Your Mitochondria Are Running on Empty — And CoQ10 Is the Fuel
If you wake up tired after 8 hours of sleep, or feel drained by 3 p.m. despite clean eating, it isn't laziness and it isn't age — it's a cellular fuel shortage. Every cell in your body contains tiny power plants called mitochondria, and they require CoQ10 to produce ATP, the currency of energy. After 40, your natural CoQ10 levels can drop by as much as 50%, leaving your cells literally starving.
A 2008 trial in Nutrition found that CoQ10 supplementation measurably reduced feelings of fatigue during physical exertion in healthy adults.
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