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Food Supplement CoQ10

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"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."
--Hippocrates

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I have been seeing a buttload of TV commercials about a product called CoQ10, which I had never heard of until just recently. I found myself wondering what it was and what it does in the human body. Since I trust almost nobody in the medical field, I did some research on the subject.

From the University of Maryland Medical Center, I found the following:

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a substance that helps convert food into energy. CoQ10 is found in almost every cell in the body, and it is a powerful antioxidant.

Antioxidants fight damaging particles in the body known as free radicals, which damage cell membranes, tamper with DNA, and even cause cell death. Scientists believe free radicals contribute to the aging process, as well as a number of health problems, including heart disease and cancer. Antioxidants, such as CoQ10, can neutralize free radicals and may reduce or even help prevent some of the damage they cause.

From another source:

Some researchers believe that CoQ10 may help with heart-related conditions, because it can improve energy production in cells, prevent blood clot formation, and act as an antioxidant.

There is much more, many interesting and provocative pieces of information.

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As a nutrient, CoQ10 is very difficult to be absorbed in the blood stream. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is highly hydrophobic (repelled by water) and insoluble in water due to its low polarity. This leads to low absorption, and bio-availability issues when we take it as supplements.

Over 50% of an oral intake of CoQ10 is eliminated in the feces. CoQ10 is absorbed by the small intestine and transferred into the lymphatics, where it enters the blood stream. Absorption of CoQ10 is variable and depends in on food intake but also on the amount of lipids present in the food. If you take CoQ10 on on an empty stomach, absorption is much lower compared to when taken with food with high fat content. Also Ubiquinol form of CoQ10 ensures the most bio-availability than regular ubiquinone form. Read below the effectiveness of both forms n terms of bio-availability.

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Did You Know . . .?

 Ralph Lauren's original

name was Ralph Lifshitz.

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HISTORICAL EVENT

On this day in 1992, Lucy Van Pelt raised her Psychiatric Help from 5 cents to 47 cents.

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WORD FOR TODAY

concomitant [kon-KOM-uh-tuhnt]
adjective
1. existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent.
2. accompanying in a subordinate fashion
(His dislike of hard work carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.)

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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

William James O'Reilly, Jr.

(born September 10, 1949)

Bill O'Reilly is an American television host, author, historian, journalist, syndicated columnist, and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel.

Colin Andrew Firth

(born September 10, 1960)

Colin Firth is an English actor. His films have grossed more than $3 billion from 42 releases worldwide. His most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2010 portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech, a performance that earned him an Oscar and multiple worldwide best actor awards.

Arnold Daniel Palmer

(born September 10, 1929)

Arnold Palmer, nicknamed "The King", is a retired American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in men's professional golf history. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955.

Harriet "Hetti" Bywater

(born 13 October 1994)

Hetti Bywater is an English actress from Eastbourne, England. Born to parents originally from Swansea, Wales, Bywater began her career in 2011, making guest appearances in Casualty and Doctors. She has also starred in the St George's Day film. However, Bywater is best known for playing Lucy Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2012–15. In 2015, Bywater will star in the fourth series of Death in Paradise.

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The Late Show

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Last night I forced myself to stay up and watch the new Late Show starring Steven Colbert who replaced David Letterman as host. What a waste of time. I could have been reading, as I usually do at that time of day, or possibly sleeping, which is better yet.

Somebody should remind this Colbert guy that he's no Letterman. Mouth stuffed full of Oreo cookies... that's comedy?

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Did You Know . . .?

A lobster's blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue.

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HISTORICAL EVENT

On this day in 1908 Frank P. Lahm became the first military air passenger, when he flew in the Wright Flyer during trials at Fort Myer, VA.

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WORD FOR TODAY

calumny [CAL-uhm-nee]
noun
1. The making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander.
2. An attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies.
(The local official’s calumny ended up ruining his opponent’s prospect of winning the election.)

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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Adam Richard Sandler

(born September 9, 1966)

Adam Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer, and musician. After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in many Hollywood feature films that combined have grossed over $2 billion at the box office.

Angela Margaret Cartwright

(born September 9, 1952)

Angela Cartwright is an English-born American actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. Cartwright is best known as a child actress for her role as Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. On television, she played Linda in the 1950s TV series Make Room For Daddy, and as John's & Maureen's daughter Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series Lost in Space.

Goran Visnjic

(born September 9, 1972)

Goran Visnjic is a Croatian-American actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known in the United States for his role as Dr. Luka Kovac on the NBC television series ER.

Julie Gonzalo

(born September 9, 1981)

Julie Gonzalo is an Argentine-American actress and producer. She starred as Pamela Rebecca Barnes in the TNT drama series Dallas. Gonzalo is also known for her roles in films, including Freaky Friday, A Cinderella Story and Christmas with the Kranks, and well on television series Veronica Mars and Eli Stone.

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Tomorrow Is Wensday

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If an incorrect pronunciation of a word such as 'ask' can be changed to 'aks' simply by repeated usage by a portion of the population, then why have we not officially changed the spelling of the word Wednesday, which everyone pronounces as Wensday?

Don't know why that bothers me so much.

But it does.

The LA Times Op Ed page says:

Few things stick out more in black American speech than the pronunciation of "ask" as "ax." And when I say that it "sticks out," I'm being polite.

Attitudes about Ebonics have evolved somewhat as hip hop has become America's favorite music. Even the strictest grammarian would have to agree that Kanye West's "Gold Digger" in standard English wouldn't be worth hearing. And Americans from Jesse Pinkman in "Breaking Bad" to Key and Peele get that it's OK to speak "hood" when you're among friends.

