Posted by KaraS on August 21, 2004, at 2:50:19
In reply to Re: NADH » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on August 20, 2004, at 7:53:25
> > > > > Wow. Almost sounds too good to be true. Sorry to sound ignorant, but would this be in the same family as co-Q10?
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> > > > > Simus
> > >
> > > Ignorance is the normal human condition. Those with initiative rise above it.
> >
> > Good point.
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> I do that, once in a while, eh?
>
> > >
> > > Co-Q10 is also known as ubiquinone. It's one of two key chemicals required for your mitochondria to produce ATP, the universal energy source for all the rest of the stuff your body does. The other key chemical is NADH.
> > >
> > > Alphalipoic acid helps protect ubiquinone and NADH, too.
> > >
> > > > I don't think they're related though the same people would be drawn to them. Enada NADH is very expensive.
> > >
> > > It can be expensive, I suppose, but no more than a Starbucks coffee is an expensive thing. CoQ10 and NADH are related, and both are promising for the same group.
> > >
> >
> > True, have a Starbucks coffee everyday would be on par with NADH daily.
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> I always try to contextualize the price of self-care. What's the price of NADH, in terms of cigarette packs or six-packs of beer? Ya know?
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> > I was thinking that Co-Q10 and NADH not related structurally. I think you're saying they're related functionally, no?
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> Yes, they are functionally related. They have no structural similarity, at all. CoQ10 acts in a biochemical energy transfer, passing the energy over to NADH.
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> > I've read that idebenone is even better than Co-Q10. Do you agree?
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> CoQ10 is an antioxidant. Idebenone is a better antioxidant. If you are going for antioxidant effect, then yes, it is better. There is no substitute for CoQ10 in mitochondrial energy transfer functions.I guess you just answered the question I posed in my previous post about coQ10. Probably should be on my list.
> Just for the record, one of the most powerful antioxidants is melatonin. I don't think people use it for that, though.With good reason. It's a hormone and there's too much else involved. (No?)
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> > > Take six grams of TMG and see if you still feel that way. ;-)
> >
> > > Lar
> >
> > You're kidding with that dose, right?
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> No. Not kidding. I bet you get a kick from it. Safe, but it would make a point, eh?
>I got no kick from SAM-e so maybe I won't get a kick from TMG either but I'll have to do the experiment to find out.
> > Be well and prosper,
> >
> > Kara
>
> You too. We will, you know.
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> LarI don't know but I'll take your word on it for now.
-K
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