Achieving unobstructed blood flow through the heart is critical for optimal cardiovascular health and a feeling of well being. Obviously more blood flow through the heart is directly related to more oxygen reaching every cell in your body which translates to heart health and increased vitality. In 1998 three individuals were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the relationship between nitric oxide and increased blood flow. The implications of this discovery are staggering. Happily, the addition of the amino acid L-arginine to your diet will cause your cardiovascular system to produce nitric oxide which in turn achieves the desired increase in blood flow through your heart. L-arginine is a precursor for the production of nitric oxide in the cardiovascular system (click here to see a video on preventing heart disease by supplementing with arginine)(for a superior LIQUID L-arginine product visit http://www.cardio-cocktail.INFO).

Health Benefits of Arginine

By Harry Elwardt, N.D., Ph.D.

The following report, which is backed up by incredible scientific research, shows the many health benefits of increased arginine in the human body. Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid, which is produced in the liver and can be found in protein rich foods like red meat. Medical research has now shown that by simply supplementing with 5 to 6 grams of arginine everyday, all of the following is possible:

Aging Process

-- Arginine inibits one of the primary mechanisms of the aging process (it inhibits the process of cross-linking) (1).

-- Arginine increases the release of the human growth hormone (HGH) (also known as the anti-aging hormone) from the pituitary gland (2)

Cardiovascular System

-- Arginine improves blood circulation, improves exercise capability and facilitates vasodilation in angina patients (3)

-- Arginine helps to prevent atherosclerosis and reduces the severity of existing atherosclerosis (4).

-- Arginine inhibits the adhesion of monocytes to the endothelium (an underlying event in the course of atherosclerosis) (5).

-- Arginine improves blood circulation (by stimulating the production of nitric oxide, an endogenous neurotransmitter that helps to prevent vasoconstriction and which initiates vasodilation by relaxing the smooth muscle cells of the blood vessels) (6).

-- Arginine helps to prevent abnormal blood clotting (by stimulating the production of plasmin and by increasing vasodilation) (7)

-- Arginine helps to prevent free radicals-induced damage to the lining of blood vessels (by enhancing the production of nitric oxide in blood vessels) (8)

-- Arginine significantly increases stroke volume and cardiac output (without effect on heartbeat rate) in congestive heart failure patients. It also increases vasodilation (leading to increased blood circulation) in congestive heart failure patients (9).

-- Arginine reverses consequences of coronary heart disease (10).

-- Arginine lowers blood pressure in some hypertension patients (by facilitating the body's production of nitric oxide (NO) and by inhibiting the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)) (11).

-- Arginine reverses adverse effects of high blood pressure (12).

-- Arginine decreases high blood pressure (13).

-- Arginine reduces pulmonary blood pressure and improves blood circulation in pulmonary hypertension patients (14).

-- Arginine increases walking distance in intermittent claudication patients (15).

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The Sexual Optimizer

Arginine has been shown to be a safe and effective alternative to Viagra®.

Dr. Jacob Rajfer reported to the New England Journal of Medicine, as much as 80% of sexual dysfunction in men and women is directly attributable to some form of nitric oxide failure brought on by smoking, prescription drugs, diabetes, high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and obesity (35 pounds overweight). Ironically, these are the same risk factors for heart disease and stroke.

But can raising nitric oxide levels in the body be the answer men & women are hoping for?

"This year scientists proved definitively that nitric oxide translates sexual excitement into potency by causing erections. The pelvic nerves get a message from the brain and make nitric oxide in response. Nitric oxide dilates the blood vessels throughout the crucial areas of the penis, blood rushes in and the penis rises to the occasion."

Science Magazine 1992

Many sexual enhancing prescription drugs only stimulate the already lowered nitric oxide levels. Arginine derived nitric oxide not only increases the nitric oxide levels by creating more nitric oxide, but also works on the conditions that cause the decrease in the nitric oxide levels to begin with. And because it is all natural, you do not need to fear any negative side effects or complications, common among the expensive prescription drugs.

"The proper amount of arginine stimulates, restores, and magnifies the sexual response in both men and women."

Arginine is a safe and effective way to put the passion back into your love life!