Dr. Louis Ignarro Explains Nitric Oxide (2/2)

Dr. Louis Ignarro, Nobel Prize Winner, explains how Nitric Oxide works in the body and why it is the vital "Miracle Molecule". Learn more at http://www.healthiswealth.net

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[LicaAW]

How come Dr. Ignarro didn't have his supplements evaluated by FDA? When u go see a doc and ask about some supplements which r not approved by FDA, doct usually says it's risky and better to avoid everything what was not approved by FDA. Even Dr.OZ said on one of his shows that whenever u use anything what was not approved by FDA, u basically taking a huge risk. I am sure Dr. Ignarro is able to afford FDA evaluation, so why not to do that and make it "safe" ?And why Herbalife?

[wattssw]

Nutritional supplements by definition are not approved by the FDA. It is impossible to have the FDA approve a supplement, and if they did then it would be considered a drug.

Dr. Ignarro simply recommends consuming Arginine, Citrulline, and Antioxidants, all of which are found naturally in foods.

[LicaAW]

Ok, but why his supplements are being sold through Herbalife? Why not to sell it everywhere in drug stores or even Walmart?

[wattssw]

Walmart, drugstores, and grocery stores all sell the ingredients for the supplement regimen that Dr. Ignarro recommends: a combination of Arginine, Citrulline, and Antioxidants. This is not proprietary or patented.

Herbalife is a science-based nutrition company with around 2 million distributors in over 70 countries. Herbalife, then, is an effective vehicle for getting nutrition into the hands of millions of people, and is no different from GNC or NBTY in this respect.

[Natalemagra]

@1977Brehon super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[chara1ampos]

@LicaAW: "FDA approved" does not equal "safe". "FDA approved" equals patented pharmaceutical product that drug companies sell to make huge money. Arginine and cirtullin are naturally occurring amino-acids, and therefore not patentable. Hence drug companies cannot make huge money selling them at outrageous prices, and therefore they will not spend the money to perform expensive clinical trials and go through FDA approval.

[otraxo]

@LicaAW <--- Dumb Ass. Please use google in the future and do a little research prior to posting ridiculous crap. Nothing wrong with asking questions, but you asked questions that are easily found with a simple search on google or another search engine.

[HealthyFortunes]

@giulitorelli Dr Ignarro has been called the father of Viagra. It was created due to his research.

[ElisabethDenaro]

@ElisabethDenaro --- If it required FDA approval for your supplement needs, a bottle of ginger extract would cost you a days' pay! I don't want, or need, DC bureaucrats to tell me what science, and centuries of history, have already proven. An educated consumer will weed out the hype companies and poor quality products. We have the internet and blogs like tis one, to share the truth about the fraudulent claims and substandard products. We don't need a supplement Nanny like the FDA.

[ElisabethDenaro]

FYI - MLM products generally are marked up 7-10 times it's value in order to pay all the people who get commissions on the sale of it. You can get a better quality product for a fraction of the cost. A a MLM company who buys their vitamins for $8.75 a bottle and sells them for $75 for a months supply!)

I am stunned that Dr Ignarro would align himself with a MLM company. If you really want to get the 'good stuff' try NutraBio . They provide tons of info & research so you'll be educated.

[ElisabethDenaro]

I agree, Herbalife sells over priced junk. I do my own research on a product rather than buy into a company's hype. When I saw that the main ingredient in Herbalife's 'health shake' was cookie crumbs I knew something was wrong. Their 'energy' products weren't healthy, they are full of caffeine-like stimulants! That's why you can't take them after noon. They may have very strict manufacturing standards, but that doesn't say anything about the quality, or wisdom, of their formulations.

[1977Brehon]

@magicmanny yes it does it works wonders remember it improves blood flow major key for healing injuries it makes me feel like I'm 10 years old and relaxed omg!!! Try it L-arginine is the truth

[portu52]

@LicaAW I only buy supplements from trusted names & stay away from store brands. As to your question about FDA, I don't trust them when it comes to supplements because they work 2 close with the big pharma companies whose only interest is profits. Most of the top brass at FDA come from the pharma field. I don't see FDA protecting me from big pharma companies, So why should I trust FDA when it comes to supplements? I see FDA as phama companies' police trying to get rid of alternative med.

[NathaliaArroyo]

@wattssw HERBALIFE SELLS TOTAL GARBAGE...NOT ONE OF THEM ARE TESTED BY INDEPENDENT LABS.

BESIDES, FDA APPROVED MEANS LITTLE...MANY PEOPLE DIED AFTER USING FDS APPROVED PRODUCTS