Q10 makes a half marathon a 'walk in the park' for Pharma Nord duo

Dean Forbes and Trevor Pill (pictured right and left in the photo) of the Pharma Nord UK marketing team romped home in the 13.1 mile Great North Run 2011,  powered by Bio-Quinone Q10.

“We're both passionate about Pharma Nord's  products, so we practised what we preached and  began taking Q10 to improve our muscular energy  levels and recovery times,” said Dean, PR and  Marketing Executive, based in Morpeth,  Northumberland.

Graphic Designer and Marketing Assistant Trevor added, “I ran the Great North Run in 2009 without  Q10 and it was gruelling to say the least. This year I found that I could push myself further and the amount of muscle pain during and after was greatly reduced.”

Dean, 30, and Trevor, 28, both ranked in the top 4000 finishers out of 54,000 runners in the World's  biggest half marathon. Between them, they have managed to raise almost £1000 for their chosen charities; North East Motor Neurone Disease Trust and The Stroke Association.

Q10 not just for heart patients
Coenzyme Q10 has long been considered an essential nutrient for anyone seeking to keep their muscles  healthy during exercise. It plays a vital role in energy production within most of the body's 100 trillion  cells. Muscle cells, including the heart, consume huge volumes of Q10 and our natural levels start to  decline from our mid-twenties onwards. By the age of 40, we may only have the Q10 levels of a two year- old.

Dean declared, “We were determined to do our best for our charities and also to enjoy the run without  battling exhaustion and pain throughout, so we began taking one Bio-Quinone Q10 GOLD capsule daily  with breakfast, four weeks before the big event.”

Many people expect Q10 supplements to be the reserve of heart patients or those suffering from statin  myopathy, but the benefits are broad-ranging. In fact, Bio-Quinone Q10 capsules have been used by British swimmers, footballers and Team GB athletes, all of whom seek natural support for their muscular  energy and heart health.

“In such a popular and intense race, you need something to give you the edge. Next year we both hope to beat our times, aided by regular training and of course, our Q10,” states Trevor.

Coenzyme Q10 is a natural vitamin-like substance, with no known adverse effects. It is best taken in an  oil-based capsule form that is blister-packed to protect it from the environment.

BioActive Q10 wins Best New Product in the UK’s biggest free health magazine!

The readers of Natural Lifestyle, the UK’s best free health magazine, have voted overwhelmingly to name BioActive Q10 Ubiquinol as the Best New Product for 2010. Pharma Nord’s pioneering new form of Coenzyme Q10 has taken the UK by storm with sales growing exponentially since its launch.

This success has been reflected in Natural Lifestyle’s recent awards, which saw BioActive Q10 Uniquinol win by a landslide with 25% of the total vote.

Pharma Nord UK Managing Director Bent Henriksen OBE said he would like to thank the company’s loyal customers for voting in the awards.

"BioActive Q10 Ubiquinol is the latest innovation in our bestselling Q10 range and we are thrilled to receive the award for Best New Product 2010,” Bent says.

“Ubiquinol has all the benefits of Bio-Quinone Q10, but it is specifically designed for enhanced absorption and comes in light-proof blister packaging to protect its unique properties. Pharma Nord's Q10 range is of the highest quality and we are delighted to be at the cutting edge when it comes to new products and innovation."

Natural Lifestyle editor Rachel Symonds said the awards were designed to recognise all those products that have made a difference to people’s lives.

She said: “At Natural Lifestyle we’re all about celebrating the great products retailers have to offer.

The Natural Lifestyle Awards were held for the first time in 2009, designed to heap praise on all those products and brands that have made such a difference to our readers health, wellbeing and vitality.

After proving such a success – evidenced in the sheer number of readers who cast their vote – the awards were back in 2010 with a new category – Best New Product.”

Voting took place from November to January with the winners announced in the February issue of the magazine. Readers could vote by sending in an entry form or online.

BioActive Q10 Uniquinol overcame strong competition from a number of leading brands in its category to win the Best New Product for 2010.

About BioActive Q10 Ubiquinol
BioActive Q10 is a new product containing coenzyme Q10 in the reduced form, ubiquinol. CoQ10 occurs within the body in two closely related forms, oxidised (ubiquinone) and reduced (ubiquinol). Most people are able to absorb coenzyme Q10 as ubiquinone. However, if you’re getting a little bit older, have been suffering from an illness, or have digestive issues, then coenzyme Q10 is more easily absorbed in the reduced ubiquinol form of BioActive Q10.

BioActive Q10 has all the health benefits of the original Q10, such as maintaining a healthy heart and immune system, and contains ubiquinol in a stabilised form, using specially developed lightproof and air-proof packaging to prevent oxidation via a unique patented process. Pharma Nord is therefore able to guarantee the stability of this product during the whole of the product shelf life. BioActive Q10 Ubiquinol contains 100mg of Coenzyme Q10 per capsule.

About Natural Lifestyle Magazine
The UK’s best free health magazine, Natural Lifestyle provides readers with news, information and entertaining features to help them lead a healthier, more natural lifestyle. It’s the UK most popular free guide to natural products, remedies and diet.

For more information contact Pharma Nord UK on 0800 591 756.