Ingredient Guide

CoQ10: The Compound Your Cells Use to Make Energy

Coenzyme Q10 is a compound your cells make to run their energy machinery — it helps shuttle electrons in the mitochondria, where cells produce energy, and it doubles as an antioxidant. Because the body makes its own, supplements tend to matter most when natural levels are lower.

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  • No proprietary blends

What it is

CoQ10, also called ubiquinone, is a fat-soluble compound found in nearly every cell and concentrated in energy-hungry tissues. It comes in two related forms — ubiquinone and ubiquinol — and because it's fat-soluble, it's absorbed better when taken with food.

How it works

Inside the mitochondria, CoQ10 is part of the electron transport chain that cells use to generate energy, and it also acts as an antioxidant that helps protect cell membranes from oxidative stress. Natural levels tend to decline with age, which is the structure-function rationale behind supplementing it.

Why the form & source matter

The main choice is between ubiquinone (the conventional, well-studied form) and ubiquinol (the reduced form). Both are fat-soluble, so taking CoQ10 with a meal that contains some fat improves absorption far more than the form debate usually does.

How Monthlees uses it

Monthlees offers CoQ10 as a dedicated ubiquinone supplement — the conventional and most-studied form — intended to be taken with food for better absorption.

Frequently asked questions

What is CoQ10?

A compound your cells make (also called ubiquinone) that helps produce cellular energy and acts as an antioxidant.

Ubiquinone or ubiquinol?

Ubiquinone is the conventional, most-studied form; ubiquinol is the reduced form. Both are fat-soluble.

Should I take it with food?

Yes — it's fat-soluble, so a meal with some fat improves absorption.

Why supplement it?

The body makes CoQ10, but natural levels tend to decline with age.

Research & references

  1. Understanding coenzyme Q — Physiological Reviews (2024) (source)
    CoQ is an electron transporter in the mitochondrial ETC central to cellular redox balance and antioxidant defenses.
  2. Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation in Aging and Disease — Frontiers in Physiology (2018) (source)
    CoQ10 is essential to mitochondrial bioenergetics and acts as an antioxidant; tissue levels decline with age.

References are provided for general educational context. They do not imply that this product treats, cures, or prevents any disease.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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CoQ10 Ubiquinone

CoQ10 Ubiquinone

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