First of all, I will update the ticker. Now it's only been a 5 days since my last admission, bummer---what a way to start the year. But I'm not going to gripe about it, such is the lot in my life. Everyone has their burden to bear.
Last year I had 3 major hospitalizations, actually, it was a better year than before. It's just that I still feel like I can do better. For the last 3 years, I've been getting a crises in January like clockwork, I almost expected it this time, even though my timeline wasn't right on the 3-4 month mark yet. At least this means I'm good until May...I hope I'll skip the March Madness crises.
This year I start with just one. I'm going to take better care of myself, rest, eat right, exercise and drink my Arginine like it's the elixir of life. I have to kick this sickle cell this year because I have so much planned, my wedding, my trip to Nigeria and then all the plans on the new house. I don't even want to be sick anymore, I feel like it's such a waste of my energy.
Yeah, waste of energy. It doesn't make sense but it is, being sick drains me and everytime I fall sick I feel like I have to start back up again from the ground up with work, life and routines. I feel like I get a good groove going, a regular life cycle and then with every crises everything shuffles all over again.
Enough melancholy. Thanks for your lovely emails and kind thoughts. We are all in this together.
Happy New Year everyone.
Showing posts with label L Arginine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label L Arginine. Show all posts
Monday, January 14, 2008
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Energy Boost with L-Arginine
I just got my replacement bottle of Arginine in the mail today. I ran out before the replacements came and although I didn't fall sick (which I was worried might happen), I did spend the last week being really tired and exhausted. Normally I wake up at noon, chill for a couple of hours and go to work at 3, leave at midnight after putting in a long day and still have energy to hit the gym.
However the last week, it's been a chore just dragging myself out of bed in the afternoon. I found myself sleeping until 2 and dragging to work and being so tired when I got out. I'm not sure if it's the amino acid Arginine part or all the nutritional additives or a mental thing, but I really need the Arginine kick to jump start my day and give me a kick in the evenings.
So...I guess that's an update of sorts. I'm having some mild pains today L2's nothing really to write home about.
However the last week, it's been a chore just dragging myself out of bed in the afternoon. I found myself sleeping until 2 and dragging to work and being so tired when I got out. I'm not sure if it's the amino acid Arginine part or all the nutritional additives or a mental thing, but I really need the Arginine kick to jump start my day and give me a kick in the evenings.
So...I guess that's an update of sorts. I'm having some mild pains today L2's nothing really to write home about.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Insomnia
For weeks now I've had a weird sleeping pattern. Generally I work late evenings from 3pm to midnight, and this is actually my dream schedule....don't have to wake up early in the morning or fight traffic getting to work. I peak in the evenings, after 7pm or so is when I get a radical burst of energy.
However for the last few weeks, I've been having difficulty falling asleep...staying up later and later, and having to wake up still no later than 1 to get to work. Even right now it's 6am and I'm still up writing.
I know the L-Arginine is supposed to give you wicked bursts of energy but damn...this is putting me into overdrive.
However for the last few weeks, I've been having difficulty falling asleep...staying up later and later, and having to wake up still no later than 1 to get to work. Even right now it's 6am and I'm still up writing.
I know the L-Arginine is supposed to give you wicked bursts of energy but damn...this is putting me into overdrive.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Checkin' In
What's up fam?
It's been a week and surprisingly I've been well. Very well in fact. Nothing much to report...I think the L Arginine is really giving me a boost nowadays. It's like my own personal crunk juice/spinach.
Speaking of spinach, when I was younger in high school, the house mistress of my dormitory used to gather all the sickle cell students in her quarters and make us nightly a foul tasting, bitter brew that was supposed to 'cure' sickle cell. My parents believed in that hardcore and I drank that shizz faithfully to no avail, I still fell sick.
The house mistress, bless her heart would come to see me in the hospital and BRING with her some of that tea. Mary Jesus and the orphans it was sheer torture trying to keep that down on a nauseated and pain filled body. I'm so glad I graduated from that school.
So with the Pro Arginine, I'm having a field day, it's tastes so good compared to all the other concoctions I've ever tried. Hopefully the results are going to be longterm.
It's been a week and surprisingly I've been well. Very well in fact. Nothing much to report...I think the L Arginine is really giving me a boost nowadays. It's like my own personal crunk juice/spinach.
Speaking of spinach, when I was younger in high school, the house mistress of my dormitory used to gather all the sickle cell students in her quarters and make us nightly a foul tasting, bitter brew that was supposed to 'cure' sickle cell. My parents believed in that hardcore and I drank that shizz faithfully to no avail, I still fell sick.
The house mistress, bless her heart would come to see me in the hospital and BRING with her some of that tea. Mary Jesus and the orphans it was sheer torture trying to keep that down on a nauseated and pain filled body. I'm so glad I graduated from that school.
So with the Pro Arginine, I'm having a field day, it's tastes so good compared to all the other concoctions I've ever tried. Hopefully the results are going to be longterm.
Friday, November 9, 2007
The Wonder of Nitric Oxide
Norion's dad sent me a forward a few weeks ago about L-Arginine that he had gotten from a fellow scientist researching the benefits of L-Arginine and nitric oxide to cardiovascular conditions. In addition, someone had left a comment on a previous post about L-Arginine weeks ago that was around the same time. Serendipity was pointing that I look into this. The more I read up on it and did research, the more information I found about this wonderful amino acid. L-Arginine is the semi-essential amino acid that has been shown may help in the effects of cardiovascular disease and many other inflammatory conditions. It's the major source for nitric oxide synthesis.
Not that many people with sickle cell know about it, however, it's been shown in reduce the crippling crises and pain that we usually go through. One of the main attributes of Nitric oxide is that it prevents cells from sticking together, makes the blood vessels more pliable & elastic as well as keeping the blood flowing freely. It's like Hydroxyurea, without all the nasty chemotherapy drug side effects. Can I get a hells yeah!
The compound is specially formulated with Vit C, B Complex and tastes like dilute grape juice to improve memory and mental agility, and give you energy. The only side effect is mild diarrhea and most people don't even get that. Compared with the 35 debilitating effects of Hydrea, this is definitely one for the game books.
It's sold as a nutra-ceutical, so it's over the counter, no prescription needed. Be sure to get the Pro Argi 9-Plus formula as shown above, because that the one that is specially formulated for those with sickle cell. Pretty much you take a scoop of that in 4-8 oz. of water twice a day, regularly on an empty stomach. Arginine takes on the properties of whatever food you take it with, so don't mix it with juice or food, just water! That way, it will flood your system with pure, wonder working NO (Nitric oxide).
If you want to do some research on this for yourself, here are some helpful places to start:
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