Posted by Larry Hoover on November 10, 2003, at 17:42:16
In reply to Re: OPCs/Flavay for manic depression?, posted by taylor18 on November 10, 2003, at 17:24:44
> In my defense, you're attacking the quotes I gleaned from about 5 minutes of searching at Google.
You're taking my comments personally. It's the quotes I was addressing.
Aside: I did suggest that you obtain your information from Pubmed. And five minutes on Google is not a very thorough investigation, IMHO.
> However, this caught me:
> > and it helps to regulate the nitric oxide production so that it stays in balance.
>
> Semantic frippery.
>
> In response:
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12409979&dopt=AbstractThe frippery comment referred to the idea that somehow nitric oxide synthesis was brought into balance by these exogenous compounds. What, they know when to stop having chemical reactions? They know when you've got enough or too little NO? I have no doubt OPCs and other polyphenols have effects on NOS. That is not in dispute. The idea that they promote balance is frippery, in my not so humble opinion.
I'm sorry if you found my criticisms to arrive "at your doorstep" unexpected, but I have many times criticized vendor sites. Most often I denounce the hyperbole and exaggeration and misinformation, but in some cases, I confirm the presented information. More often the former than the latter, to be perfectly clear.
Lar
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