L-arginine and protein are two essential nutrients that help us build better muscles. They are similar in function, yet there are several areas in which L-arginine proves to be better than protein.
Our body itself can produce L-arginine. Normally, we have enough L-arginine which is being produce by our kidney and liver. There are also other external sources of L-arginine like the foods that we consume. Other sources of this nutrient can also be found in plants and animal proteins, such as dairy products, meat, fish, and nuts. But it is important to note that plants such as soy produce more L-arginine nutrient than the animal sources of protein.
L-arginine has several uses and functions for our body. One of its main functions is that it helps clean our body and lets us get rid of ammonia or also known as our body’s waste product. Just like protein, it could also makes compounds for our body that help us in building good muscles but between the two, L-arginine is better than protein because of L-arginine’s fast absorption rate compared to protein.
L-arginine is used by our body to make Nitric Oxide, a compound that is responsible for signaling our body molecules of our cardiovascular system to expand and let our blood flow more freely. It is important for our blood veins to be relaxed and to let our blood flow for it will have corresponding effect to the movement of our heart. There are some experts who believe that Nitric Acid which L-arginine produces is much more important to our heart than oxygen. This compound is scientifically proven to help reduce the risk of several known heart diseases.
It is also said that L-arginine’s nitric acids helps in erectile dysfunction. It works by relaxing the muscles of the blood vessels supplying blood to the penis to increase the blood flow that helps a male to maintain an erection.
