drinkrum said:
What sort of regime do you suggest, Mr. Shelton? 2 weeks on and 1 week off?
I think there's an important issue here that's being overlooked, and that is: what is the specific PURPOSE for which a person is going to take supplementary arginine?? That specific purpose would have a strong effect on how I would answer your question. For example, you might take arginine for its libido-enhancing effects, as Viperfish mentioned; or you could take it as a GH-releaser; or you could take it as a nitric oxide precursor, hoping that it will help your hair; or as an anti-glycation agent, as Pearson & Shaw recommend. And there may be other reasons to use it, too. HOW MUCH and HOW OFTEN you use it is going to depend on those specific reasons.
If you're using it for the libido-enhancing effect, you're going to have to face the probability that it's going to fade away if you use it regularly, so I personally would use it only on as AS-NEEDED basis. In other words, save it for that hot date that you've arranged for the weekend, or some similar occasion when you know you'll be able to put it to good use! :wink:
If you take it as a GH-releaser, that's a really difficult decision to make. I personally would use it three times a week, like on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and even then maybe take a full week off once a month or once every other month. We desparately need more research on the issue of GH release!!
If you're taking it just as a nitric oxide precursor or as an anti-glycation agent, then I would take a SMALL amount every day, like maybe a couple hundred milligrams two or three time a day, or somewhere along those lines. That very likely will have no effect at all on either libido or GH, but that's not the PURPOSE for using it in this case.
Bryan
I have heard others say this too.
