#674: CoQ10 Explained: Ubiquinol, Ubiquinone, PQQ and the Right Dose

Let's talk about this molecule CoQ10, because I'm old enough to remember when CoQ10 wasn't a supplement.

But guess what? It's always been a thing because our body actually makes this stuff.

And you've heard of it.

You've seen it in mass retailers.

It's in Costco about twice a year.

I go into Costco and I get this shuddery feeling like, oh, my gosh, they've got all their supplements on deal and they're all up front and they're on some crazy price and it looks really appealing.

And some of their supplements are fine and others of their supplements are like that.

And I've done shows on walking through the Costco supplement aisle.

In fact, we'll link that episode.

In fact, I probably need to do another one because they're recycling things through there all the time and talk to you about which ones I think are fine and others which I think we don't want to spend our money on.

Because remember, the biggest thing with Costco is this.

They're always looking to give you the very best price on the thing.

And when it comes to paper towels, that's a pretty useful thing.

When it comes to supplements, that's not always so good.

But CoQ10 is big enough.

It's a big enough supplement that it's right up there in like the top 10 of supplements used in this country and most.

Most people are taking it because they're worried about cardiovascular wellness.

And most people are worried about cardiovascular wellness because it kills about a third of Americans.

So, of course, it's something that we should be concerned about.

But you know why else a lot of people are taking CoQ10? Because they're on a statin drug.

And you may be one of those people and statins.

prevent the body from making CoQ10 or at least at its optimal dose.

So let's talk about this whole thing because there's this internal factory producing this thing.

And that's a theme that you'll hear from me often during our shows that a lot of what I talk about is stuff we can't get from inside our body.

We got to get exogenously from outside and other stuff is stuff we just don't make as much as we used to.