Do you know what the #1 selling drug in the world right now is? It’s Lipitor,
the cholesterol drug made by the giant drug company, Pfizer. The drug
companies love these big profit drugs. But there’s a big problem…
What most people don’t know - including most doctors - is that statin drugs
like Lipitor rob you of your most important heart nutrient, CoQ10.
CoQ10 is an extremely important nutrient. It’s the primary engine behind the
“slow burn” of metabolism, the fundamental process that turns raw calories into
power for healthy living. In fact, did you know that CoQ10 accounts for 95% of
the energy your body makes? It’s the source of the vital energy and inner
strength that’s been with you since the day you were born.
CoQ10 is especially crucial to heart health. Your heart needs enormous amounts
of energy to function properly - and CoQ10 is its main power supply. Consider
this: if your heart’s CoQ10 levels were to decline by 75 percent, it would stop
beating.(1)
Drug companies continue to overlook this basic fact, even though there have
been hundreds of studies proving how important CoQ10 is to keeping your
heart pumping strong.
The research on this goes back nearly twenty years:
In a study published in 1990, scientists found that lovastatin, one of the most
popular heart drugs at the time, actually worsened heart health in patients
hospitalized for cardiovascular disease.(2) Lovastatin drove people’s CoQ10
levels down to dangerously low levels. And when they were given CoQ10
supplements to restore the levels to normal, their heart health immediately
improved. Research from a 1999 study confirmed this finding.(3)
Then in 2002, another key review of 30 years of research reinforced the
hazardous impact heart drugs have on CoQ10 levels.(4)
What’s even more unbelievable is that the drug companies have known about
this problem for years. Merck & Co., one of the biggest statin drug companies,
went so far as to patent a treatment in 1989 that would combine statins with
CoQ10 to offset the threat they pose to heart health…and then buried it.(5)
The language of the patent acknowledges the problem, noting that drugs
including lovastatin, simvastatin, and pravastatin keep your body from making
CoQ10. Yet they later decided it was better if you didn’t know that!
“Dr. Chris Improves my health beyond the adjustments” - Deb King
The bottom line is this: even if you have heart disease, you should consider
staying away from statin drugs. The possible consequences of low CoQ10
levels go way beyond heart health. Your brain, liver, pancreas, and other
major organs need it to do their jobs.
Instead, talk to your doctor about CoQ10 treatment. Just 100 mg per day has
shown benefits like lower blood pressure, reversed heart damage, and
improved heart function.
You can find CoQ10 supplements online or in natural grocery stores. Since it’s
a fat-soluble compound, take it with fish oil (EPA/DHA) or cod liver oil as this
will help your body absorb it.
Helping you live YOUR Vibrant Potential,
Dr. Chris Frykman
Shakopee, MN
PS: For a supplement that delivers pure, pharmaceutical grade CoQ10 to your
body, I recommend CoQ10 supplements from Nutrition Dynamics. It’s
available for purchase in my office, so call 952-224-2909 or stop by if you’d
like to try it!
Resources
1 Folkers et al. “Nutrition and cardiac health. A deficiency of coenzyme Q10
is a dominant molecular cause of heart failure.” Journal of Optimal Nutrition.
1993. (4):264-274.
2 Folkers et al. “Lovastatin decreases coenzyme Q levels in humans.”
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 1990. 87(22):8931-4.
3 Langsjoen PH et al. “Overview of the use of CoQ10 in Heart Disease.” 1999.
Cardiovascular Disease Biofactors. 9(2-4):273-85.
4 Barbara Sarter. “Coenzyme Q10 and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review.
Alternative Medicines for Cardiovascular Diseases.” Journal of Cardiovascular
Nursing. 2002. 16(4):9-20.
5 US Patent Number 4933165. Filing date: January 18, 1989. Issue date: June
12 1990. Inventor: Michael S. Brown. Assignee: Merck & Co.