Fish Oil and Coenzyme Q10

Q. Why do I need coenzyme Q10? Your body typically starts losing coenzyme Q10 after you turn 40. If you don’t have heart issues, or a family history of heart problems, taking a maintenance dose of coenzyme Q10 will go a long way in preventing future problems. Plus, it boosts your energy. You also need to supplement with coenzyme Q10 if you’re taking statin drugs since they can deplete your coenzyme Q10 levels. Coenzyme Q10 at a glance: Strengthens and energizes your heart Increases cellular and physical energy Fights age-accelerating free radicals Promotes normal homocysteine levels Support healthy cholesterol levels Supports immune health

 Q. What is coenzyme Q10?

A. Coenzyme Q10 is a vitamin-like substance found in every cell’s mitochondria. It’s a necessary part of the chain of events that turns food into energy throughout your body. Without that energy, everything stops. That’s why I call coenzyme Q10 the spark of life. This is why your heart thrives with high levels of coenzyme Q10—it requires enormous amounts of energy. Coenzyme Q10 is also an antioxidant. Since it’s in every cell, it fights free radicals everywhere in your body. Your brain, arteries, joints, eyes all get tremendous protection against oxidation, a main cause of aging.

 Q. How much coenzyme Q10 should I take?

 A. Not everyone needs a large daily dose. If you’re currently dealing with heart concerns or taking statin drugs, you need to supplement with a high daily dose. If you are looking for preventive measures, a baseline coenzyme Q10 dose will do. Most patients I’ve worked with fall into the high-dose category, but a lot of people fall somewhere in between the two ends of the spectrum. The coenzyme Q10 “cheat sheet” below should help you determine your needs.

 At-a-glance coenzyme Q10 dosage recommendations:


Currently dealing with heart concerns; closely monitoring multiple risk factors, including blood pressure, cholesterol, CRP levels, homocysteine, 200 mg daily or more

Looking to greatly increase your physical energy and stamina, as well as protect your heart 100-200 mg daily

Concerned about your family history and/or have been told to watch certain risk factors such as cholesterol, weight, and homocysteine levels. 50-100 mg daily

Over 40 and looking to keep your heart strong and energy levels high. 30-50 mg daily

 Q: Where do I find Coenzyme Q10?

 A: CoQ10 can be found naturally in fish, meat, oil, beans and wheat. Although present in food, CoQ10 is considered as a vitamin that the body cannot synthesize therefore CoQ10 supplementation will be very helpful to the human’s body. Since CoQ10 serves as an agent of energy producer within every cell of the body, the optimal amount of CoQ10 intake is found to have some benefits.

 Q: What are the benefits of Coenzyme Q10?

 A: CoQ10 is proven successful in reducing the symptoms of: Periodontal disease High blood pressure Congestive heart failure (CHF)

 Q. Should I take a coenzyme Q10 supplement that has other nutrients?

 A. A natural partner for coenzyme Q10 is fish oil, or any source abundant in omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs). EFA’s are also critical for a healthy heart, yet they provide benefits that differ from coenzyme Q10. Taking the two together gives you complete coverage for a strong, healthy heart. Scienctific studies suggest that Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and omega 3 fish oil if taken together will have the maximum benefit. This is because the natural form of CoQ10 is in crystalline powder, which is insoluble in water, but has high solubility in lipids/fats (fat-soluble).

It is recommended to consume CoQ10 together with Fish Oil as it contains rich amount of fats for CoQ10 to be absorbed optimally into the blood stream for your everyday health.


 




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Update on Natural Womens Care and Vita Doc

Dr Tamyra Comeaux is trained and board certified in Gynecology and Anti-Aging medicine. She spent his first 10 years in typical allopathic practice prescribing drugs and following the typical guidelines of traditional medicine. Then many of the prescription drugs she had been trained to give started to be removed from use (Vioxx) or placed under suspicion (Hormone Replacement Therapy).

She realized an entire world of self empowered medicine using lifestyle, nutrition and supplements was being overlooked and underutilized. So in 2010 she formed Vita Doc (teach life) and began creating her own supplement line to improve human performance health and longevity.


Q: You have quite a story, which I feel my readers will really relate to. In your own words, what happened that started you on your path to being a “radical” anti aging doctor?

A: Early in my career of Obstetrics and Gynecology, patients started throwing their hormones away, pregnant women would stop their antidepressants and other medications, and wonder what else they could do to manage their conditions without side effects. I researched natural treatment of various conditions and by the time I finished all those books I thought "I read so many books, I could have a degree in this". So I studied for my Naturopathic Medical Degree. My traditional training left me unprepared for these questions... and I sought answers.

Q: What were the different ideas that you investigated when searching the best that anti aging medicine had to offer? When all was said and done, what have you proven to be the best of the best?

