Does Mark Hyman recommend CoQ10 (Ubiquinol/Ubiquinone)?
Yes — Mark Hyman has directly recommended CoQ10 (Ubiquinol/Ubiquinone).
Published research rates it moderate evidence. Of Mark Hyman's 20 tracked claims, 0 are supported or partially supported by studies on PubMed.
Evidence last reviewed May 2026
Mark Hyman on CoQ10 (Ubiquinol/Ubiquinone) — 20 claims
“there's many of those that you need more of depending on your state of health or what's going on like CoQ10 if you're on a statin”
CoQ10 is a conditionally essential nutrient — one you need more of depending on your state of health — particularly if you are on a statin.
“taking uh nutritional supplements that can optimize your mitochondria like the Mito Q or CoQ10 or other things that we suggested for you can be really really effective”
Nutritional supplements that optimize mitochondria, such as Mito Q or CoQ10, can be very effective for optimizing energy production, particularly during high-performance endurance activities.
“taking uh nutritional supplements that can optimize your mitochondria like the Mito Q or CoQ10 or other things that we suggested for you can be really really effective”
Nutritional supplements that optimize mitochondria, such as Mito Q or CoQ10, can be very effective for optimizing energy production, particularly during high-performance endurance activities.
“there's many of those that you need more of depending on your state of health or what's going on like CoQ10 if you're on a statin”
CoQ10 is a conditionally essential nutrient — one you need more of depending on your state of health — particularly if you are on a statin.
“three would be I think other supplementation strategies supplementation like creatine, carnitine, coq10”
CoQ10 is recommended as a supplementation strategy to support mitochondrial function and energy production.
“three would be I think other supplementation strategies supplementation like creatine, carnitine, coq10”
CoQ10 is recommended as a supplementation strategy to support mitochondrial function and energy production.
“doing nutrition testing on tens of thousands of people and deep analysis of minerals and vitamins and antioxidant levels and oxidative stress and CoQ10, all the things that people normally don't look at. It's so widespread like nutrient deficiency is so widespread in America.”
CoQ10 levels are commonly tested as part of comprehensive nutritional analysis, and nutrient deficiencies including CoQ10 are widespread in America.
“doing nutrition testing on tens of thousands of people and deep analysis of minerals and vitamins and antioxidant levels and oxidative stress and CoQ10, all the things that people normally don't look at. It's so widespread like nutrient deficiency is so widespread in America.”
CoQ10 levels are commonly tested as part of comprehensive nutritional analysis, and nutrient deficiencies including CoQ10 are widespread in America.
“there's actually a book a textbook a medical textbook on on drug nutrient interactions because there's so many”
The interaction between statins and CoQ10 is a documented drug-nutrient interaction, and there is even a medical textbook dedicated to drug-nutrient interactions.
“there's actually a book a textbook a medical textbook on on drug nutrient interactions because there's so many”
The interaction between statins and CoQ10 is a documented drug-nutrient interaction, and there is even a medical textbook dedicated to drug-nutrient interactions.
“whether it's CoQ10 or torine, these are so these are not considered essential vitamins or nutrients, but but they're I call these conditionally essential because of the increased load of stress of toxins”
CoQ10 is not considered a classic essential vitamin or nutrient, but Hyman considers it 'conditionally essential' due to increased loads of stress and toxins.
“It it it interrupts the enzyme that makes cholesterol. That same enzyme makes HMG COA reductase makes CoQ10. So you're blocking CoQ10. What is CoQ10? It's essential nutrient for making energy from food. And it and and your mitochondrial function. So people get muscle injury and muscle pain and and elevated what we call CPK which is damaged muscle enzymes because of this and doctors don't recommend usually CoQ10 with statins.”
Statins block the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme, which is the same enzyme that produces CoQ10, thereby depleting CoQ10 levels. Because CoQ10 is essential for making energy from food and for mitochondrial function, statin users who are CoQ10-depleted can experience muscle injury, muscle pain, and elevated CPK (damaged muscle enzymes). Doctors typically do not recommend CoQ10 alongside statins.
“whether it's CoQ10 or torine, these are so these are not considered essential vitamins or nutrients, but but they're I call these conditionally essential because of the increased load of stress of toxins”
CoQ10 is not considered a classic essential vitamin or nutrient, but Hyman considers it 'conditionally essential' due to increased loads of stress and toxins.
“It it it interrupts the enzyme that makes cholesterol. That same enzyme makes HMG COA reductase makes CoQ10. So you're blocking CoQ10. What is CoQ10? It's essential nutrient for making energy from food. And it and and your mitochondrial function. So people get muscle injury and muscle pain and and elevated what we call CPK which is damaged muscle enzymes because of this and doctors don't recommend usually CoQ10 with statins.”
Statins block the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme, which is the same enzyme that produces CoQ10, thereby depleting CoQ10 levels. Because CoQ10 is essential for making energy from food and for mitochondrial function, statin users who are CoQ10-depleted can experience muscle injury, muscle pain, and elevated CPK (damaged muscle enzymes). Doctors typically do not recommend CoQ10 alongside statins.
“I went on a statin at age 35. It was not recommended to go on CoQ10 at the time. No. Uh it ended up finding about finding it myself, right? Take Mitoq now. You know, it's just one of those things that feels essential.”
Hyman personally went on a statin at age 35 and was not initially recommended to take CoQ10 alongside it, but later discovered this on his own and now takes MitoQ, which he describes as feeling essential.
“I went on a statin at age 35. It was not recommended to go on CoQ10 at the time. No. Uh it ended up finding about finding it myself, right? Take Mitoq now. You know, it's just one of those things that feels essential.”
Hyman personally went on a statin at age 35 and was not initially recommended to take CoQ10 alongside it, but later discovered this on his own and now takes MitoQ, which he describes as feeling essential.
“you look at all your nutritional status right the B vitamins vitamin D vitamin E magnesium zinc copper CoQ10 lipoic acid Omega-3s”
CoQ10 is listed as a nutritional marker worth measuring when assessing overall health status, alongside other vitamins and nutrients.
“you look at all your nutritional status right the B vitamins vitamin D vitamin E magnesium zinc copper CoQ10 lipoic acid Omega-3s”
CoQ10 is listed as a nutritional marker worth measuring when assessing overall health status, alongside other vitamins and nutrients.
“the cardiologists were recommending fish oil or CoQ10”
Cardiologists commonly recommend CoQ10 to their patients.
“the cardiologists were recommending fish oil or CoQ10”
Cardiologists commonly recommend CoQ10 to their patients.
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