Its been reported by ABS CBN News that heart disease is the number 1 killer in the Philippines. In fact, in a related article by GMA, 30% of all deaths are attributed to heart disease and over 25% of Filipinos are hypertensive.
Now this is no small matter. And to put things in perspective, just think of your loved ones. Family and friends. Heck even yourself. There's a large chance that you know a number of people who have passed due to heart disease and a number who are hypertensive. And now hypertension is not a disease of the old. Hypertension is now affecting the young and the supposedly healthy. In 2009, Philippine Daily Inquirer ran an article warning of this.
So now what? What can we do? Well of course LIFESTYLE is the number one factor. It great that there's been a great resurgence of sports such as running, as well as the rise in bootcamp training, yoga, pilates and suspension training. But on the other side of it all is the diet. Too much access to fast food. Now I love a good burger now and then, as well as some ice cream or a donut, but such things should not be part of a daily diet. While I applaud those who have gone vegetarian or vegan, as well as those who have taken into juicing, I also have to admit that that lifestyle is not very sustainable. So unless you decide on taking extreme measures, and hats off to you if you do, you're going to need to balance the equation with some supplements and functional food.
Enter nitric oxide.
To better appreciate nitric oxide, check out this video interview with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Louis Ignarro, who was one of the ones who researched the benefits of nitric oxide.
As you can see from the video above, nitric oxide is extremely important to cardiovascular health. It is a vasodilator, meaning it helps the vessels expand, and inhibits the formation of plaque on the walls, thereby increasing overall circulation and giving the heart and the blood vessels an easier time. As Dr. Ignarro goes on to say, nitric oxide is a gas and so cannot be ingested. What can be ingested is l-arginine, which is the precursor of nitric oxide. Meaning when you digest l-arginine, it releases nitric oxide in to the system.
Now there are several sources of l-arginine. It is even available in some foods. However, the quantities are so small that if one is already suffering from an ailment, they may not be enough to cause much of an improvement. The best thing to do in that case is to take a supplement or functional food that has a good dose of l-arginine. And what we recommend is Synergy Worldwide's Pro-Argi9+. Its packed with l-arginine, l-citrulline (the precursor to l-arginine for an extra boost), red wine extract (powerful antioxidant) and pomegranate (supports arterial wall strength and aids in the conversion of l-arginine to nitric oxide).
Synergy's Pro-argi9+ comes in boxes of 30 sachets
A standard regimen of Pro-Argi9+ is a twice a day regimen over a span of 3 months. Some people who have experienced the benefit, however, decide to keep taking it once a day. Its been known to not only help with heart and blood vessels in general, but even with pain relief in joints as well as energy.
For best results, you can drop us an email at 1lifewellness.ph@gmail.com and schedule a consultation with our resident Naturopath, Paolo Bellosillo ND. Or you can comment below or send us a message on Facebook.
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