury and for the arthritic pain in my thumbs. Whelp, it led to a stomach ulcer that led me to a 2-day hospitalization a couple of years ago (along with receiving a 2-litre blood transfusion). I haven't had an aspirin or an ibuprofen since. I use acetaminophen occasionally and I limit them to 2 tabs only.

[Oppaloopa]

6. Thank you so much

[PatSeg]

10. Oh yes, CoQ10 is incredible

I take it once a day.

[Upthevibe]

12. SheltieLover..........

Thank you for this post.

I've always heard great things. I, at 65 y.o., should probably start taking this supplement.

[mitch96]

15. More info on Co Q-10...

https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/coq10-has-heart-benefits

[Delmette2.0]

17. Thanks for the link.

I found out that there is a podcast under the same name.
I want to listen to a few to see if they seems reasonable.

[mitch96]

19. From what I have read COQ10 has low toxicity...just don't eat the whole bottle at once 😁

[Duppers]

16. K & R

Thank you! I take both.

[womanofthehills]

18. I have had the best luck in lowering my blood pressure with natto & olive leaf extract

I already take magnesium/potassium, l’arginine, alpha lipoic acid & occasionally CoQ10 and cats claw for blood pressure but decided to try a blood thinner like natto kinase - and it and olive leaf extract are doing the trick for me after yrs of having borderline blood pressure.

Snake venon lowers blood pressure. The only time I had low blood pressure in my life was when I was bitten by a rattler. It actually thins your blood so well - I had to go for blood draws every few days for a month.

For cholesterol, I’ve had good results with time release niacin. Dropped my cholesterol big time. I try to take one in the morning & one at night - but I take so many vitamins, I sometimes eliminate morning one.

[Grasswire2]

21. Let's take the word of a top cardiologist.

Dr. Stephen Sinatra, acclaimed integrative and preventive cardiologist, highly credentialed. (He recently died of pancreatic cancer, but his work on preventive cardiology has helped many, including me.)

His first recommendation is what he termed the "Awesome Foursome"

CoQ10
Magnesium (broad spectrum)
Acetyl L-Carnitine
D-Ribose.

The purpose of these is to drive energy to the heart muscle. I started following his recommendations twelve years ago and am exceptionally healthy in that regard.

https://heartmdinstitute.com/diet-nutrition/the-awesome-foursome/

[Maraya1969]

27. I've taken it on and off for a long time. Years ago I adopted an older beagle

who had a lot of medical problems, chronic ear infections being one of them. I decided to try the Co10 on him since a vet recommended it to another dog who had heart disease.

Anyway I gave him big doses for about a week and his ears cleared up!!!! They stayed good for a time but then they got bad again. But he was also very old.

[SheltieLover]

28. That is awesome!