Get It Up With Watermelon But Keep A Porta-Potty Nearby For Emergencies
You may be able to throw out your Viagra. The little blue pill which is being used world wide for impotency, has some
stiff competition.
In case you didn’t know there’s a part of Temas A&M called the Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center. (I assume these folks design clothes or perhaps help improve the public image of vegetables). At any rate, according to Dr Bhimu Patil, the centers directory, watermelon contains a phyto-nutrient called citrulline.
Citrulline is converted by the body into another amino acid, arginine. Arginine, in turn, boosts nitric oxide levels, (are you still with me?) “which relaxes blood vessels, the same basic effect that Viagra has,” says Dr Patil, “to treat erectile dysfunction and maybe even prevent it.”
Todd Wehner, who studies watermelon breeding at North Carolina State University, said anyone taking Viagra shouldn’t expect the same result from watermelon.
“It sounds like it would be an effect that would be interesting but not a substitute for any medical treatment,” Wehner said.
The nitric oxide can also help with angina, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular problems, according to the study, which was paid for by the US Department of Agriculture.
There appears to be only one small problem - when you eat a lot of watermelon which is 80% water, you spend a lot of time visiting the bathroom as watermelon is a diuretic and was a homeopathic treatment for kidney patients before dialysis became widespread.
Another issue is the amount of sugar that much watermelon would spill into the bloodstream - a jolt that could cause cramping.
You’ll have to decide if gorging yourself on watermelon is worth the effort. After all, you’ll be spending most of your days in the washroom cramping up and peeing like the last time you and your buddies had that beer drinking fest.
Viagra on the other hand has it’s own side effects such as:
- Headache, Flushing, Dyspepsia, Nasal Congestion, Urinary Tract Infection, Abnormal Vision, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Rash
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