Deficiencies in CoQ10 (also known as Coenzyme Q10) can cause or aggravate many conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and periodontal disease.

"After age 20, levels of Coenzyme Q10 in your body decline gradually. After 50, it plummets."

Healthy levels of CoQ10 help to lower your blood pressure and assist circulation as well as maintain healthy muscle tissue in your heart.

CoQ10 is also one of most powerful antioxidants known to man.

CoQ10 levels decline as we age. This is significant because evidence suggests that a vast number of diseases including dystrophy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Neurological disorders and certain cancers are not only treatable with CoQ10 but may in fact be caused, at least in part, by a deficiency in CoQ10.

What can CoEnzyme Q10 do for you?

Take a look at what Coenzyme Q10 can do for your health:

Slows down aging process as it protects your body from damage of free radicals

Support your immune system defences

Is beneficial for promoting cardiovascular health

Plays a crucial role in maintenance of periodontal health

Research has shown that your immune system function is reduced when your levels of CoQ10 are depleted.

What is CoQ10?

Coenzyme Q10 resists easy classification. Because it's an organic compound acting as an enzyme or coenzyme, necessary in small amounts for normal body function, most researchers consider it a vitamin.

CoQ10 is needed in every single cell in your body. It's found in meats and some protein-rich nuts, but concentrations in these foods are normally weak.

How about fifteen pounds of peanut butter - or an equally improbable three-and-a-half pounds of sardines - which provide just 100 mg of Q10!

Now I love peanut butter - but fifteen pounds..... a day!

This is amount University of Washington School of Medicine Physicians' Update calls "a reasonable daily amount."

To get optimal amounts of Q10, you need to take a supplement.

Why you need CoQ10?

Coenzyme Q10 is recognised as an essential component in your body's production of ATP (also known as "muscle fuel").

Without ATP, our muscles cannot move. Without CoQ10, we can't manufacture ATP.

After age 20, levels of CoQ10 in your body decline gradually. After 50, it plummets.

Coenzyme Q10 is also one of most powerful antioxidants every discovered, and has been found to improve athletic performance, and help intensive training athletes recover quicker.

In short, CoQ10 may well be one of most important and versatile nutrients ever discovered. The only downfall of CoQ10 relates to its oral absorption.

A Breakthrough in CoQ10 research

Fortunately, however, a recent breakthrough in CoQ10 delivery technology was recently discovered, meaning you can now make most of this amazing nutrient.

"When I coined word vita-nutrient, I was thinking of Coenzyme Q10. It is neither vitamin nor mineral nor amino acid, yet it is absolutely vital to our health and vital that we get enough of it." Dr Robert C. Atkins, M.D. from his book, "Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution"

Although it's present in virtually every cell in your body, very few people are aware of how important it is or how many different health benefits CoQ10 provides.

The short and simple truth of matter is that you should only hire a personal trainer if you can find an effective one that is right for you. Here are several things to consider before you decide!

Professionalism

The term professionalism should cover our prospective trainer's skills, as well as his/her ability to act in a professional manner. Both are critical to training process, and if a trainer is lacking in either department, it will spell doom for your program eventually, either in short term, or later on down road.

The days of personal trainers just being jocks with a certification are (thankfully!) coming to a close. Today's personal trainer needs to be a consummate professional with regard to his/her actual skills, as well as ability to treat their clients in a professional and business-like manner.

For now let's just agree that if your trainer doesn't have a clue about how to get you in shape, you probably don't want to hire that trainer!

What about their level of professionalism? A good personal trainer will always maintain their professional bearing. They don't need to be some stick in mud with no personality, but there are several things that a trainer should NOT be doing during a training session. These include things like staring at themselves in mirror, daydreaming, excessively talking to other people, talking on their cell phone, checking out members of opposite sex, and just generally not focusing on you during workout.

Your trainer should look professional as well. Although actual clothing standards vary widely, some things that you should not see are excessive body jewelry, latest fashions such as arm bands, beanie caps, combat boots, etc., or any clothing or accessories that are worn simply as decoration or because style is in. The latest styles have absolutely nothing to do with your training program!

Credentials

Which level of personal training certification is best has been and continues to be a matter of extreme debate. This article will not propagate that debate with further discussion of details. However, what you should take home is fact that regardless of your fitness goals, your trainer should be qualified to train YOU.