Have any of you had any experience with NO2? My weight lifting friends swear by it. I'm a little anxious about trying it.
NO2 is a hemodialator from MRI. Its supposed to open the blood vessels, thereby increasing circulation, healing, etc. According to my weight lifting friends (and the little book I bought) NO2 is the best thing to come along in a long time.
Thanks,
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The whole supplement issue is very controversial. Just a few comments:
The role of the FDA is to protect the public; I don't always agree with their decisions (or the time required to make them). Keep in mind that we live in a litiginous society (and the FDA did not create that problem).
Physicians try to practice "evidence-based" medicine, applying the results of large scale clinical trials to the care of their patients. As a result of this, just to give one example, the mortality rates after a heart attack have fallen dramatically over the past two decades. Some therapies may look promising at first but later turn out to be ineffective or even harmful (large doses of magnesium increased mortality when studied in a randomized trial).
Just because something is sold over the counter does not guarantee its safety. I've seen patients with significant bleeding problems after surgery due to gingko (this is now well recognized in the medical community).
The whole supplement issue is very controversial. Just a few comments:
The role of the FDA is to protect the public; I don't always agree with their decisions (or the time required to make them). Keep in mind that we live in a litiginous society (and the FDA did not create that problem).
Physicians try to practice "evidence-based" medicine, applying the results of large scale clinical trials to the care of their patients. As a result of this, just to give one example, the mortality rates after a heart attack have fallen dramatically over the past two decades. Some therapies may look promising at first but later turn out to be ineffective or even harmful (large doses of magnesium increased mortality when studied in a randomized trial).
Just because something is sold over the counter does not guarantee its safety. I've seen patients with significant bleeding problems after surgery due to gingko (this is now well recognized in the medical community).
