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Author Archive | Lara Pizzorno

Erectile Dysfunction as an Adverse Drug Reaction

Introduction As primary prevention for a myocardial infarction or stroke, you’ve prescribed a statin, possibly in conjunction with a fibrate, for a 50 year old male patient with one or more of the following: metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease or peripheral artery disease. In a follow-up visit, his PSA is elevated, […]

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Vitamin A Regulation

Vitamin A – Tolerance Extends Longevity

Abstract Vitamin A is a family of essential fat-soluble dietary compounds, three of which—retinol, retinal and retinoic acid—play significant roles in the human body, with each compound performing functions the others cannot. Retinol is the major transport and storage form of vitamin A; retinal is essential for vision, and retinoic acid acts like a hormone, […]

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Iodine: the Next Vitamin D? Part II

Abstract Despite the widely held assumption that Americans are iodine-sufficient due to the availability of iodized salt, the U.S. population is actually at high risk for iodine insufficiency. Iodine intake has been decreasing in the U.S. since the early 70s as a result of changes in Americans’ food and dietary habits, including the facts that […]

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Iodine: the Next Vitamin D? Part I

Abstract Despite the widely held assumption that Americans are iodine-sufficient due to the availability of iodized salt, the U.S. population is actually at high risk for iodine insufficiency. Iodine intake has been decreasing in the U.S. since the early 70s as a result of changes in Americans’ food and dietary habits, including the facts that […]

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Citrulline and Arginine Pathway

L-Citrulline: Restoring Erectile Function (Viagra Doesn’t)

As we reported more than a year ago in our February 2010 LMR review — Managing Erectile Dysfunction — When Viagra Doesn’t  — phosphodiasterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors, e.g., sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra), and tadalafil (Cialis), are ineffective in 30-40% of men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction (ED).  Why? Because the PDE-5 inhibitors help restore erectile function by […]

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