145: More Important Than Oxygen: The Hidden Power of Nitric Oxide - with Dr. Nathan S. Bryan

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Jan 17, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 145

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Episode description

There's a molecule that's more important for your survival than oxygen itself, and it's so important that it won a Nobel Prize in 1998. Nitric Oxide (NO) is vital for life and vitality and it even helps carry oxygen around your body - which means oxygen would be no good without it!

In this episode, you're going to understand what it is, why you need it, what you're doing to inhibit this gas in your body, and how you can get the most out of it by boosting your own production.

Wild facts about Nitric Oxide

Nitric Oxide regulates blood pressure and mouthwash kills NO producing bacteria, which means mouthwash can increase blood pressure!
Antacdids stop your production of NO.
Breathing through your nose increases NO production, which means mouth breathing decreases it.
NO improves exercise, recovery, gut health, moods and so much more!

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

The many roles of Nitric Oxide (NO) in your health
How NO deficiency causes disease
How you're decreasing it without knowing and what you can do to increase it
Nitric Oxide vs your diet and gut microbiome
Breathing and exercise to improve NO production