FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Fracture healing requires intact nitric oxide production
Useful research just published in the journal Bone shows that reduced nitric oxide production impairs fracture healing.
Nitric oxide is essential for red blood cells to deliver oxygen
Nitric oxide built into hemoglobin as βCys93 is required for RBC-mediated vasodilation. Without sufficient nitric oxide, vasodilation and thus oxygen delivery to tissues is impaired.
Erectile Dysfunction is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality
More evidence that erectile dysfunction is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease is presented in a study just published in PLoS Medicine (Public Library of Science). This should come as no surprise considering that health of vascular endothelium is one of the elements necessary to ensure blood delivery to the 'periphery'. The authors added to literature on this topic by examining the degree of erectile dysfunction in relation to cardiovascular risk.
Therapeutic resources for inflammatory bowel disease
Therapeutic resources for inflammatory bowel disease
Champagne helps open up blood vessels for heart protection
Champagne helps open up blood vessels for heart protection