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REVIEWS my and number science and the purpose of plague our systems with toxins, we are only their rituals. Often his translations differ bringing on the ageing process and encour- from those accepted by scholars—so expect aging disease. Our livers can barely keep up some lively debate. with our cellular demands for Q10. This detailed, well-illustrated journey into Fortunately, Q10 supplements are non- the hidden realms of the Maya is also testa- _ toxic and reportedly have no side effects— ment to the intrinsic role of hand/finger except for improved health, energy and manipulation in the evolution of the human longevity! But, as with all supplements on brain and the development of civilisation. the market, some are better than others, and consumers need to be well-informed to sort BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER OF out the wheat from the chaff. This book is HUMAN ENERGY PRODUCTION one of the few covering Q10 in the context by John O'Neill of human cell energy efficiency. Publisher: John O'Neill, Aust, 1997 (3ed) ISBN: 0-646-31948-5 (s/c) PRE-TASMAN EXPLORERS Price: AUD$25.00 inc. p&h; overseas by Ross Wiseman orders AUD$30.00 inc. p&h Publisher: Discovery Press, NZ, 1998 Available: Australia—John O'Neill, 56 ISBN: 0-473-04505-2 (406pp s/c) Julie Way, Mudgeeraba Qld 4213, ph/fax Price: NZD$49.95 inc. p&h in NZ; over- +61 (0)7 5530 5982 (see ad on page 95) seas p&h add NZD$6.00 he Q10 enzyme (ubidecarenone) is the Distributors: New Zealand—Chris Beckett greatest nutritional discovery in molecu- Ltd, ph (09) 415 8844; overseas orders lar science to date—in the opinion of John through Discovery Press, ph +64 9 836 O'Neill, an extremely healthy, fit and athlet- (772, fax +64 9 837 6364 ic 59-year-old who's been researching physi- istorians tend to act as guardians of the ology and sports medicine for decades. All Hiviitine cultural paradigm, argues you wanted to know about Q10 and more is researcher Ross Wiseman, and in New covered in his book, Breaking the Sound Zealand (as in Australia, for that matter) it is Barrier of Human Energy Production. reinforced by promotion of Capt. James Anyone interested in maximising their ener- Cao's "discovery" in 1768 over that of the gy, or who does intensive training whatever — Hutch Abel Tasman in 1642. But in Pre- the sport, can learn a great deal from it. Tasman Explorers, Wiseman reminds us Q10 is the critical enzyme needed by the that NZ has been visited, mapped and even cell mitochondria to produce energy. But settled several times in the last 2,600 years. for the mitochondria to operate efficiently, A number of artefacts have been found that toxic by-products like lactate, ammonia and a. inconsistent with the prevailing para- carbon dioxide must be limited. If not, the 5 wa: F 4 digm and whose validity has been denied or electron transport system (ETS) suffers and ignored by academia. Wiseman analyses the can no longer split hydrogen atoms and con- historical background of each item as far as vert their protons and electrons to water with it can be traced. and draws reasonable con- the help of oxygen (and Q10), and thus the clusions that should encourage heated dis- entire body suffers. Considering how we cussion. He dates an iron helmet dredged from Wellington Harbour in 1888 to a visit by Spanish explorer Capt. Juan Fernandez in B REA KI G 1576. But the Portuguese had already THE mapped the east coast of both islands in a0DAO BARRIER. 1522, as depicted in the 1536 Dauphin map drawn up by French cartographers. _ ee Other visitors or settlers included the '. 5 ra Tamils who left behind a ship's bell in the a FF 1170s, the Maori who arrived c. 850-870, ; Arab sailors who lost a bird carved of green = serpentine (not found in NZ) in the 790s, Ptolemaic Greeks c. 180 BC, Mauryan sailors who brought the rat from India around 240 BC, and Phoenician settlers c. .t 666 BC. The Phoenicians left clues to their | presence in stone, but their likely settlement é around Lake Taupo in the north island was knee probably destroyed by volcanic eruption in CHIT AD 186. Much evidence still lies buried, so i Wiseman puts out an impassioned plea for archaeologists to continue the research. my and number science and the purpose of their rituals. Often his translations differ from those accepted by scholars—so expect some lively debate. This detailed, well-illustrated journey into the hidden realms of the Maya is also testa- ment to the intrinsic role of hand/finger manipulation in the evolution of the human brain and the development of civilisation. BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER OF HUMAN ENERGY PRODUCTION by John O'Neill Publisher: John O'Neill, Aust, 1997 (3ed) ISBN: 0-646-31948-5 (s/c) Price: AUD$25.00 inc. p&h; overseas orders AUD$30.00 inc. p&h Available: Australia—John O'Neill, 56 Julie Way, Mudgeeraba Qid 4213, ph/fax +61 (0)7 5530 5982 (see ad on page 95) he Q10 enzyme (ubidecarenone) is the greatest nutritional discovery in molecu- lar science to date—in the opinion of John O'Neill, an extremely healthy, fit and athlet- ic 59-year-old who's been researching physi- ology and sports medicine for decades. All you wanted to know about Q10 and more is covered in his book, Breaking the Sound Barrier of Human Energy Production. Anyone interested in maximising their ener- gy, or who does intensive training whatever the sport, can learn a great deal from it. Q10 is the critical enzyme needed by the cell mitochondria to produce energy. But for the mitochondria to operate efficiently, toxic by-products like lactate, ammonia and carbon dioxide must be limited. If not, the electron transport system (ETS) suffers and can no longer split hydrogen atoms and con- vert their protons and electrons to water with the help of oxygen (and Q10), and thus the entire body suffers. Considering how we BREAKING et) ad) BARKIBR NEXUS - 81 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1998