But "ax" is a special case. It's often the first thing even black people bring up as an example of bad grammar. Garrard McClendon, a black professor and talk show host, has titled a book "Aks or Ask: The African American Guide to Better English."

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Did You Know . . .?

Eight percent of people have an extra rib.

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HISTORICAL EVENT

On this day in 1914 HMS (formerly RMS) Oceanic, sister ship of RMS Titanic, sank off Scotland.

Oceanic departed Southampton to patrol the waters from the North Scottish mainland to the Faroes, in particular around Shetland. She ran aground and was wrecked off the island of Foula there on September 8, 1914.

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WORD FOR TODAY

arrogate
verb
to take without justification
(The king arrogated the right to order executions to himself exclusively.)
synonyms: take, claim, appropriate, seize.

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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

(born September 8, 1981)

Jonathan Taylor Thomas is an American actor, voice actor, former child star, and teen idol. He is known for his roles as the middle child Randy Taylor in the ABC TV series Home Improvement, and as the voice of the young Simba in the Disney film The Lion King.

Bernard "Bernie" Sanders

(born September 8, 1941)

Bernie Sanders is an American politician who currently serves as the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He is a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Austin Russell (Chumlee)

(born September 8, 1982)

Chumlee is an American reality television personality, known as a cast member on the History Channel television show Pawn Stars, which depicts the daily business at the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas where Russell works as an employee.

Heather Anne Thomas

(born September 8, 1957)

Heather Thomas is an American actress, screenwriter, author and political activist, who co-starred as Jody Banks on the TV series The Fall Guy.

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A TortuousTweet?

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"Take that, Bibi!"

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tortuous
adjective
Don't torture yourself trying to remember the difference between tortuous and torturous. Tortuous describes something like the long and winding road. But torturous is what a room full of masochists might say: "Torture us!" It describes something painful, like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

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Minor Irritant

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In an effort to add verisimilitude to a script, a screenwriter indicates the actor speak with his mouth full of food at the breakfast table while his wife fiddles around with a coffeemaker. I am watching this movie and suddenly the character speaks with his mouth filled with food... I cannot understand what he is saying, and this irritates me mightily. I concentrate on his garbled speech and lose the scene's meaning.

That same movie features background music that is both inappropriate to the scene, too loud, and unnecessary.

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WORD FOR TODAY

elegiac [el-uh-jahy'-uhk]
adjective
1. used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy.
2. expressing sorrow or lamentation: elegiac strains.
synonyms: mournful, melancholy, plaintive, sorrowful, sad

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Goin' To The Dogs

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I like dogs, and when I saw the picture of one that looked particularly fine to me I decided to include it in my blog.

That is why the dog's image appears herein.

Here is another one

Oh, what the heck...

just one more

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Ana Navarro was born in Nicaragua. In 1980, as a result of the Sandinista revolution, she and her family immigrated to the United States.

Navarro is a graduate of the University of Miami. In 1993, she obtained her Bachelor in Arts with Majors in Latin American Studies and Political Science. She obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1997.

What I would like to know is why she is selected to appear on so many TV news shows. And why should I feel a need to hear what she has to say... about anything. After all, listening to her weird accent irritates me to no end.

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Did You Know . . .?

The Suriname Toads

hatch in holes in

the mothers' back.

source:

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HISTORICAL EVENT

A year ago yesterday, in 2014 Joan Rivers died at age 81.

The outspoken comedienne passed after complications from surgery on her vocal cords

Joan Rivers died on September 4 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, having never awoken from a medically induced coma. The New York City Medical Examiner's Office said she died from brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen, and the details of her surgery would be investigated by officials.

After nearly two months of investigations, federal officials said on November 10 that the clinic made a number of mistakes both before and during the surgery. Among those were the clinic's failure to respond to Rivers' deteriorating vital signs, including a severe drop in her blood pressure, possibly administering an incorrect anesthetic dosage, performing a surgical procedure without her consent, and other medical-clinic irregularities

On January 26, 2015, Melissa Rivers filed a malpractice lawsuit against the clinic and doctors performing surgery on her mother.

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WORD FOR TODAY

brusque
adjective
short, abrupt, dismissive (The captain’s brusque manner offended the passengers.)

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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Michael Keaton

(born September 5, 1951)

Michael Keaton is an American actor. Keaton first rose to fame for his comedic film roles in Night Shift, Mr. Mom, Johnny Dangerously, and Beetlejuice, and he earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne / Batman in Tim Burton's Batman , and Batman Returns.

Raquel Welch

(born September 5, 1940)

Raquel Welch is an American actress. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage, after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her to a British studio, for whom she made One Million Years B.C.. She had only three lines in the film, yet images of her in the doe-skin bikini which she wore became best-selling posters that turned her into a celebrity sex symbol.

George Robert "Bob" Newhart

(born September 5, 1929)

Bob Newhart is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller. Newhart later went into acting, starring in two long-running and award-winning situation comedies, first as psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and then as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart.

Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22 and Papa Elf in Elf. In 2004 he played the library head Judson in The Librarian, a character which continued in 2014 to the TV series The Librarians. In 2011, Newhart made a cameo in the film Horrible Bosses, and in 2013 he guest starred in three episodes of The Big Bang Theory, for one of which he won his first Primetime Emmy Award on September 15, 2013.

Rose Arianna McGowan

(born September 5, 1973)

Rose McGowan is an American actress. She has played Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural drama series Charmed, and Ann-Margret alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley in the CBS miniseries Elvis. She made her film debut in the 1992 comedy Encino Man.

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