L-Citrulline

L-Citrulline is a precursor to Nitric Oxide which in turn acts as a vasodilator.

Nitric oxide (NO) is in fact a gaseous signaling molecule that is able to diffuse freely across membranes in us humans and other mammals. At first glance it may seem that Nitric oxide would be toxic for us.

With its 'half life' that lasts for just a few seconds, it contributes to the dilation of our blood vessels, this in turn leads to increased blood supply which has the knock on effect of decreasing blod pressure. L-citrulline is defined as a 'non-essential' amino acid and can be sourced from a good quality uk vitamins minerals and nutrition supplier .....

... Our kidneys take L-citrulline and then turns it into another amino acid called L-arginine, this in fact is the final steps before we get to nitric oxide.

This vital nutrient is found in certain foods with watermelon being a good choice along with pumpkins and cucumbers. So if a person is having heart [blockage] issues it begs the question, maybe [this is not medical advice of course] a good place to start is to work to dilate the blood vessels naturally as opposed to using some of the more popular pharmaceutical drugs that are often prescribed.

As we cannot normally guarantee getting adequate amounts of L-citrulline in our diets .....

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