Tag: supplements

Does Vitamin C Help Relieve Gout Attacks?

BACKGROUND Patients who suffer from gout may wish to try supplements in hopes of preventing flare ups. In the acute phase of gout, deposition of uric acid crystals in joints and articular tissues leads to inflammation and extreme pain. After many years of gout attacks, nodules called tophi can form over joints leading to limited activity and gouty arthritis.1 The […]

Alternative Medicine – Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone)

Background As of 2020, ubiquinone, or coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), was the 3rd most common nutritional supplement used behind fish oil and multivitamins. CoQ10 is a benzoquinone compound that is fat-soluble and is synthesized in the body from tyrosine. In its reduced form, called ubiquinol, this compound is the only lipophilic antioxidant that can be generated by cells. CoQ10 is mostly […]