l-arginine and blood pressure

Several months ago, a doctor told me to return in a few weeks as he
wanted to recheck my blood pressure. I've been (off and on) abusing the
treadmill at the gym in a half-hearted (no pun intended) attempt at
lowering my bp.

It's typically been 130/90, but recently I popped a 140/100 at the
local grocery store's self monitor/machine by the pharmacy. The one
cashier enjoys telling me about his 115/79 bp, btw. ***. And the
pharmacist told me about an elderly woman whose resting pulse rate is
something like two. Or twenty-two. Whatever it is, it's ridiculous as
is her bp of 110/whatever. Just something inhuman. So, basically, I
*HATE* everyone at the grocery store.

Well, after seeing the 140/100. I renewed my efforts at keeping a
regular date with the treadmill. And I purchased a Polar heart rate
monitor as well. Plus I recently read an article that recommended 2
grams of l-arginine, three times daily to reduce your blood pressure.
I'm currently following that dose. After four weeks - in combination
with the 30 minutes daily of 80% max heart rate treadmill action - I'll
see what mister blood pressure has to say.

THAT SON OF A BITCH!

Ahem.

During college, I worked at GNC and there was a big write up about the
benefits of l-arg and l-ornithine to promote natural growth for the
Arnold Schwarzenegger wannabes (I was firmly in that camp from the
early 70's to the late 80's). With the employee discount, I was able to
take the ungodly amounts recommended but never saw any significant jump
in mass.

And the articles that I've Googled regarding l-arginine and blood
pressure have offered a range of grams from six (what I'm taking) to
21g daily.

Trivia...

Was riding my motorcycle with three other guys during the recent
Carlisle Bike Fest. The one guy's helmet sticker read: DAMN I GOT OLD
FAST!

And it's true. <g>

One second I'm 17, running cross country and track, *bangs* blowing in
the wind. Next second (I tell you, it was a SECOND!) I'm looking some
doctor in the face - I doctor who is OLDER THAN I AM, by the way -
who's telling me, "We're going to have to keep an eye on your blood
pressure."

My what? *** YOU! I'm 17 and I have bangs. Oh, I'm 43 and bald? Hnh.
When'd that happen?

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

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