CoQ10 100 mg Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid – Heart & Energy Support | 60 Capsules
CoQ10 Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid is a once-a-day vegetarian capsule with 100 mg of CoQ10 (coenzyme Q10), 100 mg of lecithin (from soybean) and 5 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Each bottle holds 60 capsules, a 60-day supply at the label's serving of one capsule. CoQ10 helps your mitochondria turn food into usable energy and supports healthy heart function.†
Your body makes its own CoQ10, and the amount in most of your organs tends to peak in early adulthood and drift down from there. So this capsule is built for people in their late 30s and 40s who are already paying attention to energy and heart function, and for anyone over 50 who plans to keep going strong. Aging isn't optional. Getting old is.
Why people take CoQ10 Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid
- Cellular energy. CoQ10 carries electrons inside your mitochondria, a step your cells need to make ATP, the energy they run on.†
- Healthy heart function. Your heart beats around the clock on energy made by its mitochondria, and CoQ10 is part of that machinery.†
- Antioxidant support. CoQ10 and alpha lipoic acid both take part in the body's normal defenses against everyday oxidative stress.†
- Keeping up your CoQ10. Organ levels of CoQ10 tend to decline after early adulthood, and a daily supplement raises the CoQ10 in your blood.†
What's in each serving
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10) | 100 mg | * |
| Lecithin (from soybean) | 100 mg | * |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 5 mg | * |
*Daily Value not established, as printed on the label. Serving size: 1 Vegetarian Capsule. Count: 60 vegetarian capsules, a 60-day supply at the label's serving. Other ingredients: Deep mined calcium phosphates, cellulose, vegetable cellulose (preservative-free, from capsule shell), magnesium trisilicate, silica, magnesium carbonate, & magnesium stearate. The label states: "Uniquely formulated and emulsified to enhance the absorption of CoQ10." It also states: "NO salt, yeast, gluten, milk & egg products, sugar, starch, or preservatives." Allergen statement: "Contains soy, from lecithin."
How CoQ10 Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid works
CoQ10 (coenzyme Q10), 100 mg
CoQ10 is a fat-soluble, vitamin-like compound your body makes on its own. It sits in the inner membrane of your mitochondria and shuttles electrons between the protein complexes that produce ATP. In its reduced form it also acts as an antioxidant within cell membranes.†
Your own supply changes with age. In a study of organ samples from people aged one day to 81 years, researchers in Sweden found that CoQ10 (ubiquinone) in the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and spleen peaked around age 20 and then kept decreasing. It was a measurement study, not a supplement trial, and it's part of why we say start in your 30s and 40s.
Does a supplement actually get in? In a 14-day trial in 41 healthy trained and untrained adults, 100 mg of CoQ10 twice a day significantly raised blood CoQ10. Time to exhaustion on a treadmill test trended longer but didn't reach statistical significance, and oxidative stress markers after a single dose moved in mixed directions. So CoQ10 clearly reached the blood, while performance changes in this healthy, mostly young group were small and uncertain. The daily dose was also twice what one of our capsules holds.
Lecithin (from soybean), 100 mg
CoQ10 is a large, oily molecule, and your gut absorbs it slowly and only in part. A review of how CoQ10 is absorbed and used, written by researchers at a CoQ10 supplement maker, reports that solubilized CoQ10 formulations show better absorption, that blood levels peak about 6 hours after a dose, and that the half-life is about 33 hours. That long half-life is one reason a once-a-day capsule makes sense.
Lecithin is a mix of phospholipids, the same family of fats that forms your cell membranes, and it works as an emulsifier, helping oil and water mix. That's what the label means by "emulsified to enhance the absorption of CoQ10." We haven't published an absorption study of this exact capsule, so read that as design reasoning, not a measured result. Because the lecithin comes from soybeans, this formula contains soy.
Alpha lipoic acid (ALA), 5 mg
Alpha lipoic acid is a sulfur-containing compound your body makes in small amounts. Inside mitochondria it's a working part of the enzymes that break down fuel from food, so it shares a workplace with CoQ10.† A review of lipoic acid's antioxidant chemistry describes how ALA and its reduced form react with several kinds of reactive oxygen species and interact with vitamin C and glutathione, which in turn can help recycle vitamin E. The same review notes the reduced form may also act as a pro-oxidant by reducing iron, a reminder that antioxidant chemistry has two sides.
