Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10 as it is commonly known, is said to be one of the top supplements recommended by Doctors and Foundational Health Professionals as an antioxidant and heart strengthening nutrient.
Hundred of studies have been done on this supplement by more than 2,000 scientists across the world. With the many different suppliers of CoQ10 you might be wondering if all brands are the same.
After doing some research on the different brands it was found that the absorption rate is one of the most important aspects of any of the different brands. It is great to take a supplement, but if it is not getting into your bloodstream it will not get to your cells and you will not see any benefits.
Something to look for is the reduced form of CoQ10 which will have the words Ubiquinol or in the name. Another thing to look for is whether the supplement comes in a powder pill form or soft gel. Soft gel is better because it is said to be absorbed by your body easier. Let’s have a look at some of the top brands to compare them.
The first brand looked at was Stephen Sinatra M.D. and his Omega Q Plus., This brand contains fish oil and claims to be higher in quality because it has the purest freshest fish oil and a new form of CoQ10. Other natural vitamins are added like L-Carnitine, vitamin E and B complex. This brand states that it is a capsule, which means that the absorption rate may be slower and your body may evacuate most of the supplement before it can be absorbed.
Next is Julian Whitaker M.D. and his Bioactive Q. This brand only contains the Coenzyme Q10 in a Ubiquinol form and says that it is a highly potent. It comes in two different strengths and is in a soft gel. There are no reviews on this other than the ones on their own website.
There is a Doctor David Williams’s Q10 Advantage that comes in two different strengths and is also in a soft gel form. The difference between the two sold are one is 60 mg the other is 100 mg.
You are told to adjust the amount of soft gels taken a day to get the support that you need. The statements made by customers include improved energy, but fatigue in others who feel they may need to increase the dose.
Dr. Lark’s Q10 Answer is said to give you the newest form of ubiquinol yet it is in pill form. You are asked to adjust the amount you take because of the absorption rate. The reviews state that a slight difference was noticed in energy levels, but caused slight insomnia.
Doctors Best and their Best Ubiquinol brand features Kaneka’s Qh in soft gel form, it contains the most reduced form of Q10 which is better for the absorption rate. Reviews on this product state that people have taken other forms of Q10 without noticing a difference but when changing to Doctors Best a difference was seen. One 88 year old woman said her complexion even improved.