A: To start out I became well versed in bioidentical hormone replacement for both men and women. In the early days of anti-aging medicine that was pretty much the main agenda. But I rapidly branched out and became fascinated with natural supplementation to augment health and longevity. I began to use diet, nutrition and supplement recommendations to help patients, and found out that I was having almost as much success as in the patients who still on their prescriptions. Next came the natural, herbal weight loss supplements to make up for the huge lack of safe and effective weight loss products.


Q: I have always wondered this, how does one go about formulating your own supplements? How much research went into getting yours just right?

A: The first step is to decide what your goals are with the supplement. Is it a performance enhancer? is it a basic health and longevity supplement?- is it for weight loss? etc. Then hopefully you have a strong background in herbs and nutrition (I have a separate Masters Degree in Holistic Nutrition) pharmacology and biochemistry (the undergrad science degree and the MD cover that). That allows you to understand the compounds you are dealing with on a very “human” level, then you research the literature to see what is out there and what has been done in animals, human cell lines and human studies. That alone will get you to “unique” status in the world of supplementation since most people aren’t making their supplements this way. Next I look for combinations of things that will boost the efficacy of the supplement to do what I want it to do and to give the person taking it real results. I rarely try to make a single supplement since I think it is far less likely to be useful in the body. That is why people who get on my stuff stay on it! Next you need a clinical practice willing to let you “test your theories”! I had and still have people ready and willing to be my beta testers. That said when I start with a supplement I take it myself for at least 3 months and I push the doses way higher than what I am going to sell to make sure they are safe and there is a large margin for error. I tried to make things people can't overdose on!

Once it’s been through the testing phase and I have tweaked it to work as well as possible with the input of my compounding pharmacists and chemists I then bring it to market. The entire process often takes at least 6 months. In terms of research hours it’s an ongoing thing. I spend the bulk of my days looking for new info both on new possible products and those already out there. It’s fascinating because when you hit the research right you find your product growing in value years later when new research comes out. People call me all the time and say "Dr. Oz talked about something you have on his show today!" My customers appreciate knowing they are getting something that is going to be way ahead of the curve and they get to use it first.


Q: If we could stop Telomeres from shortening, is it possible for humans to literally live forever?

A: The only truly immortal cell lines in our body, germ cells and the most undifferentiated stem cells are immortal because telomerase, the enzyme that lengthens telomeres and the same enzyme that TA-65 turns on, allows them to maintain healthy telomere length in spite of duplicating themselves. So in theory this is very possible but there are a lot of details we need to work out. We do know this much though, long telomeres are good for your health and longevity so it’s best to start as soon as you can to add length or at least slow down telomere loss. We also know that a small group of people have an overactive telomerase and they live longer than most, often exceeding 100. The problems is we probably need to start telomerase therapy every early in life something no one is doing, to “catch up” to the losses. If you are 60 or 70 telomerase therapy is going to help you immensely but to make up for the damage you’ve done in those years just by aging you’ll probably need both telomerase therapy and stem cells. I did Spectracell's telomere test on myself, and I became interested in supplements that improve telomere longevity. I have several that I use.




  Octovite
Acai/Resveratrol/Macqui- (Antioxidant Formula)
Dr. Comeaux's COQ10 with Omega 3 Dietary Supplement, 60 softgels




Q: Is there anything else going on at Vita Doc, that my readers might feel is important or any great news coming out soon you can share with us?

A: I am always working on something and the next couple of months will see the release of several new products. I have formulated an estrogen blocker, because estrogen dominance is prevalent in both males and females and is associated with fibrocystic breasts, breast and prostate cancer, abdominal fat gain, and fibroids. Hormone balance is very important and does not always respond to the addition of more hormones. Also, I have reformulated a the Female Balance by adding Maca and Horny Goat for additional libido support.

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Female Balance Ultimate

Hair growth herbal support for hormonal imbalances

Hair loss affect about 70% of women during perimenopause. The symptoms of perimenopause usually last for the whole menopause transition (until the mid 50's), but some women may experience them for the rest of their life. Menopause is not an illness, but a natural process in a woman's body. The symptoms of menopause are just indicators of changes between the hormones estrogen, testosterone and progesterone. These changes result in a hormonal imbalance in a woman's body and cause the common menopause symptoms. A woman can experience hair loss during other parts of her life also, hormonal imbalance is not always limited to the menopausal transition. Even men experience hair loss during andropause.

Hair loss occurs when the diet is inadequate in the B vitamins - especially B6, biotin, inositol and folic acid; and the minerals magnesium, sulfur and zinc. The B vitamins, especially B5 (pantothenic acid and B3 (niacin), are especially important for hair growth.

Certain essential amino acids are found to control the thinning and thickening of hair in laboratory animals. For example, when rats were fed a diet deficient in magnesium, they lost their hair in bunches. The situation was even more serious with some other B-vitamins. When rats were fed a diet low in biotin or inositol, they became hairless! This nutrient-deficient condition was found to be reversible. When the rats were fed a diet that was rich in B vitamins, it resulted in the complete restoration of hair.

