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MAT-Rx Nutrition
Coenzyme Q10
This revolutionary nutrient has shown to boost the production of energy inside cells relieving chronic fatigue and burnout
by stimulating various enzyme functions, thus also improving mental clarity. At the same time it neutralises free radicals
generated in the energy-making process to protect damage to valuable muscle and cell structures, combating the aging process.
It is also thought to prevent the oxidation of lipoproteins (cholesterol), thus potentially reducing the risk of damage to
arteries protecting you from heart disease. Research has tested it for the prevention and treatment of chronic fatigue
syndrome, cancer, different heart ailments, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, periodontal disease and AIDS. CoQ10
boosts energy levels and can make you look and feel younger, while protecting the integrity of the body.
How it suppresses cancer
Folkers and other researchers initially began studying CoQ10 as a treatment for heart disease. Then, after they treated cardiac patients who also had cancer, they discovered that the substance might have significant use in combating tumours.
Scientists have not yet determined the exact mechanism by which CoQ10 benefits cancer patients. Preliminary evidence indicates that CoQ10 may suppress the proliferation of cancer cells and boost immune factors that kill cancer cells.
How it suppresses heart disease
CoQ10 combined with Vitamin E (as in the formulation of Prime Lipoic Acid from MAT-Rx® Nutrition) protects LDL cholesterol against oxidation, which causes much of the arterial damage of arteriosclerosis. CoQ10 dramatically extends vitamin E's ability to prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. In the bloodstream, CoQ10 is mainly transported by lipoproteins such as LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and HDL (high-density lipoprotein). It is thought that CoQ10 is one of the first antioxidants to be depleted when LDL is subjected to oxidation. Hence, CoQ10 is an important nutrient that prevents the oxidation of lipoproteins, thus potentially reducing the risk of arteries from forming plaques and getting damaged. In patients with coronary artery arteriosclerosis who take high doses of CoQ10 for 2-to-3 years, regressions of coronary artery blockage has been observed.
How it helps generate energy
In order to make energy, mitochondria must have CoQ10 molecules, which assist several enzymes in stimulating the process. CoQ10 exists naturally in our mitochondria and carries electrons involved in energy metabolism. CoQ10 is essential in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the basic energy molecule of each cell.
CoQ10 and AIDS
To determine the effect of CoQ10 in fighting the disease, Folkers and associates gave seven AIDS patients 200 mg of CoQ10 a day for several months. All seven started feeling better soon after beginning treatment. "The overall results," Folkers says, "were very encouraging and, at times, even striking."
In another study, two patients with AIDS Related Complex took CoQ10 and survived from four to five years without exhibiting symptoms of the disease. "This constitutes a rationale for new double-blind clinical trials on treatment patients with AIDS," researchers said.
CoQ10 and surgery
Several studies indicate that people who take CoQ10 before they undergo operations recover much more quickly. Dose should be about 150mg per day.
Dose (as suggested by research)
Chronic fatigue and Burnout: 200mg/day for 2 months
Maintenance dose: 100mg per day
Cardiac and Cancer risk: 200 – 300mg/day continuous
Coenzyme Q10 at a glance…
Healthy internal energy production
Anti Chronic fatigue
Anti-ageing
Anti heart disease
Mental Clarity
Powerful Antioxidant. It is the only antioxidant that functions inside the mitochondria where an abundance of free radicals is formed by the energy-making process.
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Prime Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
ALA helps with both insulin sensitivity, the absorption of carbohydrates, and neutralising the free radicals that accompanies it, and reviving other antioxidants.
Around 10,000 years ago, humans began cultivating grains. However, human teeth are not designed to properly chew grains, so it has to be milled. This immediately refines it and makes large amounts of carbohydrates available for digestion. Refined carbohydrates like pastas, breads, cereals, doughnuts, cake and sugar (some combined with oxidised oils) now dominate our diet. Such a diet wreaks havoc on glucose levels. To reduce high glucose levels the pancreas then secretes large amounts of insulin, which helps transport glucose into cells. Over time the body become less sensitive for insulin, putting you at risk of hyperglycemia. Alpha Lipoic Acid helps with both insulin sensitivity, the absorption of carbohydrates, and neutralising the free radicals that accompanies it, and reviving other antioxidants.