About the dose: 5 mg is a small, supporting amount, and the human research we found used far more. In a placebo-controlled crossover study in 16 healthy men (average age 58), a single 600 mg dose showed up in the blood but didn't change measures of oxidative stress or blood vessel function over the next 90 minutes. So think of the ALA here as a companion to the CoQ10, not a standalone ALA dose. We don't claim a measurable effect from the ALA on its own.
What the research does and doesn't show
We know of no published trial of this exact formula; the studies above test CoQ10 or ALA separately, over hours to weeks. They support that CoQ10 is part of how your cells make energy, that organ levels decline after early adulthood, and that supplements raise blood levels.† They don't promise you'll feel a specific difference by a specific date.
How to take CoQ10 Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid
Directions from the label: One capsule daily, as a dietary supplement.
The label doesn't set a time of day or say whether to take it with food. CoQ10 is fat-soluble, so many people take it with a meal that has some fat in it.
If you also take another of our formulas that contains CoQ10 (see the FAQ below), add up your daily total. For context, a safety review of CoQ10, written by researchers at a CoQ10 ingredient maker, put the observed safe level from human trials at 1,200 mg a day.
Allergen statement from the label: Contains soy, from lecithin. Ask your healthcare practitioner before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Don't take our word for it
- Verified by independent labs. ISO 17025-accredited labs check our test results.
- Every ingredient lot tested before use. Federal rules only require an identity test on incoming dietary ingredients. We test every incoming lot, CoQ10 and ALA included, for identity, potency, heavy metals and microbes.
- If it misses spec, it doesn't go in a bottle. More than 99% of our tests pass, and the lots that don't are turned away.
- A certificate of analysis for every lot. Each one records what that lot was tested for and what the results were.
Made in the USA. Made and tested in Mt. Angel, Oregon. It's a farm town of about 3,500 people in the Willamette Valley, and our UL-certified cGMP facility is right there in it. The people who formulate this capsule, make it and test it all work under one roof, and the owners work in the building too (owner-run since 2017). We've been making supplements in Oregon since 1974. That's 52 years, and we're not getting old either.
Frequently asked questions
How much CoQ10 is in each capsule?
Each capsule has 100 mg of CoQ10, along with 100 mg of lecithin (from soybean) and 5 mg of alpha lipoic acid. One capsule is the full serving, so a 60-capsule bottle lasts 60 days at the label's directions.
When should I take it, and with food or without?
Take one capsule a day at whatever time you'll remember, since the label doesn't set one. Because CoQ10 is fat-soluble, many people take it with a meal that includes some fat.
How long before I notice anything?
There's no set timeline. In one trial in healthy adults, blood CoQ10 rose significantly within two weeks at 200 mg a day, but a blood level isn't the same as a difference you can feel, and people vary.
Can I take it with YourHeart Nutrients or one of your multivitamins?
You can, but count the CoQ10 in each. YourHeart Nutrients has 100 mg of CoQ10 per 4-capsule serving, the Men's 50+ Multivitamin and Women's 50+ Multivitamin each have 100 mg per 2-capsule serving, and the Men's Multi has 50 mg per 2-capsule serving. Paired with this capsule, that's 150 to 200 mg a day, well under the 1,200 mg observed safe level in the safety review above. If you take medication, check with your practitioner first.
Does it contain soy?
Yes. The label says "Contains soy, from lecithin." If you avoid soy, this formula isn't the right fit.
Will taking CoQ10 make my body stop making its own?
According to the safety review cited above, no. It concluded that supplemental CoQ10 doesn't appear to change the body's own CoQ10 production and doesn't build up in blood or tissue after you stop taking it.
Is it safe to take with my medication?
Ask your healthcare practitioner before you start. Bring the bottle so they can read the full label.
Keep learning
- Urolithin A 500 mg, one capsule a day, which supports mitochondrial renewal and cellular energy.†
- What "Single Bottle Solution" on our labels means
References
- Kalén A et al. Age-related changes in the lipid compositions of rat and human tissues. Lipids. 1989. PubMed
- Cooke M et al. Effects of acute and 14-day coenzyme Q10 supplementation on exercise performance in both trained and untrained individuals. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2008. PubMed
- Bhagavan HN et al. Coenzyme Q10: absorption, tissue uptake, metabolism and pharmacokinetics. Free Radic Res. 2006. PubMed
- Packer L et al. alpha-Lipoic acid as a biological antioxidant. Free Radic Biol Med. 1995. PubMed
- Sharman JE et al. Alpha-lipoic acid does not acutely affect resistance and conduit artery function or oxidative stress in healthy men. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2004. PubMed
- Hidaka T et al. Safety assessment of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Biofactors. 2008. PubMed
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
