Product Information

Arginine may inhibit one of the primary mechanisms of the Aging Process Cross-Linking. Assists with improving Blood Circulation, prevents Atherosclerosis, abnormal Blood Clotting and lower Blood Pressure. Assists with Intestinal Permeability Ulcerative Colitis, Hair loss, Bacterial and Viral Diseases, Cholesterol, Insulin Resistance, alleviate Obesity and facilitates weight loss, facilitates Muscle Growth, prevents and alleviates Male impotence and improves Sperm count and sperm motility. Enhances (male & female) Sexual Desire (libido) and Sexual Performance, useful for Skin and Hair.

Description

The following outlines the essential function and therapeutic effects of Arginine.

Health Benefits

Aging Process

Arginine may inhibit one of the primary mechanisms of the Aging Process (it may inhibit the process of Cross Linking).

Cardiovascular System

Arginine (6,000 mg per day) may improve Blood Circulation, may improve Exercise capability and may facilitate vasodilation in Angina patients.
Arginine may help to prevent Atherosclerosis and reduces the severity of existing Atherosclerosis:

    * Arginine inhibits the adhesion of Monocytes to the Endothelium (an underlying event in the course of Atherosclerosis).

Arginine may improve 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).
Arginine may help to prevent abnormal Blood Clotting (by stimulating the production of Plasmin and by increasing vasodilation).

Arginine may help to prevent Free Radicals induced damage to the lining of Blood Vessels (by enhancing the production of Nitric Oxide in Blood Vessels).
Arginine (5,600 12,600 mg per day) 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.

Arginine may alleviate Haemmorrhoids (by stimulating the production of Nitric Oxide which causes the sphincter Muscles to “relax”).
Arginine (6,000 mg per day) may lower Blood Pressure in some Hypertension patients (by facilitating the body's production of Nitric Oxide (NO) and by inhibiting the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)):

    * Arginine may be useful for the prevention and treatment of Preeclampsia.
    * Arginine (3,500 mg per day) may reduce pulmonary Blood Pressure and may improve Blood Circulation in Pulmonary Hypertension patients.

Arginine (6,000 mg per day) may increase walking distance in Intermittent Claudication patients.
Arginine may alleviate Raynaud’s Disease.
Arginine may be useful for the treatment of SickleCell Anemia.

Digestive System

Arginine deficiency may cause Constipation.
Arginine supplementation may decrease the incidence of Gallstones.
Arginine may help to prevent Gastric Ulcers and facilitates the healing of Gastric Ulcers.
Arginine may reduce Intestinal Permeability (due to Arginine’s role in the production of Nitric Oxide).
Arginine may increase Blood Circulation to the Stomach.
Arginine may alleviate many cases of Ulcerative Colitis (by promoting the healing of the Ulcers that occur in the Colon of Ulcerative Colitis patients).

Ears/Hearing

Arginine may enhance the function of (outer) Hair Cells in the Organ of Corti which surrounds the Cochlea.
Arginine may prevent or alleviate some types of Deafness (by facilitating the elongation of outer Hair Cells in the Organ of Corti):
Arginine may prevent or alleviate Sensorineural Hearing Loss (by facilitating the elongation of outer Hair Cells in the Organ of Corti):
Arginine may prevent or alleviate Noise Induced Hearing Loss (by facilitating the elongation of outer Hair Cells in the Organ of Corti):

Excretory System

Arginine (1,500 mg per day) may alleviate the Pain and discomfort associated with Interstitial Cystitis. Arginine may improve the function of the Kidneys and may help to prevent age related degradation of the Kidneys.

Hair

Hair Loss may occur as a result of Arginine deficiency: Arginine (applied topically to the Scalp) is claimed (in a patent) to facilitate Hair regrowth in Male Pattern Baldness patients by improving Blood Circulation to the Scalp.

Immune System

Arginine may help to prevent Bacterial & Viral Diseases in persons with suppressed Immune Systems. Arginine may retard the formation of some forms of Cancer (Arginine may inhibit the cellular replication of 24 different types of Cancer in animals):

    * Arginine may increase the ability of the Immune System to fight Breast Cancer. · Arginine may lower tumor protein synthesis and tumor growth rate in Liver Cancer patients.
    * Arginine may inhibit the further growth of some types of Sarcomas.

One of the means by which Arginine may counteract Cancer is by reducing the activity of Ornithine Decarboxylase, an enzyme that is associated with some types of Cancer.

Caution: Arginine is also speculated to exacerbate some types of Cancer, however this is not well proven.

