Statins, while crucial for heart health, can deplete the body's CoQ10 levels, impacting energy and muscle comfort. Dr.

Cardiologists have known for more than three decades that statin-type cholesterol-lowering drugs can lower levels of ubiquinone. Most people know ubiquinone by the name coenzyme Q10 or CoQ10.

Q: Does coenzyme Q10 help to reduce muscular issues and other negative side effects associated with statins? And if so, should doctors give this information to patients when statins are prescribed? A: ...

Q. I started taking statins 30 years ago. After several years, I developed terrible muscle pain. Eventually we figured out why and I switched to another medication to control high cholesterol. It was ...

Ruling out drug interactions, especially medications that inhibit intestinal and liver CYP enzymes, is a reasonable approach in order to determine the cause of statin myalgia. Simply lowering the dose ...

CoQ10, also known as Coenzyme Q10, is naturally produced in the body, but its levels decline with age. We consulted ...

Q: I recently started taking CoQ10 at my daughter’s suggestion. (Her doctor is also a naturopath.) To my surprise, my home blood pressure readings, which had been in the 160/80 range, dropped to ...

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Heart disease was the leading cause of death in the U.S. this past year, accounting for the largest number of deaths since 1950. It is followed by cancer and COVID-19. Recent data showed that the ...