No2 and blood pressure |
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| Posted by: nitro 2 Jul 28 2004, 08:59 PM |
| [PRODUCT]978[/PRODUCT] Went to doctor today My blood pressure was 120/90 She said 90 is way to high and gave me an EKG, which came out perfect My thoughts is that since No2 is a vasodialtor, wouldnt it heighten my diastolic rate(relaxing my blood vessels) And does having a relaxed blood vessel weaken the vessel over time The doctor didnt really know what nitric oxide stimulators were or if it was actually bad for me I told her au contriare, its good for me since I have higher oxygen uptake and absord more nutrients And it was 120/80- last yr without no2[COLOR=gray] |
| Posted by: lite12 Jul 28 2004, 09:34 PM |
| Correct me if I'm wrong, but your blood pressure of 120/90 is the systolic over the diastolic pressures. The 120 is the pressure exerted by each heartbeat (outpump), and the 90 is the pressure maintained by the tone of the viens and artieries in between heartbeats. A high diastolic means there is a lot of tension in the viens. Whatever the cause it is undesirable, as it means you are expending more energy then necessary to bring nutrients to each part of the body. A lower systolic/diastolic is desired, because this means your heart needs to work less due to a more oxygen and nutrient enriched blood. Less pumps are required to bring an equal amount of nutrients to the body. This is a generic statement of course. It's possible to have low blood pressure problems as well. For althetes however, it's the lower blood pressure that is desired. Vasodilation is an expansion of the viens, not a contraction. This would result in a lower diastolic value, and possibly a lower systolic value. I'm not well versed on the effects of NO2, but if it is a vasodilator I would assume it would lower your blood pressure values. The heart and veins will never "atrophy" or weaken from lower values. It is desireable for greater athletic performance. -Lite |
| Posted by: Benson Jul 29 2004, 07:19 PM |
| 120/90 puts you in the High Normal category. Worth watching but not a crisis, IMHO. Although, as I recall, a high diastolic (lower) number is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease than a high systolic pressure in younger people. In any case, a singular high BP reading, unless its REALLY high, is not usually considered an indicator of anything. The usual protocol is to take it a couple of more times over the course of several weeks. On paper, a hemodialator like No2 should lower blood pressure. Other supplements, especially stimulants like ephedrine, yohimbine, and those that make you retain fluids like creatine, some PHs, etc. would, in theory, raise your blood pressure so you may want to look at the rest of your sup regime. |