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Cardiovascular System (Blood) Lymphatic System (Lymph)
Blood consists of the liquid plasma
that transports the red and white
blood cells and platelets.
Lymph that has been ltered and is
ready to return to the cardiovascular
system is a clear or milky white uid.
Blood is visible and damage to
blood vessels causes obvious signs
such as bleeding or bruising.
Lymph is invisible and damage to
the lymphatic system is dicult
to detect until swelling occurs.
Blood is ltered by the kidneys. All
blood ows through the kidneys where
waste products and excess uids are
removed. Necessary uids are returned
to the cardiovascular circulation.
Lymph is ltered by lymph
nodes located throughout the
body. ese nodes remove some
uid and debris. ey also kill
pathogens and some cancer cells.
Normally the body maintains a balance of uid in tissues by ensuring that
the same amount of water entering the body also leaves it. e circulatory
system transports uid within the body via its network of blood vessels. e
uid, which contains oxygen and nutrients needed by the cells, moves from
the walls of the blood vessels into the body’s tissues. After its nutrients are
used up, uid moves back into the blood vessels and returns to the heart. e
lymphatic system also absorbs and transports this uid. Using the Exerciser
Elite® is one of the quickest ways we know to help the lymphatic system get
rid of the excess liquid build up.
Exercise & Oxygen…Your health depends on it
Increasing the oxygen level in the blood is extremely important. All functions
of the body are regulated by oxygen and must be replenished as our life
energy depends on it. Oxygen energizes cells so they can regenerate. e body
uses oxygen to metabolize food and to eliminate toxins and waste through
oxidation. e brain needs oxygen each second to process information. In
fact, all of the organs, in the human body, need a great deal of oxygen to
function eciently. e ability to think, feel, move, eat, sleep and even talk
all depends on generated energy from oxygen.
Exercise and Building Oxygen Surplus
Most exercises are anaerobic in nature. Strenuous exercises can create a
state of oxygen debt, or a depletion of oxygen in the body, which means
it is an anaerobic activity, not aerobic activity. People who engage in heavy
competitive sports usually create an anaerobic condition. is is also true for
a person who has a heavy workout in the gym. A body can go into a state
of oxygen debt from which it takes time for the body to recover. Using the
Exerciser Elite® after your exercise routine will help increase the oxygen in
the body, which allows your body to recover from oxygen debt more rapidly.
Walking, jogging, riding a bike or swimming, in moderation, can provide
aerobic activity and will most likely record an increase in oxygen when
measured by an oximeter. ere is no substitute for exercise, however; the
Exerciser Elite® can denitely enhance one’s exercise program. In addition to
helping increase the oxygen in the body, it helps to limber up the spine and
joints making it easier for you to exercise.
Nitric Oxide and Endorphins
Regular exercise can help the body produce and release nitric oxide and
endorphins.
In the late 1980’s researchers discovered that human cells produce nitric
oxide and use it to communicate with other cells. Abnormalities in the
body’s production of nitric oxide have been linked with high blood pressure,
atherosclerosis, diabetes, impotence and stroke.
In the body, nitric oxide is generated through the action of enzyme systems
called nitric oxide synthase. e enzyme uses a common amino acid,
L-arginine, and converts it to nitric oxide. is process takes place in many
cells and tissues. e nitric oxide then regulates many body functions
including: blood pressure, respiration, blood clotting, bacterial killing, brain
and sexual function. Blood vessels continuously generate small amounts of
nitric oxide that cause the vessels to widen and greatly increase blood ow.
At the same time, some of the nitric oxide interacts with blood platelets,
the elements in the blood stream responsible for clotting. is causes the
platelets to become less reactive and prevent their clotting of important blood
vessels such as those feeding the brain or heart. By opening blood vessels and
increasing blood ow, nitric oxide can also relieve impotence.
In the lung blood vessels, nitric oxide improves the amount of oxygen that the
lungs deliver to the blood. An important part of the body’s defenses against
microbial invasion relies upon the production of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide
is a major component of the body’s policing against infections. e process
of memory formation within the brain can also be nitric oxide dependent.
Specic cells within the brain produce nitric oxide that can reinforce memory
storage.
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