Coenzyme Q10

Lately, my attention was caught with one, particular TV commercial on National Croatian TV which advertises milk (not body milk, but consuming milk) with coenzyme Q10 (also known as ubiquinone or ubidecarenone, ref. Wikipedia).
We are all familiar with face or body creams with Q10, or other cosmetic products, but this is alimentary product in which was, in some certain way, inserted Q10.

So, what are coenzymes and why do we need them?
Coenzymes are little, non-protein materials which transfer chemical substances between enzymes. Coenzyme Q10 is compound similar to vitamins which is oil soluble, and it is most common in mitochondrial. Q10 is responsible for producing 95% energy for our body. With this information, it’s not hard to conclude that organs which require most energy (like lever or heart) have the highest concentration of Q10.

Q10 is very strong antioxidant, so that’s why it is essential for our body. Various researches have proven that our body produces enough of Q10 until we enter thirties (if we speak about healthy person), and after thirty amount of Q10 is decreasing, so it is recommended to take remedies that involve Q10.

I don’t want to suggest any kind of artificial food product or cosmetic product with Q10, I’d rather make a list of natural Q10 resources, and these resources are:

- sesame oil (sesame seeds oil)
- peanut oil
- soy bean oil
- canola oil
- pork and beef bowels (heart)
- chicken leg
- mackerel and herring fresh bowels (heart)

Deep frying of these caterers can decrease the amount of Q10 in them for almost 30% so it is recommended to pay attention on a way of taking Q10 in our body.

Knock, knock...

- Knock, knock – said „Christmas time“ and before you know it, you won 10 extra pounds.

It’s not my intention to break Christmas spirit, but I think I’m speaking about well known situation here.

It’s not hard to imagine it – the best time of year, family gathered around beautiful Christmas table, Christmas tree lamps are sparkling, children are playing around and opening gifts and you are proud of yourself because you succeeded to finish dinner in time, roast didn’t burn, and all your guests are in good spirit, but when you set on your chair to finally have this desirable meal, you realized that you used wrong machine program because it seems that your pants (or skirt) got accidentally shrink while washing.

December is very dangerous month when it comes to mixing machine washing programs. It tricks you so easily and before you open your eyes you find yourself caught with 5 or 10 additional and unwanted pounds.
Of course, they didn’t find their way to your belly over night, but if you count how many times you’ve tried new crème for cake, or is that salad dressing spicy enough, you’ll realized that you’ve been deceived by sweets and little treats before you even start to enjoy all Christmas culinary festivals.

It seems so hard to stay away from all crème leftovers, but don’t be sorry to throw them away – leftovers make more damage to your body in a long turn, then your remorse after few spoons of spilled ice cream or filling.

I do feel guilty when I must to throw away any kind of food, and my heart is braking because of it, but, unfortunately, I don’t have the opportunity to give this food away. On the other hand – I’m not a trash can! I can’t put in my mouth everything that stays “uneaten” just because world hunger is one of the biggest problems today.

How to stop this enchanted circle? Don’t prepare as much food as you used to prepare it.

You’ll have more time to spend it with your family, and that is what is Christmas all about.