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Here at MultiVits, we’re always looking for new ways to help our customers and so we are giving away 100 free samples of our Bio-Quinone Q10 supplement at intervals over the next month on Twitter. We will split the 100 samples and give away 10 samples at a time to the first 10 people in the UK to follow us and retweet our giveaway tweet.  Visit Bio-Quinone Q10 to discover more about our coenzyme Q10.

Prize and number of prizes are as listed in the tweet. Winners will be notified by Direct Twitter Message, and must respond within 48hours or another winner maybe chosen. The giveaway is open to all residents in the UK only. There is no purchase necessary for entry and only one entry per person is permitted. Pharma Nord reserve the right to alter, amend or withdraw this prize without prior notice in the event that unforeseen circumstances make this unavoidable.  Pharma Nord assume no responsibility whatsoever for entries which are not received by the deadline. Entries which are not submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be invalid.

So keep a look out for our tweets!

Dennis ‘The Chemist’ as he is affectionately known, is a community pharmacist with a passion for nutrition and Pharma Nord’s B-Daddy. The Daily Mail caught his attention recently in an article that highlights the need for further understanding sperm health.

If B-Daddy supplement is added to a healthy diet and exercise regime, sub-fertile men can further enhance their baby-making odds. Approximately over 50% of the cases of male infertility are linked to problems with sperm quality. Decline is due to a combination of lifestyle, environmental and dietary factors. The article suggest that, there are ‘few ways of improving sperm quality for men who are sub-fertile’, but Dennis thinks there are two key nutrients that have been seriously overlooked by the article.

Selenium is an essential mineral and many of us in the UK are deficient thanks to modern farming methods and poor diet. Selenium plays an important part in our immune system, but it’s equally vital for semen quality. It’s important to ensure the little swimmers are healthy and in plentiful supply.

Coenzyme Q10 is popular among heart patients and statin users, but its fundamental function is to supply every one of our 100 trillion cells with energy – and that includes sperm cells! By having appropriate energy levels,the sperm can move more effectively and efficiently. This improved motility gives them a greater chance of winning the race!

Sources of selenium and coQ10 from food are generally poor if you want to reach optimum levels. You can consider adding Brazil nuts to your diet for extra selenium as well as plenty of liver and oily mackerel for your Q10. However if that is not what you fancy, supplementation makes more sense. Pharma Nord B-Daddy uses high quality coQ10 and Pharma Nord’s very own SelenoPrecise organic selenium yeast. So think quality and motility!

Good luck to all the fathers to be!

Coenzyme Q10 is a vitamin-like substance which our cells need for their energy supply. Smoking is not only harmful to our lungs and cardiovascular health. The ‘dirty habit’ has also been shown to have a harmful impact on the body’s energy metabolism, something which is reflected by the observation scientists made of reduced blood levels of coenzyme Q10 in smokers, compared to non-smokers.

Q10 is also a highly effective antioxidant that supports the body’s defence against oxidation of lipids such as triglyceride and cholesterol. The higher the content of these blood lipids, the greater the need for Conenzyme Q10.

Q10 controls cellular energy metabolism inside the mitochondria (powerhouses of cells). A certain amount of Q10 can be found in our food. In addition, the human liver can synthesize the compound. However as we get older our production tapers off. Pharma Nord can offer Q10 as a supplemental form as Bio-Quinone Q10 GOLD. It is made to pharmaceutical standards and is the reference product from the International Coenzyme Q10 Association – accept no substitutes!

Dean Forbes and Trevor Pill of the Pharma Nord UK marketing team romped home in the 13.1 mile Great North Run 2011, powered by Bio-Quinone Q10.

“We’re both passionate about Pharma Nord’s products, so we practised what we preached and began taking Q10 to improve our muscular energy levels and recovery times,” said Dean, PR and Marketing Executive, based in Morpeth, Northumberland.

Graphic Designer and Marketing Assistant Trevor added, “I ran the Great North Run in 2009 without Q10 and it was gruelling to say the least.  This year I found that I could push myself further and the amount of muscle pain during and after was greatly reduced.”

Dean Forbes (right) and Trevor Pill (left) tackle the half marathon with Q10.

Dean, 30, and Trevor, 28, both ranked in the top 4000 finishers out of 54,000 runners in the World’s biggest half marathon.  Between them, they have managed to raise almost £1000 for their chosen charities; North East Motor Neurone Disease Trust and The Stroke Association.

Coenzyme Q10 has long been considered an essential nutrient for anyone seeking to keep their muscles healthy during exercise.  It plays a vital role in energy production within most of the body’s 100 trillion cells.  Muscle cells, including the heart, consume huge volumes of Q10 and our natural levels start to decline from our mid-twenties onwards.  By the age of 40, we may only have the Q10 levels of a two year-old.

Dean declared, “We were determined to do our best for our charities and also to enjoy the run without battling exhaustion and pain throughout, so we began taking one Bio-Quinone Q10 GOLD capsule daily with breakfast, four weeks before the big event.”

Many people expect Q10 supplements to be the reserve of heart patients or those suffering from statin myopathy, but the benefits are broad-ranging.  In fact, Bio-Quinone Q10 capsules have been used by British swimmers, footballers and Team GB athletes, all of whom seek natural support for their muscular energy and heart health.

“In such a popular and intense race, you need something to give you the edge.  Next year we both hope to beat our times, aided by regular training and of course, our Q10,” states Trevor.

Coenzyme Q10 is a natural vitamin-like substance, with no known adverse effects.  It is best taken in an oil-based capsule form that is blister-packed to protect it from the environment.  For more information visit www.Q10.co.uk or call 0800 591 756.

Taking supplements of Ubiquinol, the active form of coenzyme Q10, significantly reduces plaque adhesion and bleeding gums, a Japanese study shows.

Japanese researchers from Nihon University School of Dentistry confirmed the effects of Ubiquinol, the reduced form of coenzyme Q10, in improving oral health in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Ubiquinol is commonly known as active Q10, since this form of the substance is the one used in the energy production of the cells (ATP).

Forty five volunteers with mild to middle degree of periodontal disease (37 men, 8 women, average age: 39.4 years old) were given ubiquinol (150 mg/day) or placebo for 2 months. Plaque adhesion, pocket depth, bleeding, gingival recession, foul breath and antioxidative activity in saliva were examined before and after one and two months of supplementation.

As a result, after two months of supplementation, statistically significant improvements in plaque adhesion and bleeding by probing were observed in the ubiquinol group. A tendency to increase saliva antioxidant activity was also observed in the ubiquinol group and the members of this group also had less foul breath.

Ref.  The results were presented at “The 63rd Meeting of the Vitamin Society of Japan” held in Hiroshima on June 4th and 5th, 2011.

What is peridontal disease?
Periodontal disease (pyorrhea alveolaris) is an inflammatory disease caused by periodontal bacteria living in plaque, and it is known that oxidative stress in saliva is increased by periodontal disease. The degree of periodontal disease is evaluated by measuring periodontal pocket depth, bleeding, gingival recession, foul breath, etc.

Q10 facts
Coenzyme Q10 is a vital component in th energy production of the cells. There are two forms of coenzyme Q10 – oxidized coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) and reduced (ubiquinol) coenzyme Q10. Coenzyme Q10 is converted from one form to the other inside the body. The active form is available as BioActive Q10 Uniquinol.

Coenzyme Q10 is found in food, but the human body is also able to synthesize it.
Our endogenous coenzyme Q10 synthesis declines from our mid-twenties
A study showed that 65% of those who were unable to feel the effect of using ubiquinone observed an effect when they shifted to ubiquinol.