EFR 615: Dr. Louis Ignarro and the Discovery of Nitric Oxide, How It Prevents Heart Disease, Erectile Dysfunction, & Why It Is So Important For Our Overall Health

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Chase Chewning

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5 • 927 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

What do heart health and erectile dysfunction have in common? A tiny molecule called Nitric Oxide (NO)… but we’ll let the “Father of Viagra” explain that.

Today’s guest, Dr. Louis Ignarro, PhD is a distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology at UCLA and has been a research scientist for over 40 years. Dr. Ignarro is known for his discovery of Nitric Oxide and its many life-critical biological actions in the human body, a discovery that led to winning a Nobel Prize and Viagra.

In this discussion, Chase and Dr. Ignarro talk about his Nobel Prize-winning discovery and how Nitric Oxide plays a critical role in improving cardiovascular health, longevity, and even your sex life. He also shares a few simple and actionable insights on what you can do to naturally boost your heart health and prevent disease. This is truly a discussion you won’t want to miss!

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Key Highlights

Dr. Ignarro first breaks down what the free radical Nitric Oxide is and how it affects the human body, particularly in terms of cardiovascular health. Our body produces tiny amounts of NO which has been found to lower blood pressure and prevent harmful blood clots, thus supporting heart health and preventing strokes.
Why is the discovery of Nitric Oxide so important for the human race? Simply put, this enabled the scientific community to discover how we can naturally boost NO in the body to improve heart health: through nutrition and physical activity.
Dr. Ignarro highlights the role of nutrition in NO production and how a quality, balanced diet contributes to heart health. “If you don’t eat enough protein, you’re not going to make enough NO,” he says. Plus, Louis emphasizes the crucial role of antioxidants in heart health and what fruits and vegetables have the highest amounts of antioxidants.
One of the keys to increasing longevity (and quality of life) is increasing cardiovascular health and mental health.
Dr. Ignarro shares his thoughts on the obesity epidemic, the harmful relationship between Nitric Oxide and body fat, and how that’s impacting the severity of cardiovascular disease in America.
Why is Dr. Ignarro known as the “Father of Viagra”? How does NO impact erectile dysfunction? Listen in as he shares the story behind his discovery that made the development of Viagra possible.

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0:00.0	The following is an operation podcast production.
0:04.0	My name is Lou Ignaro, also called Professor Lou Ignaro.
0:08.0	I've been at UCLA School of Medicine for many years as a professor in pharmacology in the
0:14.8	Department of Medicine where I did a lot of basic research and also taught
0:19.4	medical students what they needed to know about pharmacology.
0:23.6	And so in my career, I focused on the discovery we made about nitric oxide or NO, which is extremely
0:31.5	important in maintaining your health, especially your
0:35.6	cardiovascular health and improving your longevity.
0:39.6	Welcome back, everyone. This is your number one source for inspiring content from people
0:48.0	who are putting a purpose to their passion and truly living a life ever forward.
0:53.0	Conversations and messages that will take your fitness,
0:57.0	nutrition, and mindset to the next level.
1:00.0	I am your host, Chase Chuning.
1:02.0	This is Ever Forward Radio. You know there have been a lot of discoveries over the years over the decades hell of just us being human beings that have made our life easier, that have helped us combat stressors,
1:27.0	disease, illness, even added years to our life and quality years to our life.
1:32.0	Well, today's guest, Dr. Lou Ignaro is here to make the claim or rather
1:36.5	science has kind of done it for him that we have stumbled across one of the greatest
1:41.2	discoveries in modern health,
1:43.5	modern medicine, talking about a little thing
1:46.0	called nitric oxide.
1:48.2	Dr. Liu is a distinguished professor emeritus
1:51.0	of molecular and medical pharmacology at UCLA and has been a research
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