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Brian Bartholomew - Tuesday, July 26, 2011

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Critical to making the human body produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the consumption of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Found in every cell of the body, ATP gives muscles reserve energy as well as starting numerous biochemical processes enabling the body to function correctly. Balancing a diet of particularfoods provides the body with the means to synthesize and produce the essential CoQ10. Eating 1 1/2 to 2 ounces of fish, specific meats, vegetables and grains, when fresh, raw and unprocessed, on a regular basis supplies the body with CoQ10. Unprocessed foods are never milled, canned, preserved and frozen. Produce should be grown in a green environment free of chemical pollutants.

Fish
- Sardines has the highest source of CoQ10 for consumption
  
  Fish contain the highest source of CoQ10. Regularly including the freshest servings of sardines and mackerel in your meals allows the body to turn this important enzyme into the energy (ATP) that powers the heart and other muscles in the body to work efficiently
Beef
- Beef liver is an excellent source of CoQ10.
  
  Contributing to the grocery list of foods high in CoQ10 are beef heart and liver. Preparing a meal with the freshest cooked portions of these two parts of the cow is second only to fish providing CoQ10.
Other Meats
- Lamb contains CoQ10.
  
  Ingesting any fresh cut of lamb and pork portions is another way to obtain CoQ10. They're not as high in the CoQ10 nutrient as fish or beef, but these meats help produce ATP nonetheless.
Eggs But Not the Chicken
- Eating chicken does not provide the CoQ10 as does other sources of food. However, eggs contain enough of this nutrient to assist your body's powerhouse cells to make your body run.
Vegetables and Grains
- Fresh, raw, organically grown spinach is a good source of CoQ10
  
  Preparing fresh raw vegetables as part of a diet is another valuable source of the CoQ10. In particular, spinach in a fresh salad with broccoli added to the mix and sprinkled with wheat germ is a coenzyme Q10 lunch. Fresh peanuts and unprocessed whole grains give the body smaller amounts of the CoQ10.