Saturday, December 13, 2014

Study confirms controversial nitrite hypothesis

So are our doctors ever going to create a stroke protocol on how to get NO(nitric oxide) and how much? Or are we going to have to wing it like everything else in stroke rehab?
http://phys.org/news/2014-12-controversial-nitrite-hypothesis.html
Understanding how nitrite can improve conditions such as hypertension, heart attack and stroke has been the object of worldwide research studies. New research from Wake Forest University has potentially moved the science one step closer to this goal.

More at link.

2 comments:

  1. Since nitrites are available as a meat preservative, has anyone studied nitrites as a supplement to increase blood flow?

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    1. That's something we could ask a great stroke association to find out for us. But we don't have one, we have 3 incompetent ones

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