A very good animation site actualhealth.
Very interesting.

If you decide to supplement with CoQ10 I would highly recommend ACCEL.
This is in a form that is far more bioavailable than regular CoQ10 where the body needs to convert and synthesize ubiquinone to produce ubiquinol.
Ubiquinol is then absorbed into the blood stream to provide clarity of mind, regulate Sugar in the body, balance cholesterol and soluble-fats and promote and sustain DNA and even the most basic cell functions.

A normal adult has CoQ10 amounts in the range of 0.5 and 1.5 grams. Within each cell, at least half the amount is centered in the mitochondria: the furnace of the cells where food is turned into energy, and this is where the final stages of its synthesis takes place.

The cycling action of Co Q 10 helps it achieve its metabolic goals. Ubiquinone (unreduced CoQ10) picks up electrons and becomes ubiquinol. Ubiquinol releases electrons and becomes ubiquinone, and the cycle repeats. According to scientist Kevin Connolly Ph.D., the ability of CoQ10 to move electrons around is a "fundamental step in the production of energy, in the regeneration of antioxidants in cell membranes, and in the construction of other important biological molecules."

The electrons moved about by CoQ10 aid in the chemical reactions that allow broken down sugars, fats and amino acids from food to be burned as fuel in the mitochondria and to produce (ATP), the actual chemical energy that powers cellular workings. Without adequate amounts of CoQ 10, cellular workings grind to a halt. It is clear that both ubiquinone and ubiquinol are essential and vital to the process.
Deficiencies of Co Q 10 have been implicated in cellular energy dysfunctions and neurological degeneration.

Here are the milligram amounts of Co Q 10 found in food which do not add up to sufficient amounts and where the same is true when the body self-manufactures this compound:

Beef, fried 3 ounces 2.6
Herring, marinated 3 ounces 2.3
Chicken, fried 3 ounces 1.4
Rainbow Trout, steamed 3 ounces 0.9
Peanuts, roasted 1 ounce 0.8
Sesame seeds, roasted 1 ounce 0.7
Pistachio nuts, roasted 0.9
Broccoli, boiled 4 ounces chopped 0.5
Orange, 1 medium 0.3
Strawberries, 4 ounces 0.1
Egg, 1 medium boiled 0.1

Not surprising that your food choices, as above, give you more energy, and in my opinion signifies a deficiency with the lack of energy you have on a carb' diet of fruits and so on.

Chrisb1.

Actualhealth & Chris, this is wonderful information to have and learn. Thank you very much!