Coq 10 I'd not just am antioxidant. It helps with the re uptake of ATP, which is cellular energy. This is primarily where it's antiparasitics qualities come from. They are anaerobic creatures, which means they require an external source of energy in order to get the ATP they need to survive. When you take coq 10, instead of them soaking up what your cells cast off, your body reclaims it. It let's you starve their cellular metabolism, which is a systemic problem that is rapidly fatal.