The World Health Organization has determined that there are a total of 13 vitamins required by the human body, which are divided into lipid soluble A, D, E, K, and water-soluble C and B groups (8 types). In recent years, a nutrient called PQQ has the potential to become the 14th vitamin for humans.
What is PQQ?
PQQ, also known as pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ), is a new type of water-soluble vitamin known as the king of immunity in the global biomedical community. It is the strongest antioxidant substance in the world and is an oxidoreductase cofactor that exists in some microorganisms, plants, and animal tissues.
PQQ not only participates in catalyzing redox reactions in organisms, but also has some special biological activities and physiological functions, such as preventing and treating certain diseases.
A trace amount of PQQ can improve the metabolism and growth function of biological tissues, which is extremely precious. Human clinical trials have shown that PQQ can also improve sleep, fat, and uric acid levels, preventing skin dryness and other issues that afflict female consumers and the elderly.
The latest research results prove that PQQ also has the effect of inhibiting ovarian aging (fibrosis) caused by age, regulating follicle maturation and ovulation environment.
What magical functions does PQQ have?
Improving mitochondria
Dr. Murray, an American internet celebrity doctor: A key role of PQQ is to directly act on key enzymes in our cellular energy factory - mitochondria. Therefore, PQQ enhances energy production. In addition to its strong antioxidant effect, PQQ can also prevent mitochondrial damage. It not only protects mitochondria from oxidative stress, but also promotes the spontaneous production of new mitochondria in aging cells, which is the source of keeping mitochondria youthful
Mitochondria provide 95% of the energy of cells, which is the foundation of health. PQQ can not only improve the quality of mitochondria, but also increase the number of mitochondria by nearly 163%.
Antioxidation:
oxygen is indispensable to life, but aerobic cells will produce a series of reactive oxygen species (ROS for short, refers to small oxygen containing molecules with negative charges or "exposed" electrons) during metabolism. ROS has high reactivity, likes to attack the biological membrane structure (cell membrane, mitochondrial membrane, endoplasmic reticulum membrane) in our cells, causing cell dysfunction, and is considered to be one of the important reasons for aging.
PQQ can activate endogenous antioxidant mechanisms, allowing cells to respond more quickly and sensitively to the threat of ROS. Many studies have found that with its powerful antioxidant function, PQQ has protective effects on our brain, heart, liver, nerves, and so on.
PQQ is the "golden partner" of NMN: NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) is a hot ingredient in the field of anti-aging in recent years, and PQQ, a magical "growth factor", is also a star in the field of anti-aging. What's even more surprising is that PQQ helps activate the pathway for NAD+recycling in the body and can increase the level of NAD+in cells.
How to supplement PQQ
Since PQQ is so effective, how to supplement PQQ? Research shows that plant-based foods generally contain very small amounts of PQQ, such as natto, spinach, green tea, parsley, green peppers, and kiwifruit, all of which are the main food sources.
To supplement 20mg of PQQ daily, it is necessary to consume the equivalent of 4 tons of tomatoes or 330 kilograms of natto (1mg=106ng). However, consuming such a large amount of food every day is not practical. Therefore, we recommend that everyone consume PQQ nutritional supplements appropriately.