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131,132 The brain is particularly sensitive to OS due to numerous variables, including rapid oxidative energy metabolism (a process through which ROS, which are harmful molecules, are constantly produced), high levels of unsaturated fatty acids (which are vulnerable to lipid peroxidation), and relatively low intrinsic antioxidant capability

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216 Furthermore, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 65 hemodialysis patients reported that taking 1,200 mg, but not 600 mg, of CoQ10 daily for four months decreased oxidative stress (as indicated by a decrease in F2-isoprostanes)

It protects us from oxidative stress, helps us detoxify, and plays a key role in the regulation of our neurotransmitters