Heavy intake of vitamin supplements, in some cases, have resulted in stimulating hair growth. Men deficient in vitamin B6 often lose their hair. When they are deficient in folic acid, some men became completely bald! As in case of animals, when normal intake of theses vitamins were restored, the hair also returned in most instances.

If your hair loss begins around the onset of menopause, you can maintain hormonal balance (and hence hair thickness) with herbs containing plant-based estrogens, such as dong quai (Angelica sinensis) or ashwaganda (Withania somnifera), suggests Linda Page, N.D., Ph.D., a naturopath and author of Healthy Healing (Healthy Healing Publications, 1997). Other herbs that exert mild estrogenic effects include damiana (Turnera diffusa), black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) and sage (Salvia officinalis).

Some people believe that hair loss is a result of bad genes and stress. These may be true at some point but a healthier and thicker hair won’t just fall off your scalp just like that, right? There are lots of vitamins out there that can make your hair and nails thicker and your skin firmer. Why not start early and naturally thicken your hair strands before they start to get thin and fine?

For example, B vitamins—namely B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, biotin, folic acid, and so on can effectively prevent hair loss if taken regularly. Did you know that the majority of hair loss happens when a person’s diet is deficient in B vitamins? B vitamins are essential for hair regrowth, hair strengthening, and overall hair health, including scalp health. Without B vitamins, old and brittle hair will shed and no new hair follicles are made to replace fallen hair.

Other vitamins and minerals that are important to hair loss prevention include Vitamin A, C, and E and trace minerals such as manganese and zinc. Zinc stimulates hair growth by enhancing our body’s immune function. Vitamin E helps in better blood circulation all over our body, including our scalp. The more freshly oxygenated blood that passes through our scalp, the more the scalp can stimulate hair growth. Manganese controls levels of calcium, which in huge uncontrolled numbers can lead to hair loss.

If there’s one thing in nature that contains all of the above vitamins and minerals that are needed to prevent hair loss, it’s none other than the Acai Berry! Yes, it is one of today’s “super fruits” because of its abundant content of essential vitamins, minerals, and other bio-nutrients.

Essential fatty acids (flaxseed oil, primrose oil, and salmon oil are good sources) improves hair texture. Prevents dry, brittle hair. (Found in Female Balance and Fish oil)

Vitamin C aids in improving scalp circulation. It is important to maintain capillaries that carry blood to the follicles. (Found in Maqui/Resveratrol/Acai Ultimate)


Vitamin E increases oxygen uptake, which improves circulation to the scalp. It improves health and growth of hair. Since hair health is tied to the immune health, vitamin E is believed to stimulate hair growth by enhancing the immune function. (Found in Maqui/Resveratrol/Acai Ultimate)

Deficiency in zinc can contribute a lot to hair shedding because without zinc and other related minerals, you hair shafts get weakened, causing hair breakage and very slow hair regrowth. Zinc benefits for hair include promotion of cell reproduction, tissue growth and repair of broken tissues. It also maintains the oil-secreting glands that are attached to your hair follicles, thus decreasing their chances of falling off. (Zinc is found in Octovite)

Coenzyme Q10 - Improves scalp circulation. Increases tissue oxygenation. It is also very important for heart health. (Found in Fish Oil/Coenzyme Q10)


Incorporating green tea into your diet may help combat or help prevent hair loss. One of the most powerful antioxidants in green tea is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Studies conducted by the Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute in Japan and the Seoul National University College of Medicine both show evidence that EGCG stimulates hair growth. (Found in Maqui/Resveratrol/Acai Ultimate)

Ginkgo Biloba has been in use in China for more than 5 centuries, from last 2 decades even Europe is widely using this tree's extracts for various purposes. Ginkgo Biloba possess special property of helping regulate the blood circulation in a body, when the extract is taken. The use of Ginkgo Biloba will boost the blood flow to the peripheral parts of the body and the fine capillaries, both of which indicates scalp as one of the parts. The increased circulation will hence bring more oxygen and more nutrients to the scalp, these nutrients are basically essential vitamins A and E along with some other important nutrients which are in our blood after digestion but are not transported to the right place to act, just because of lack of circulation. So when a hair follicle gets it right amount of oxygen and necessary nutrients it will automatically start hair repair and will promote hair growth. (Octovite contains Gingko Biloba)

If your previous hair growth remedies have not worked, consider a vitamin and herbal combination therapy. Hair loss can be a feature of adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism, which are other hormonal imbalances. Be sure to consult your practitioner to rule out treatable causes of your hair loss.


Maqui Resveratrol Acai Ultimate has Vitamins A,C,E and Green Tea (and many other ingredients)

Female Balance has Dong Quai, Damiana, Flaxseed, Magnesium and Vitamins A, B, C and E (and many other ingredients)

Rhodigandha contains Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Acai, Pomegranate, Blueberry, and Bilberry



Octovite contains Omega, Gingko Biloba, Zinc, vitamins A,C,E (and many other ingredients)