BE SUPERMAN!! BOOST YOUR NITRIC OXIDE LEVELS

In a nutshell, without boring y'all with details, Nitric Oxide (NO) is a vasodilator ... (you can call it good ol' refined oxygen!) which relaxes your arteries and increases the bloodflow in your body. for a man, it is the healthiest thing to have high testosterone along with high levels of Nitric Oxide.

And due to the fact that it enhances circulation all around the human body, Nitric Oxide boosters are generously used as pre-workout supplements among weight-lifters and various other athletes that could benefit from increased circulation in their choice of sport.

But creating the feeling of ‘pump’ before a workout isn’t by far the only benefit of increasing Nitric Oxide levels:

a) Boosting Nitric Oxide is extraordinarily good at preventing cardiovascular disease, as it relaxes arterial walls, dilates the vessels, and improves the flow of blood.

b) NO improves brain functioning and reduces cognitive decline, due to the fact that it greatly enhances bloodflow to the brain and functions as a secondary neurotransmitter between nerve cells.

c) Nitric oxide is one of the main ‘ingredients’ behind erections, and without the molecule, you simply couldn’t have a boner. (study, study, study). Simply put, the more nitric oxide you have, the stronger the tool of love.

d) Boosting Nitric Oxide levels can greatly improve the effectiveness of your workouts, due to the fact that your muscles will receive more oxygen and nutrients when your veins are dilated and circulation is enhanced. For the same reason, NO also shortens recovery time.

Simply put, increasing nitric oxide makes the body run more smoothly, as oxygen, nutrients, and red blood cells can reach their target tissue and cells faster.

The team of researchers that discovered NO’s vasodilating and cardio-protective effects actually received Nobel’s price back in 1998. So the molecule is kind of an important thing, especially if you’re a man…

… Personally i think it’s the second most important thing to optimize, right after testosterone.

And fortunately it’s quite easy to boost Nitric Oxide naturally, and you can do it with a small budget too.

Now that you know what is Nitric Oxide and why it’s so beneficial, here’s 20 ways to increase Nitric Oxide levels naturally:

1. Eat Foods that Boost Nitric Oxide
When you eat foods that contain natural nitrates, the bacteria in your tongue converts them into nitritines…

…And once you swallow the food, the bacteria in your gut converts the nitritines into Nitric Oxide.

This occurrence – as you might guess – will increase your nitric oxide levels dose dependently (the more nitrates you eat, the more nitric oxide your tongue and gut will produce and convert).

And fortunately, nitrate-rich foods are easy to obtain and they’re also quite cheap…

…Here’s a list of few great foods that are natural vasodilators:

Spinach, dark chocolate (or raw cocoa), watermelon, walnuts, brown rice, oranges/vitamin C, garlic, cayenne pepper, honey, animal organs, onions, shrimps, peanut butter/groundnuts etc.

2. Vitamin C + Garlic
It’s a well known medical fact that vitamin C increases Nitric Oxide production in the body, and that it also protects the molecules.

Garlic, on the other hand, is a natural vasodilator and filled with natural nitrates, and it also contains a compound called quercetin, which is linked to increased NO levels in various studies (more about quercetin later in this post).

Few studies have also found that garlic is more effective at dropping high blood pressure than most drugs on the market.

3. Citrulline
L-Citrulline is an amino acid that your kidneys will convert into L-arginine.

L-Arginine will then convert into nitric oxide by the actions of the nitric oxide synthase enzyme (eNOS). Meaning that supplementation with L-citrulline is a solid way to increase NO levels naturally.

Why not supplement with direct L-arginine then?

Answer: For some odd reason, L-citrulline is better at increasing serum arginine content than L-arginine itself. This doesn’t mean that L-arginine wouldn’t work, it’s just that citrulline is better at increasing the nitric oxide boosting arginine than the actual amino acid.

You can get some citrulline by eating watermelons, however, to get any noticeable effects, supplementation with amino acid containing L-arginine is recommended.

4. Arginine
Like I said above, L-citrulline is more effective at increasing arginine content than L-arginine itself is, which is odd, but sometimes the body works like that (maybe the arginine produced by the kidneys is superior to lab-made).

However, even though citrulline is better, it doesn’t mean that arginine would be useless. It’s still the staple ingredient in almost all of the pre-workout boosters out there

Several studies have found that arginine increases Nitric Oxide levels.

5. Exercise
Exercising and staying active is amazingly awesome for pretty much everything. After all, we were never meant to sit around all day.

We should be constantly on the move, walking, climbing, etc.

And pretty much all kinds of exercise (all the way from walking into furious strength training) has been shown to increase Nitric Oxide levels, both, temporarily and the baseline.

Also if you go to the gym regularly, Nitric Oxide production will increase as your muscles increase in size. In a way, your body notices that the muscles need more blood, oxygen, and nutrients, so it increases the baseline Nitric Oxide synthase and thus, your baseline Nitric Oxide levels will increase too…

…That’s one of the reasons why bodybuilders often have some crazy vascularity going on.

6. Sunlight
It’s a well-known fact that natural sunlight triggers the skin to produce vitamin D…

…But what most people don’t know, is that the natural sunlight will also trigger the skin to synthentise more nitric oxide (provided that you don’t use those lame sunscreens that block the natural awesomeness that the sun has to offer).

