CoQ10
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Integrated Pharmacist Podcast. First, I'd like to apologize for the brief hiatus. Between studying for board exams and moving across the country for residency, I haven't had the resources to produce an episode. But I am happy to be back at it. My current position as a pharmacy resident in functional medicine has sparked a number of potential topics. On the top of the list is a controversial supplement called Co-emzyme Q10 or CoQ10. CoQ10 is a special kind of molecule that assists in the processes of energy creation so that they happen more readily. If enzymes reduce the threshold of certain reactions, the coenzyme is like the key to unlock the enzyme door. We know this specific coenzyme is used heavily by mitochondria - that's the energy-producing factories inside all of our cells. In a process called the electron-transport-chain, CoQ10 helps our cells produce more energy from the food we eat. With