The food you eat is broken down into carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. From here, carbohydrates and most proteins are turned into glucose. On its journey to becoming energy, glucose metabolism promotes the production of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH). As a powerful electron donor, NADH is central to energy production in the cell.^†

NADH is also produced in the Krebs cycle. It plays a critical role in energy production. Along with FADH2, it delivers high-energy electrons to the Electron Transport Chain (ETC) located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The ETC is the final step in cellular aerobic respiration, which produces the majority of your body’s energy. This energy is known as adenosine triphosphate or ATP.^†

A deficiency in NADH can lead to a lack of energy due to low ATP production. In order for your body to make NADH, it involves many different genes and vitamins. A dirty NADH dehydrogenase gene, for example, can significantly impact your ability to produce NADH. A deficiency in niacin (the nutrient precursor to NADH) can also result in deficiency. Without enough NADH, the body cannot effectively transfer electrons to the ETC for energy production. The result can be fatigue, muscle pain, and other side effects related to mitochondrial insufficiency.^†

While NADH plays the important role of transferring electrons to the ETC, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) must be there to accept the electrons. As the only nutrient directly embedded directly in the ETC, CoQ10 accepts electrons from NADH and FADH2. It transfers these electrons down the ETC towards oxygen. In the final step of aerobic respiration, ATP is generated via the enzyme ATP synthase. This is the process by which over 90 percent of your body’s energy is created.^†

Without sufficient CoQ10 available, the electrons carried by NADH and FADH2 get stuck and cannot move down the ETC to generate energy. Unfortunately, levels of CoQ10 steadily decline with age and exposure to stress. Certain medications are known to block the body's ability to synthesize CoQ10. Low CoQ10 symptoms mirror those of low NADH levels: fatigue, muscle pain, exercise intolerance, and other side effects related to disrupted energy production. In these cases, supplementation may help restore normal levels of CoQ10 and NADH.^†

NADH + CoQ10 by Seeking Health provides a combination of bioactive NADH and CoQ10. Each delicious lozenge provides 25 mg of NADH (as PANMOL^® NADHmicro) and 50 mg of CoQ10 (as ubiquinone). This patented NADH formula protects the normally unstable NADH molecules from light, air, and stomach acid. The tasty lozenges allow for optimal absorption and fast-acting energy support.^†

Put more pep in your step with NADH + CoQ10 energy supplement by Seeking Health.^†