CoQ10 is one of the supplements I take each day. Here is why:
CoQ10, short for coenzyme Q10, is a substance naturally produced by the human body. It’s found in the inner membranes of your mitochondria,1,2 and is crucial for the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) that’s responsible for pushing energy where it’s needed both within a cell and all over your body.
There are two forms of CoQ10: ubiquinone (another given name for CoQ10) and ubiquinol, the reduced form of CoQ10 that’s considered a far more effective alternative for people over 40 who have difficulty with absorbing the regular version. The conversion of CoQ10 into ubiquinol happens thousands of times every second inside the mitochondria, and this process plays a big role in allowing your body to transform the food you eat into energy.