And this is no bro-science either. The researchers at the University of Edinburgh found out that when sunlight touches the skin, nitric oxide is instantly released into the bloodstream…

…Furthermore, they concluded that sunlight exposure can significantly increase your life-expectancy by cutting the risk of stroke.

“We suspect that the benefits to heart health of sunlight will outweigh the risk of skin cancer. The work we have done provides a mechanism that might account for this, and also explains why dietary vitamin D supplements alone will not be able to fully compensate for lack of sunlight.”

So stop worrying about skin cancer, sunlight is essential for life, and you can’t get it out of a bottle. Besides, you’re 80 times more likely to die from a stroke than by skin cancer.

7. Ginseng
Panax ginseng, or the ‘real Korean ginseng’.

It contains these active compounds called ‘ginesonides’ which are structurally very similar to androgens, such as testosterone.

What makes ginseng interesting, is the fact that several human studies show how it increases testosterone, increases nitric oxide, improves circulation, promotes sleep quality, relaxes arteries, and boosts libido.

8. Toss out the Mouthwash
Remember in the tip number #1 how I said that the bacteria in your tongue converts nitrates into nitritines, and then your gut continues the process by converting the nitritines into NO?

Well, that process never occurs if you’re a ‘heavy user’ of mouthwashes.

Listerine and the likes, tend to destroy all of the bacteria in your mouth (remember not all bacteria is bad) so that the nitrates can’t convert into nitritines.

I for one don’t use any mouthwashes. Eating real unprocessed food, drinking plenty of water, and washing my teeth every evening is enough to keep my breath fresh.

9. Laughter
You wouldn’t think that the simple act of laughing could do anything dramatic…

…However, research has already shown us that when men watch 60 minutes of a comedy film, their growth hormone, dopamine, and nitric oxide levels increase significantly when compared to control group.

So maybe it’s true that laughter makes you live longer.

Whatever the case might be, at least your circulation will improve when you’re having fun 

10. Niacin
Niacin (vitamin B3) is one of the 80 essential nutrients for human survival.

To put it mildly, niacin plays a crucial role in energy production, gene expression, and hormone synthesis. Humans cannot exist without it.

It’s also good for the heart. Actually, research shows that it’s far more beneficial than statins at reducing deaths caused by stroke.

This is mostly because of the facts that niacin increases nitric oxide synthase, and thus, baseline NO levels, and it also elevates the ‘good’ HDL cholesterol, while simultaneously lowering the ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol .

11. Capsaicin
Capsaicin is the alkaloid that makes all chilis hot. It’s literally the compound that creates the feel of heat in your mouth.

And it’s also pretty good at increasing nitric oxide levels, at least if you believe the science.

One animal study also suggests that capsaicin might protect testosterone molecules during long-term calorie restriction.

You can get plenty of capsaicin by adding some cayenne pepper (or other hot chilis) to your foods, or you could also supplement with the alkaloid if you’re no friend of hot foods.

12. Coffee, or not
Nitric Oxide is a natural vasodilator, meaning that it dilates the blood vessels and lowers blood pressure…

…Coffee, on the other hand, is the polar opposite. A vasoconstrictor, which makes the vessels smaller, while also increasing blood pressure.

But then again, coffee contains plenty of antioxidants, which in this study, was shown to increase the enzyme nitric oxide synthase, which converts arginine into NO.

So the antioxidants in coffee increase nitric oxide production, but the caffeine in it constricts blood vessels at the same time.

So it’s probably a plus, minus, zero kind of situation, except if you drink decaffeinated coffee, then you would get a boost in NO, without the vasoconstrictor effects. However, you wouldn’t get the testosterone boost that coffee gives since that’s caused by caffeine.

13. Raw Cacao
Raw cacao – and by this, I mean real unheated cacao that has been cold pressed from the bean – is a super food that contains A LOT of antioxidant and polyphenols.

And that’s the reason why it also skyrockets Nitric Oxide production and relaxes the inner lining of arteries.

Raw cacao actually contains the same Nitric Oxide boosting active compound as Pycnogenol and grape seed extract do (protocyanidin), along with many other NO boosting antioxidants.

However, when purchasing raw cocoa, remember that it has to be raw and cold pressed. Heat destroys the antioxidants.

14. Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3’s are pretty damn healthy. There’s just no way around the fact.

They’re are anti-inflammatory, they significantly increase blood flow and nitric oxide levels, and they’re extraordinarily awesome at lowering stroke risk and blood clots (study, study, study, study).

The simple truth is that we’re eating way too little of these essential fatty acids, as the modern diet favors processed vegetable oils, margarines, and trans-fats over healthy natural alternatives such as butter, olive oil, avocados, fish oil, cod liver oil, fatty fish, chia seeds, etc…

Basically we’re eating way too much of the omega-6’s and way too little of the omega-3’s. Correcting that is simple, just start eating more omega-3’s and less omega-6’s. Your overall health will improve dramatically, and Nitric Oxide levels will increase in the process.

I highly recommend this pharmaceutical grade fish oil for daily use.

So to increase Nitric Oxide production naturally, drink red wine, eat grapes, and perhaps supplement with an amino acid supplement which contains arginine.

Conclusion
So there you go, 14 ways to increase Nitric Oxide levels naturally, and a brief explanation of why you should do just that.
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