Dr. Nathan Bryan

In women, estrogen activates and stimulates nitric oxide production.

In women, estrogen activates and stimulates nitric oxide production.

So as long as we have optimal sex hormones and as long as the enzyme in the lining of the blood vessel can functionally produce nitric oxide, that explains the cardioprotective benefits of hormone replacement therapy. Okay.

So as long as we have optimal sex hormones and as long as the enzyme in the lining of the blood vessel can functionally produce nitric oxide, that explains the cardioprotective benefits of hormone replacement therapy. Okay.

As long as the enzyme is functional and coupled. which means that we have to understand the enzymology and the biochemistry of that reaction to where when it's exposed to testosterone, the cell can actually make nitric oxide in response.

As long as the enzyme is functional and coupled. which means that we have to understand the enzymology and the biochemistry of that reaction to where when it's exposed to testosterone, the cell can actually make nitric oxide in response.

Well, think about it. I mean, there's other agonists too, like vitamin D. I mean, most Americans are deficient in vitamin D. People with low testosterone have erectile dysfunction. And why is that? Because they're not stimulating nitric oxide production and they're not dilating the blood vessels, so they develop ED.

Well, think about it. I mean, there's other agonists too, like vitamin D. I mean, most Americans are deficient in vitamin D. People with low testosterone have erectile dysfunction. And why is that? Because they're not stimulating nitric oxide production and they're not dilating the blood vessels, so they develop ED.

So all of this, no matter what it is, whether it's related to vitamin D deficiency, which is activating or stimulating nitric oxide, if it's low hormones, if it's a poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, all of that can be explained by insufficient nitric oxide production.

So all of this, no matter what it is, whether it's related to vitamin D deficiency, which is activating or stimulating nitric oxide, if it's low hormones, if it's a poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, all of that can be explained by insufficient nitric oxide production.

I think the same answer is for that too. It's not so much what we should be eating, it's what we should not be eating.

I think the same answer is for that too. It's not so much what we should be eating, it's what we should not be eating.

So we'll cover those step by step. Number one, you have to avoid sugar and high glycemic index foods. Because sugar is a toxin, it's a poison. And let's think about what sugar is. So when we eat sugar or drink sugar beverages, right, whether it's sucrose, whether it's fructose, whether it's high fructose corn syrup, the end result inside the human is we see an increase in glucose.

So we'll cover those step by step. Number one, you have to avoid sugar and high glycemic index foods. Because sugar is a toxin, it's a poison. And let's think about what sugar is. So when we eat sugar or drink sugar beverages, right, whether it's sucrose, whether it's fructose, whether it's high fructose corn syrup, the end result inside the human is we see an increase in glucose.

So elevation in blood sugar or blood glucose is diabetes, right? And now there's continuous glucose monitors that you can get anywhere. And everybody does this. So if you eat something and it causes an increase in your blood sugar, blood glucose, then you should avoid that. Because glucose, as the name applies, is glue, right? It's sticky.

So elevation in blood sugar or blood glucose is diabetes, right? And now there's continuous glucose monitors that you can get anywhere. And everybody does this. So if you eat something and it causes an increase in your blood sugar, blood glucose, then you should avoid that. Because glucose, as the name applies, is glue, right? It's sticky.

And if you have a soda and you spill it on your countertop, you come back the next day, it's sticky, right? That's what happens inside the body. That sugar sticks to everything. It sticks to proteins. It sticks to enzymes. It binds to hemoglobin. And sugar stuck to hemoglobin is what we call hemoglobin A1c. And what is that? It's a marker of long-term glucose control.

And if you have a soda and you spill it on your countertop, you come back the next day, it's sticky, right? That's what happens inside the body. That sugar sticks to everything. It sticks to proteins. It sticks to enzymes. It binds to hemoglobin. And sugar stuck to hemoglobin is what we call hemoglobin A1c. And what is that? It's a marker of long-term glucose control.

If you have hemoglobin A1c of greater than 5.7, you're diabetic. So it's not just hemoglobin it sticks to. It sticks to the enzyme that makes nitric oxide. And in biochemistry and enzymology, enzymes have to be able to undergo conformational changes, right? So it transfers electrons from one donor to an acceptor, and that's how biochemistry is done.

If you have hemoglobin A1c of greater than 5.7, you're diabetic. So it's not just hemoglobin it sticks to. It sticks to the enzyme that makes nitric oxide. And in biochemistry and enzymology, enzymes have to be able to undergo conformational changes, right? So it transfers electrons from one donor to an acceptor, and that's how biochemistry is done.