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Rotten Egg Gas Can Help Control Blood Pressure...

Statesman (India)

| October 25, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 1999 The Statesman (English). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

NEW YORK, Oct 24: A naturally produced rotten egg gas can help control high blood pressure in people, a new study has suggested. Researchers have carried out the study and found that hydrogen sulfide,a gas generated by bacteria living in the human colon, can regulate the blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels in the body. Lead researcher Dr RuiWang of University of Lakeheadin Canada said: In terms of relaxing blood vessels, hydrogen sulphide might be as important as nitric oxide. Nature has added on layer upon layer of complexity to provide a better and tighter control of body function ~ in this case, of blood pressure. According to the researchers, as the newest member …

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