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Role of Arginine for Increasing Growth Hormone Levels

Arginine is an essential amino acid that causes the secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. A dose of arginine an hour before a weightlifting workout speeds muscle building and fat loss. Researcher Sandy Shaw used this protocol by taking 10 grams of arginine before doing bench presses. She lost 25 pounds of fat and gained 5 pounds of muscle within 6 weeks on this regimen.

Dosages

Clinical studies have shown that various doses of arginine have a wide range of effectiveness. Based on these studies, the smallest effects can be expected at dosages of less than 3 grams. The impact of arginine also shows a diminishing response with aging. The greatest GH responses occur in subjects with the lowest body fat composition and the highest aerobic capacity.

This means that the impact of arginine on GH release increases with decreasing body fat composition and with increasing aerobic fitness. Arginine will work better as you increase your fitness.

Starting dosages for arginine as a supplement are 2 to 5 grams on an empty stomach one hour before exercise and before bedtime. Side effects may include stomach upset, nausea, and diarrhea. However, these can be minimized by starting at low dosages (1 gram) and building up slowly.

Effects of Arginine on Exercise Performance

Arginine enhances exercise performance because it is one of the main ingredients, along with glycine, that goes into the biosynthesis of creatine in the liver. Creatine is important for high-intensity, short duration exercises for muscle building.

This means that arginine provides a two-fold boost in exercise performance by stimulating GH levels and creatine synthesis.

Additional Benefits

Positive effects of arginine also include boosting the immune system, fighting cancer, protecting the liver, promoting healing of burns and wounds, enhancing male fertility, and restoring sexual function in impotent men. Most of these benefits come from stimulating GH secretion. However, arginine restores sexual function because it is a precursor to nitric oxide, which plays a key role in getting and maintaining an erection.

Enhancing Performance with Additional Amino Acids

Bodybuilders get even better results by combining arginine with other amino acids, such as ornithine, lysine, and glutamine. This is called stacking. When taken together, these amino acids have a synergistic effect on GH release.

A beginner's stack is 2 grams each of arginine and ornithine and 1 gram each of lysine and glutamine. An advanced stack would include 2 grams each of all four amino acids. The arginine-lysine-glutamine trio is especially important because it stimulates insulin levels, even on an empty stomach. The combination of GH and insulin in the absence of food drives the incorporation of amino acids into muscle. When taken before bedtime, this combination also stops the body from breaking down as much muscle tissue as it normally does during a night's sleep.

Dr. Dennis Clark is a retired research scientist and university professor, with more than 30 years of experience specializing in natural products chemistry and integrative medicine. Dr. Clark's groundbreaking, science-based views on fitness are summarized in his report, "How To Be Lean And Strong Without Exercise." Get it for free at http://personalfitnessresearch.com.

Nature’S Miracle: Growing Roses With Liquid Worm Castings (Worm Tea)

"...in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, lies the seed that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes the rose." ("The Rose" by Amanda McBroom, 1977.)

One of my favorite topics is the many uses for liquid worm castings, ‘worm tea', in the garden. This unique organic fertilizer is especially effective when used to grow roses, perhaps the most favored flowers on earth and certainly the most discussed. Some refer to them as ‘The Queen of Flowers'. They certainly are my favorite and, judging their popularity worldwide, the favorites of millions of gardeners.

‘Worm tea' is the solution derived from worm castings (worm manure) brewed in water with some aeration over a short period. The resultant type of liquid fertilizer is a helpful agent for growing all plants. This 100% organic natural product contains abundant nutrient and mineral essentials roses need to thrive. Also, it is highly effective for insect and disease control as a side benefit. It really is an all -in - one product.

Roses are perceived to be persnickety flowers to grow ostensibly requiring an inordinate amount of horticultural knowledge and effort. While it is true that they are susceptible to a host of diverse diseases and numerous types of insect attacks and that some folks may be intimidated by these factors, there are ways to assist growing them which produce much easier and more rewarding results.

Healthy and robust roses require only four simple things to flourish and generate beautiful blossoms: good soil, plenty of sun, adequate water, and a balanced feeding routine. Perfect these factors and you are home free.

The soil you plant the rose bush in should be light and rich in organic material, somewhat on the sandy side, to ensure good drainage and ease of root development. Avoid heavy clay type soil. When planting, ensure that the planting hole is at least thirty inches deep and the same in width to allow for robust root development.

