Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Can Cause Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency
Holistic practitioners have known that cholesterol lowering medications called statins (most are this kind) block Coenzyme Q10 production along with cholesterol production. Coenzyme Q10 is critical for energy production and heart function, but when people go into heart failure the doctors don't know that it could be from the cholesterol medication.
I prefer natural options for lowering cholesterol. But if you are (or have been) on a cholesterol lowering medication, take Coenzyme Q10 at 200 mg a day. If you have heart disease, see "Addressing Heart Problems Naturally."
References
"Comparison of effects of pitavastatin and atorvastatin on plasma coenzyme Q10 in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: results from a crossover study," Kawashiri MA, Nohara A, et al, Clin Pharmacol Ther, 2008; 83(5): 731-9.).
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