Healthy Notes » Antioxidants http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog Helpful Hints For Living Well Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:43:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 What Do I Take? http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2011/10/what-do-i-take/ http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2011/10/what-do-i-take/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:04:39 +0000 admin http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/?p=94 People ask me often what natural supplements I personally use, keep in mind I am a 45 year old male and the program would need to be adjusted for each individuals own personal needs. I have broken this list into 2 segments, one is supplements I think everyone should or could be taking, this I have labeled the “Base Program”, I think this program is a great start for anyone who is serious about their health. The other, which I have labeled “Health Specific”, is the supplements specific to my own personal health needs. The last entry is a once a week Testosterone Enathate injection that is used for hormone replacement. Look under “Hormone Replacement Therapy” in this blog to see more information on this important subject.

Base Program

Natural Multi-Vitamin (2 a day formula)

Vitamin C ( 2000mgs)

Vitamin E ( 400IU)

Vitamin D (2000IU)

Coenzyme Q10,Ubiquinol (100mgs)

Omega 3, Fish Oil  (1 teaspoon)

Resveratrol (125mgs) super antioxidant

Health Specific

Saw Palmetto (160mg extract) for prostate health

Glucosamine/Chrondroitin  (1500mgs/1200mgs)  for joint health

Niacin (2000mgs) cholesterol reduction

DHEA  (25mgs) hormone replacement

Pregnenolone (25mgs) hormone replacement

Testosterone Enathate (200mgs weekly) hormone replacement

Well, there it is. The goal is not to live forever, but just to feel good for as long as possible. And to this point it is definitely working. I will keep you posted.

]]> http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2011/10/what-do-i-take/feed/ 2 The Latest on Coenzyme Q10 http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2011/10/the-latest-on-coenzyme-q10/ http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2011/10/the-latest-on-coenzyme-q10/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:03:27 +0000 admin http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/?p=78 I believe that coenzyme Q10 is one of the most important nutrients that a person can use for cardiovascular health and general longevity.  The most common form of Q10 is called Ubiquinone. Common Q10 or Ubiquinone has been available in nutrition stores for nearly 20 years now and is considered very important by most supplement experts.

When coenzyme Q10 is ingested it must be converted into the form of Q10 that is actually used by the human body. That form of Q10 is called Ubiquinol. The problem is that as people age the body’s mechanism that converts Ubiquinone into Ubiquinol begins to diminish. To the point were in your 50’s you no longer are converting your Q10 into the form that is needed within our bodies, rendering the supplements that you are tasking next to useless.

Researches have known about this problem for years and have tried to address the issue by creating a molecularly stable and marketable Ubiquinol. The problem had been that Ubiquinol was a very unstable compound. Until a company in Japan called Kaneka found a way to produce the substance in a stable and marketable way. This Ubiquinol is patented as Kaneka QH and does not need to go through this biological conversion because it is already in the usable form. Kaneka sells the Ubiquinol to all the major supplement companies for distribution.

If you are over 40 I would highly suggest switching from Ubiquinone to Ubiquinol. All products that just say coenzyme Q10 are going to be Ubiquinone. You will need to ask for Ubiquinol specifically, but it is becoming widely available by many different manufactures. The good news is that it has at least double the absorption rate as the old Q10 so half the dosage of what you were using will usually work well. I generally recommend 50mgs of Ubiquinol for the average person and 100mgs for those individuals that are using a statin drug for cholesterol or have had heart problems.

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Since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, the U.S. safety inspectors are overwhelmed by soaring imports from China, where environmental laws, food safety and control work are weak, lax and regulation. In 2009, 70 percent of apple juice, 43 percent of processed mushrooms, frozen spinach, 22 percent and 78 percent of Americans eat tilapia comes from China.

China has a poor safety record of the food market and many more materials have their origin there.

One of the interesting things that are not included in this discussion is that water fluoridation is done by adding Cargill Fertilizer wastewater community sources, such as Everett, Seattle and more. China’s apple juice concentrate can be reconstituted with fluoridated water. Arsenic in the water with help teeth (no cavities in Seattle by the level continued to rise since the beginning) is suspected. This year, our government has stated that fluoride is increased too much and many doctors recommend pregnant women to prevent. Levels of prostate cancer is associated with higher levels of arsenic. Minority communities have a higher risk.

Vaccines containing other heavy metals, some products are in the vaccine.

And to be frank, heavy metal exposure is cumulative, and dangerous.

Not sure where it comes from the FDA, but maybe it was from changes in currency Monsanto, Cargill, and PhRMA companies you sparys large plants that are known to cause the arrest and other serious problems such as severe skin rashes health and Parkinson’s.

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  1. Resveratrol
  2. Pycnogenol
  3. Grape Seed Extract
  4. R-Lipoic acid
  5. N-Acetyl Cysteine

These 5 nutrients are what I would refer to as “super antioxidants” they are not a substitute for your more traditional antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium. The “super antioxidants” are for those people who want to take their antioxidant protection to the next level.

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All statin drugs work on the principle of blocking your own livers natural production of cholesterol. Statins have little effect on the cholesterol that we consume through food. That is why there are many people that can eat very low cholesterol in there diet and still have high natural serum cholesterol readings. Because there own liver just keeps pumping out more cholesterol.
When the statin drug works as it should, blocking the livers production of cholesterol, it also blocks your livers natural production of coenzyme Q10. The side effects of statins are often muscle aches and muscle weakness. This is because coenzyme Q10 blood levels are directly related to cellular and muscular energy in the body. And the most important muscle in the body is the heart. Low Q10 levels have been present in a large percent of heart attack patients. It is ironic that in trying to prevent heart attacks by lowering cholesterol with statin drugs we are lowering our coenzyme to the point of putting ourselves at even more risk of heart attacks. Coenzyme Q10 is essential for cardiovascular health.

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