Placing the rose bush in the proper location ensures the sun part of the process. Before planting, ascertain the sunniest part of your garden or yard and choose that spot. Don't force a rose into a shaded area. Most all of them won't do well there.

Watering well, at least three times a week in the very hottest time of year, is important - deep watering so that water percolates down to the root zone is imperative. I prefer to draw three to five gallons of tap water and let it sit in a container in the sun for at least eight hours to ‘outgas' due to the presence of chloride/fluoride. These are ‘salts' and gradually build up harmful deposits in the soil. This applies if you are using city water. If you are fortunate to have a well as a water source you are lucky and most likely can use the water as drawn. An added benefit of natural spring/well water is the minerals dissolved in it.

As for the feeding part of the equation, any worm castings, dry or liquid, used to grow roses are nature's miracle fertilizer. Dry castings dug into the soil around the rose bush are a slow release fertilizer and soil enhancer. However, I have had better results using a ‘brewed' liquid worm tea ‘blend' consisting of High Quality worm castings, Yucca shidigera extract, and pure unfiltered mountain spring water as a foliar spray and root watering application.

Plants have pores (stomata) in their leaves as we have in our skin. They ‘breath' through these pores and can absorb the liquid worm castings solution as well. Root feeding is all well and good; it has its place, but foliar feeding is faster and more complete. Within hours of liberally spraying liquid worm tea on a rose, the bush has absorbed the ‘food' and is circulating it throughout its system. (Do this in the cooler part of the day: early morning or late afternoon and not in the direct sun of midday.) Results can be seen in days rather than weeks as is the case with soil/root feeding.

A weekly regimen of both is perhaps the optimum solution as that works well for my roses.

I ensure I use a liquid worm tea product with natural yucca extract added. Yucca is a ‘wetting' agent (surfactant) and essentially makes water ‘wetter'. Therefore, the blend is absorbed more readily by plants either in root feeding or foliar use. Yucca also contains natural steroids; these invigorate the plant and may assist in repelling insects.

The worm tea I use is brewed using natural mountain spring water which contains a multitude of essential minerals and other microscopic elements for the rose to absorb directly and to enhance the soil.

The question of worm castings tea as a disease suppressant and insect repellent is still being debated. Much evidence indicates it to be a factor.  High quality worm tea contains natural chemicals, such as chitinase, that insects do not like and will avoid eating or sucking the juices of a plant that is well inoculated with the product. Shidigera yucca extract contains certain natural steroidal elements, such as saponin, which also seem repulsive to insects.

The symbiotic effect of all these factors makes liquid worm castings ideal for all your gardening needs. The combination of pure worm castings, yucca extract, and mountain spring water in a worm tea ‘blend' makes liquid worm castings a great tonic for roses!

The bottom line in growing roses is that it need not be as complicated a task as some would lead you to believe. Buy a high quality hybrid rose bush to start, plant it in a sunny location in a good soil mix, water it as needed, and feed it using a quality  liquid worm tea blend. Bet you like the results! Your reward will be lush, healthy green leaves, sturdy roots and branches, and ample beautiful and fragrant blossoms.

"God gave us a memory so we would have roses in winter."

(More info is available at www.naturesbigbud.com)

About the Author

What is your favourite oldie?

I watched The Out Of Towners recently with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis. It was so funny, all the mishaps they had trying to get to New York and an interview. I loved Jack Lemmon in The Odd Couple with Walter Matthau.
Another classic I have watched countless times is Gone With The Wind.
Yes - Ma & Pa Kettle, I had forgotten about them - really funny. My husband and I laugh out loud at Laurel & Hardy too.
You've mentioned lots of old movies that I really enjoy too.

How about Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the "The Fortune Cookie" (1966)?
Jack Lemmon was absolutely great in "Mr. Roberts.
How about "Grumpy Old Men" (1993)?
Now for my favorite really favorite oldie. "Casablanca".
How can you beat the lines such as:
Louis: "What brought you to Casablanca".
Rick: "My health, I came for the waters".
Louis: "But we are in the desert, we have no waters".
Rick: "I was misinformed".
And there are so many more in that film. The best quotes of any movie.
"Here's looking at you kid".
And the closing line, which was added after the film was completed:
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship".

Edit: Forgot to mention "Uptown Saturday Night" (1974). Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Pretty funny.

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