What NIH publishes on CoQ10, and what FDA publishes on ayurvedic products
Two government documents, quoted. Neither is about this product and both are about things in it.
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The problem with the question
Safety in a supplement is almost always a question about dose. This product declares no dose for anything, and the three ingredient names themselves come from a generated graphic rather than from a label. So every statement on this page is about an ingredient rather than about this capsule, and is labelled as such.
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Ingredient by ingredient
- 01from a generated graphicCoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10)NIH calls the heart evidence inconclusiveno amount is declared for this ingredient, or for either of the other twowhat the sources say
NCCIH is direct about this one:
only a few studies have looked at whether CoQ10 might help prevent heart disease, and their results are inconclusive
, andresearch on the effects of CoQ10 in heart failure is also inconclusive.
It adds that on statin-related muscle painthe overall scientific evidence does not support the idea that CoQ10 can reduce muscle pain
, thatno serious side effects of CoQ10 have been reported
, and that itmay interact with the anticoagulant (blood thinner) warfarin
and with insulin. The capsules in the seller's own photograph are printedCo Q10 — ubidecarenone
, which is the international name for coenzyme Q10.NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health →
- 02from a generated graphicShilajit Extractan ayurvedic material; no government dose foundno amount is declared for this ingredient, or for either of the other twowhat the sources say
Shilajit is a mineral pitch used in ayurvedic medicine. None of the government sources this site opened publishes a human dose for it. What FDA does publish about this category is a warning: some unapproved ayurvedic products
include heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, arsenic, iron and zinc
andtypically are not labeled to contain
them, and using such productsmay result in high blood pressure, kidney injury, fatigue
. That warning names other products, not this one, and no certificate of analysis or heavy-metal test result was supplied with this product. FDA's advice is totalk with your health care provider before using ayurvedic products.
- 03from a generated graphicPQQ Disodium Saltfood-use levels up to 20 mg a serving in GRAS noticesno amount is declared for this ingredient, or for either of the other twowhat the sources say
PQQ disodium salt is the subject of GRAS notices to FDA for use in beverages. The notice this site opened (GRN 709) proposes maximum levels of 8 to 20 mg per 240 mL serving depending on the drink, and estimates a 90th-percentile intake of 63.1 mg a person a day if every food were used at the maximum level. Those are food-ingredient levels, not a studied dose for any health effect, and this site found no human efficacy dose for PQQ in any government source it opened. No amount of it is declared on this product anyway.
Three cards, because three is how many ingredients this pack names. The product is called Cardio Clear 7, and nothing supplied explains the difference. Not one of the three carries an amount.
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The interaction most likely to matter
NCCIH records that coenzyme Q10 may interact with the anticoagulant (blood thinner) warfarin
and with insulin, and that it may not be compatible with some cancer treatments.
On a product sold for heart support, warfarin is the interaction most likely to be in the room: a meaningful number of people taking a heart supplement are also taking an anticoagulant. The complication here is that no amount of CoQ10 is declared, so neither you nor your pharmacist can size the question. Say that part out loud too.
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What FDA publishes about ayurvedic products
Shilajit is a mineral pitch used in ayurvedic medicine, and it is one of the three ingredients named on the generated graphic. None of the government sources this site opened publishes a human dose for it.
What FDA does publish about that category is a warning. Some unapproved ayurvedic products include heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, arsenic, iron and zinc
, and typically are not labeled to contain heavy metals such as lead, mercury or arsenic
. Using such products may result in high blood pressure, kidney injury, fatigue
, and FDA's advice is to talk with your health care provider before using ayurvedic products.
U.S. stocking partner for Cardio Clear 7
Four things to settle before you pay
No price, no amounts and no directions were supplied to this site. The guarantee was given as 60 days from purchase unless the sales page prints a longer window.
Where to buy itRead the guarantee
- Three ingredients named, none with an amount
- No Supplement Facts panel was supplied to this site
- U.S. stocking partner for Cardio Clear 7
This site holds no stock and takes no payment. No price was supplied to it, for any pack, so it prints none, and the guarantee it was given defers to a page it has not seen. The checkout governs.
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And the cautions the bottle does not carry
No caution, warning, interaction line, storage line or keep-out-of-reach line appears on any artwork supplied to this site.
Every caution on this site therefore comes from a named source rather than from the product.
U.S. stocking partner for Cardio Clear 7
Four things to settle before you pay
No price, no amounts and no directions were supplied to this site. The guarantee was given as 60 days from purchase unless the sales page prints a longer window.
Where to buy itRead the guarantee
- Three ingredients named, none with an amount
- No Supplement Facts panel was supplied to this site
- U.S. stocking partner for Cardio Clear 7
This site holds no stock and takes no payment. No price was supplied to it, for any pack, so it prints none, and the guarantee it was given defers to a page it has not seen. The checkout governs.
What this page was checked against
Every figure on it is transcribed from the supplied Supplement Facts panel and checked-out pack, derived by arithmetic from those, or taken from a source on the references page.