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Volume 5, Issue 2 (Suppl)

J Tradi Med Clin Natur

ISSN: JTMCN, an open access journal

Page 67

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Traditional Medicine 2016

September 14-16, 2016

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September 14-16, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands

International Conference and Exhibition on

Traditional & Alternative Medicine

Diet and lifestyle changes and nitric oxide production

Benjamin Dwumaa Nuako

Pacific Health Education Centre, USA

t is said that life is in the blood, and perfect health depends on perfect circulation. The following principles of health are involve

in preservation of health and longevity:

Proper nutrition

Exercise

Pure air

Rest

Trust

Sunshine

Temperance in all things

Pure water

With an intact endothelium enough nitric oxide is produced. The health of the endothelium is either preserved or destroyed with

diet. While high fat, high cholesterol, high sugar diet produce inflammation and atherosclerosis, fruit and vegetables preserves and

maintain the endothelial cells of the arteries. Again certain fruits and vegetables and nuts are precursors to nitric oxide example Beet

root and Spinach.

Exercise also promotes the production of nitric oxide. People are now more sedentary.

Pure air is important in oxygenating the blood for the general health of cells, tissues and organs in the body.

Stress has detrimental effect on the production of nitric oxide therefore adequate rest is important to health.

When the body becomes toxic as a result of metabolic waste, chemical drugs, chemicals in our food and water and in the environment,

water is required to dilute and flush them away for the body. When the kidneys are not able to excrete toxins from the body due to

lack of adequate water, the entire systems in the body suffer including the endothelial cells. In the situation like that, nitric oxide

production diminishes.

Chronic degenerative diseases eg. Heart disease and Stroke, Diabetes and Cancers are on the rise in even countries in Africa due in

part to lack of nitric oxide production.

In Ghana heart disease used to be the 10th killer disease in the 1970s whereas now it is the leading cause of mortality and mobility.

Fortunately, there are so many foods and herbs that enhance nitric oxide production.

Benjamin Dwumaa Nuako, J Tradi Med Clin Natur 2016, 5:2 (Suppl)