effects

[jeanne]

My bloodpressure has come down 15 avg point. i have been on it 3 weeks.
Is this caused by nitric acid effect ?
or by reduction of placque ?
thks
jeanne

[ofonorow]

Good news, right?

Blood pressure is measured because a small narrowing of the artery creates an exponential effect increasing blood pressure (at least this is what conventional medical students are taught So the doctor can guess at whether your arteries are blocked or narrowing (or stiff and cannot dilate) from your blood pressure.

This effect is often reported on LInus Pauling's therapy, and I personally doubt it is a Nitric Oxide effect, probably more that arterial walls are becoming more elastic. Note this study that someone was kind enough to share the other day.

Vitamin C inhibits the calcification process in human vascular smooth muscle cells
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7364280/

Our results demonstrate that supplementation of SMC cultures with ascorbic acid significantly decreases calcium accumulation in SMC-produced and -deposited extracellular matrix.