NITRIC OXIDE AND GI HEALTH-PART IV
To better understand the information contained in this blog, please read the first three blogs in this series on the endothelial glycocalyx and Nitric Oxide (NO); THE ENDOTHELIAL GLYCOCALYX-PART I, THE ENDOTHELIAL GLYCOCALYX-PART II, and THE ENDOTHELIUM- PART III....
THE ENDOTHELIUM- PART III Nitric Oxide Deficiency- the Missing Link
Summary Nitric Oxide (NO) is a signaling molecule that is anti-inflammatory, dilates blood vessels, is anti-oxidant, regulates blood pressure, platelet aggregation, adhesion, and clot formation NO deficiency leads to vasoconstriction; increased clotting, inflammation,...
More Trouble with TSH-Part 4
The troubles with Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) keep coming. I continue writing about it because relying on TSH alone to fully assess thyroid function, (as the vast majority of doctors do) is a horrible disservice to the patient (you in other words). Since doctors...
THE ENDOTHELIAL GLYCOCALYX-PART II
Please read: THE ENDOTHELIAL GLYCOCALYX- PART I before this blog. In it, you hopefully learned of the critical importance of the endothelial glycocalyx (EGC), which plays the major critical role in maintaining the health of the endothelium (lining of all blood...