Nitric Oxide, L-arginine & L-citrulline, Keeping Mosquitos Away Naturally

May 3, 2021

[00:14:00] Book: Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body by Jo Marchant.

[00:19:38] Nitric Oxide; Arginine and Citrulline.

[00:24:25] Figure: The pathways of dietary L-Arginine and L-Citrulline to produce nitric oxide (NO) for the regulation of vascular tone. See figure on page 2.

[00:28:09] How to supplement to increase NO: L-citrulline 4-6g/day or citrulline malate; beet root, eat watermelon and dark chocolate, nitrate-rich foods, avoid mouthwash.

Resources:

• Malcolm Kendrick podcast discussing nitric oxide: Why Cholesterol Levels Have No Effect on Cardiovascular Disease (And Things to Think about Instead)
• The biological lifetime of nitric oxide: Implications for the perivascular dynamics of NO and O2
• Influence of L-citrulline and watermelon supplementation on vascular function and exercise performance
• Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of oral L-citrulline and L-arginine: impact on nitric oxide metabolism
• Two weeks of watermelon juice supplementation improves nitric oxide bioavailability but not endurance exercise performance in humans
• Comparison of Watermelon and Carbohydrate Beverage on Exercise-Induced Alterations in Systemic Inflammation, Immune Dysfunction, and Plasma Antioxidant Capacity
• Short-term effects of L-citrulline supplementation on arterial stiffness in middle-aged men
• l-Citrulline Supplementation: Impact on Cardiometabolic Health/
• Oral supplementation with a combination of L-citrulline and L-arginine rapidly increases plasma L-arginine concentration and enhances NO bioavailability
• Oral L-citrulline supplementation improves erection hardness in men with mild erectile dysfunction
• Administration of L-arginine plus L-citrulline or L-citrulline alone successfully retarded endothelial senescence
• Inorganic Nitrate Supplementation Lowers Blood Pressure in Humans
• Dietary Nitrate from Beetroot Juice for Hypertension: A Systematic Review
• Effect of dark chocolate on nitric oxide serum levels and blood pressure in prehypertension subjects
• Acute dark chocolate and cocoa ingestion and endothelial function: a randomized controlled crossover trial
• Effect of cocoa on blood pressure
• Allergy Research Group L-Citrulline powder

[00:32:27] Natural ways to keep mosquitos away

Resources:

• 12 Mosquito Repellant Plants
• Yellow light bulbs
• Nature Spray (nontoxic natural mosquito repellent)
• Citronella Candles