A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.
Cardiologists have known for more than three decades that statin-type cholesterol-lowering drugs can lower levels of ubiquinone. Most people know ubiquinone by the name coenzyme Q10 or CoQ10.
When you have excess LDL cholesterol in the blood, it can lead to heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems.