10. Water-pack sardines, several ounces a day. Yep, them little fishies. They're high in CoQ-10 (an important antioxidant), Omega-3's (anti-inflammatories), purines (raise uric acid levels), protein, and minerals. Darn near a miracle health food-- IF you don't have gout. ......If you have gout, you already know to avoid sardines, you can get CoQ10 and Omega-3's in pill form almost anywhere that nutritional supplements are sold. Omega-3's are also widely available as hemp, flax, and fish oil. If you don't know if you have the metabolic disorder called "gout", before you start loading up on sardines, get your uric acid levels checked and then discuss the results with your doctor.
10A. Suppose you can't do the sardines? In my opinion, when it comes to CoQ10, 100 mg/day of an advanced form (for example ubiquinol in oil) is probably enough, I haven't seen evidence that piling it on is better. My preferred brands are Dr. Mercola Ubiquinol 100 mg, and LEF Super Ubiquinol CoQ10 100 mg. When it comes to the Omega-3's, there are many ways to do that, from canned salmon (which is not high in purines like sardines are) to fish oil pills to flax oil to hemp oil and others. My personal preference is cold-pressed organic hemp oil inasmuch as it has a pleasant taste that goes well with almost anything. Hempseed is good stuff too, doesn't have that paint taste that flax has. Chia is another alternative, but tends to become a gooey mess.
