which co enzyme Q10 is the best Ubiquinone(oxidized) or Ubiquinol(reduced)?!!! .some companies claim that the reduced form is better and potent antioxidant.

Ubiquinone is the oxidized form of CoQ10 and is the more common form of commercially available CoQ10. It is the form that has been used in virtually all published studies and the lowest cost form.

Ubiquinol, the reduced form of CoQ10, is new and more expensive.

The best information that I can find is that there about 210 published articles on positive action of the oxidized CoQ10. The body can easily convert the oxidized form to the reduced form via the Electron Transport Chain used to make energy.

There has been one published study on the reduced form of CoQ10.

I actually tried the reduced form of CoQ10 and noticed no extra positive effect on myself.

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thanks Dr Pickart, but Dr Merculla says when a person hit the threshold of the mid 20's the body tries hard to reduce the oxidized Ubiquinone to the reduced Ubiquinol.

Is there any credibility on his claiming?.

Mercola has many good ideas but he often is just trying to promote and sell his products.

There are over 200 journal articles on positive actions of oxidized CoQ10. The is about one article on the reduced CoQ10.

So, if the regular CoQ10 is working, why take a product that has little proof of any better action.

Thanks Dr.Pickart. I also thought so.