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Forum advertiser Swanson's lists a new supplement from Russia called
Dihydroquercetin (Taxifolin), seems to be a superior form of quercitin, from the website-
" quercetin and DHQ are different molecules. You can produce quercetin from DHQ, but DHQ is so much more powerful. DHQ is the direct precursor in the formation of quercetin as well as other flavonoids like cyanidin. In fact, DHQ is an important intermediary in the formation of many bioactive plant-derived antioxidants including flavonols, anthocyanins and proanthocyanins.
DHQ is highly soluble and bioavailabile in its native form. Regular quercetin is not soluble and bioavailable; it needs to be metabolized before the body can use it. And while quercetin and DHQ are related molecules, they have different physiological actions. In many studies comparing DHQ and quercetin, DHQ performs where quercetin does not. In a great number of cases DHQ emerges as the far more bioactive and beneficial molecule."
A sport specific study elaborates on this substance-
"A study done in 2006 at the Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism in Moscow supports the use of DHQ in athletic training. Sportsmen subjected to cyclic-type activities were given 50 mg to 100 mg of DHQ, depending on level of exertion and functional depletion (exhaustion), 10 minutes after exercising. Researchers found that in the case of moderate exhaustion, 50 mg of DHQ was effective at restoring normalcy and promoting recovery. In the case of extreme exertion and exhaustion, the results suggested 100 mg may be warranted. In the end, they found that DHQ intake after exercise helped restore athletes to full potential within one day as opposed to three or four days without the supplement."
There is more information about a study done with "old" mice that looked at rejuvenation of muscle cell mitochondria. This could be a boon for older athletes such as myself.
Dihydroquercetin (Taxifolin), seems to be a superior form of quercitin, from the website-
" quercetin and DHQ are different molecules. You can produce quercetin from DHQ, but DHQ is so much more powerful. DHQ is the direct precursor in the formation of quercetin as well as other flavonoids like cyanidin. In fact, DHQ is an important intermediary in the formation of many bioactive plant-derived antioxidants including flavonols, anthocyanins and proanthocyanins.
DHQ is highly soluble and bioavailabile in its native form. Regular quercetin is not soluble and bioavailable; it needs to be metabolized before the body can use it. And while quercetin and DHQ are related molecules, they have different physiological actions. In many studies comparing DHQ and quercetin, DHQ performs where quercetin does not. In a great number of cases DHQ emerges as the far more bioactive and beneficial molecule."
A sport specific study elaborates on this substance-
"A study done in 2006 at the Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism in Moscow supports the use of DHQ in athletic training. Sportsmen subjected to cyclic-type activities were given 50 mg to 100 mg of DHQ, depending on level of exertion and functional depletion (exhaustion), 10 minutes after exercising. Researchers found that in the case of moderate exhaustion, 50 mg of DHQ was effective at restoring normalcy and promoting recovery. In the case of extreme exertion and exhaustion, the results suggested 100 mg may be warranted. In the end, they found that DHQ intake after exercise helped restore athletes to full potential within one day as opposed to three or four days without the supplement."
There is more information about a study done with "old" mice that looked at rejuvenation of muscle cell mitochondria. This could be a boon for older athletes such as myself.