Arginine (in nonexcessive quantities) may stimulate numerous aspects of the Immune System:

    * Arginine may stimulate the production of Helper TCells.
    * Arginine may stimulate the activity of Lymphocytes and also stimulates their production by the Thymus gland.
    * Arginine may increase the activity (cytotoxicity) of NK Lymphocytes.
    * Arginine may stimulate the production of TLymphocytes within the Thymus and makes them more active and effective.

Arginine (1,000 5,000 mg per day) may increase the size of the Thymus, stimulates the production of Lymphocytes by the Thymus and restores the production of Thymic Hormones to youthful levels.

Arginine may help to counteract Inflammation.
Arginine may reduce the mortality rate in Malaria patients.
Arginine may accelerate the ability of the Immune System to recover from Surgery.

Metabolism

Alkalosis may occur as a result of Arginine deficiency.
Arginine exerts Antioxidant effects that scavenge Superoxide Free Radicals.
Arginine may lower total serum Cholesterol levels:

    * Arginine may lower serum Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) levels.

Arginine may alleviate Cirrhosis and inhibits the ability of excessive Alcohol (ethanol) to cause Cirrhosis.
Arginine may inhibit the process of Cross Linking.
Arginine may reduce Insulin Resistance and may improve Blood Sugar disposal in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 patients.
Arginine may reduce Exercise - Increases in plasma Lactic Acid and Ammonia. Arginine may increase Oxygen uptake in the Lungs in persons with Hypoxia (due to its role in the production of Nitric Oxide, which in turn improves Blood Circulation via vasodilation):

    * Arginine may increase Oxygen uptake in the Lungs in persons with Altitude Sickness (due to its role in the production of Nitric Oxide, which in turn improves Blood Circulation via vasodilation).

Arginine may reduce Insulin Resistance.
Arginine may help to detoxify the Liver and Liver malfunction can occur as a result of Arginine deficiency. Arginine reduces Alcohol (ethanol)induced Liver damage.
Arginine may alleviate Obesity and facilitates weight loss (by stimulating the release of human Growth Hormone from the Pituitary Gland).
Arginine may lower elevated serum Triglyceride levels.

Musculoskeletal System

Arginine (10,000 mg per day) may facilitate the healing of Fractures (by facilitating the production of Nitric Oxide).
Arginine may facilitate Muscle Growth (by inhibiting Muscle Loss) and is required for the transport of the Nitrogen used in Muscle metabolism.
Muscle Weakness may occur as a result of Arginine deficiency.

Arginine may enhance the production/function of Osteoblasts.
Arginine may prevent and alleviate Osteoporosis (by stimulating the release of Human Growth Hormone which is an important mediator of Bone formation and Bone turnover; it also stimulates Nitric Oxide synthesis which is a potent inhibitor of Osteoclasts that cause the resorption of Bone).

Arginine may cause the relaxation of Smooth Muscle (by functioning as a precursor for Nitric Oxide production).

Nervous System

Arginine may be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (due to its ability to repair damaged Axons by increasing Polyamines levels).
Arginine (combined with Lysine) may reduce Stress induced Anxiety. Arginine may be essential for the regeneration of damaged Axons of Neurons (its role appears to be as an agent for degrading Proteins that have been damaged through Axon injury). Arginine may facilitate the potency of Long Term Memory (by stimulating the production of Nitric Oxide (NO) a Neurotransmitter responsible for the potentiation (storage) of Long Term Memory. Arginine (combined with Lysine) may reduce Stress induced Anxiety.

Respiratory System

Arginine may be useful for the treatment of Asthma (due to its role in the production of Nitric Oxide). Arginine may be useful for the treatment of Chronic Obstructory Pulmonary Disease (due to its role in the production of Nitric Oxide). Arginine may accelerate recovery from Tuberculosis.

Sexual System

Arginine (2,800 mg per day) may alleviate Male Impotence (by stimulating the production of Nitric Oxide, the endogenous chemical that stimulates Erections in males).
Arginine may alleviate Male Infertility by improving Sperm count and Sperm motility (due to its involvement in the manufacture of endogenous Spermidine).

Arginine may enhance (male and female) Sexual Desire (libido).
Arginine may enhance (female) Sexual Performance due to its role in the production of Nitric Oxide in the Clitoris (Nitric Oxide facilitates female orgasm in the Clitoris).
Arginine (2,800 mg per day) may improve (male) Sexual Performance by providing Nitrogen to the Nitric Oxide (NO) molecule that is integral to the achievement of Erections Arginine produces Erections that are bigger, harder and more frequent. It also increases male sexual endurance, i.e. erections that last for a longer period of time.

Arginine may improve Sperm count and Sperm motility.
Arginine deficiency may cause atrophy of the Testicles of the Testes.

Skin/Hair

Arginine (cream applied topically to the feet) may increase Blood Circulation to the feet of Plantar Ulcers patients and may help to prevent Plantar Ulcers.

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