Specialised Nutrition’s Prime Alpha Lipoic Acid is a unique formulation with the addition of Vit C & E as co-factors. Known as the Super Universal antioxidant, ALA is able to deactivate fat and water-soluble free radicals as well as other cell-damaging species by roaming almost any part of the body. Its superiority lies in the fact that it also revives other antioxidants donating electrons to restore Glutathione, Vitamins C and E, and Coenzyme Q10 after they have lost electrons to neutralize free radicals. It is also involved with numerous metabolic functions including energy production in muscles, glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity, liver function, and nervous system function.
An animal study showed memory improvement in aged rats given ALA. Furthermore Lipoic acid is capable of chelating toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury, by binding to these substances it facilitates their excretion.
ALA at a glance…
Neutralize free radicals
Boost other antioxidants
Roam the whole body
Produce energy from food
Insulin sensitivity
Glucose metabolism
Formulation
Vitamin C: 50mg
Vitamin E: 25mg (dl-alpha tocopherol)
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B-Hydroxy-B-Methylbuterate (HMB)
HMB is a metabolite of the amino acid leucine and is naturally produced in the body, and is also found in foods.
Stressed or damaged cells may not be able to make sufficient enzymes to support cell membrane maintenance. Supplemental HMB is then used to provide in this need to markedly decrease muscle membrane damage as evidenced by the decreased leaking of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) out of muscle cells after strenuous damaging exercise. HMB stabilises the cell membrane, which may protect against cellular injury associated with intense exercise. It is important to minimise muscle loss since the amount of muscle that we carry greatly affects our metabolic rate; less muscle means a slower metabolism and easy fat gains.
For individuals on a weight management program, membrane permeability means more effective movement of nutrients in and out of the cell aiding weight loss and fat burning. HMB increases the cell's ability to oxidize fat, which may lead to an increase in lean body mass.
HMB is extremely safe and no toxicity has ever been encountered. The results are conclusive: HMB has No Adverse Effects; Improves Feelings; and Increases the Cardiovascular Benefits of Exercise.
HMB at a glance…
Increases the beneficial effects of exercise
Decrease muscle damage and loss
Anti-catabolic
Aid fat metabolism
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Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are fats that are essential to the diet because the body cannot produce them. They are present in every healthy cell in the body, and are critical for the normal growth and functioning of the cells, muscles, nerves, and organs. EFAs are also used by the body to produce hormone-like substances called prostaglandins, which are key to many important processes. Both Omega 3 and 6 are as vital as vitamins, which we also need to ingest from food sources. Our Western diet mostly provides the wrong combination of these two EFA’s, with serious adverse effects.
Experts recommend that Omega 3 and 6 be present in the diet in a ratio of around one to three. This supplement made by MAT-Rx® Nutrition boosts the more sought-after Omega 3 since our diet already supplies an abundance of Omega 6. It is however necessary to consume both because they work in synergy and imbalances in EFA intake may be detrimental in the long run. To maximize the benefits of EFA supplements, reduce the amount of fat, particularly saturated fat, in the diet. Lowering the intake of sugar and alcohol may also increase its effectiveness.
Deficiency and Supplementation
EFA’s are needed as building blocks for key body structures, including cell membranes and cell regeneration. As every part of us consists of cells with membranes, so a shortage would affect most systems, including – blood, bones, organs, tissue, skin and hair. Deficiencies and imbalances is believed to be associated with:
Weight: Obesity - assist in fat metabolism in the body
Mental: Depression, mood disorders and other psychotic illnesses and behavioural disorders. Poor memory and fatigue.
Dermal: Dry hair and skin, eczema, cracked fingernails, and slow wound healing.
Heart: Coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, adult onset diabetes.
Other: Allergies, inflammatory ailments such as arthritis.
Dose:
Take 1 soft gel-capsule twice daily.
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