full storyCan antioxidants protect scuba divers? According to a new study published in The Journal of Physiology raise the possibility that pre-dive intake of antioxidant vitamins may prevent some of the negative effects of diving on vascular function
Vitamins E & C Might Help Prevent The Bends
Vitamins E & C Might Help Prevent The Bends
Interesting, but not very informational... They didn't have much to say did they!
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES..... THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING ... BUT THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS
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gomi_otaku
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We were discussing this on our dive club site when this came out, and had to do some deciphering.
What it seems to suggest, is that diving (for normal recreational depths and times) causes a condition that prevents the vascular muscles from relaxing- keeping vessels taught, and therefore increasing blood pressure. The antioxidants seem to allow the muscles to still relax, even after diving. It seems to have the most impact, therefore, on people who are prone to high blood pressure already, and not much use to others.
gomi_
What it seems to suggest, is that diving (for normal recreational depths and times) causes a condition that prevents the vascular muscles from relaxing- keeping vessels taught, and therefore increasing blood pressure. The antioxidants seem to allow the muscles to still relax, even after diving. It seems to have the most impact, therefore, on people who are prone to high blood pressure already, and not much use to others.
gomi_