Peripheral Artery Disease

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Peripheral Artery Disease

Peripheral Artery Disease is a disease of the blood vessels that are outside the heart and is outside the brain. It involves the legs, arms, the vessels of the stomach and the organs.

Reynaud’s syndrome is considered a peripheral artery disease that spasms when your hands go into spasm from cold and other precipitating problems. This is not what is usually called peripheral artery disease.

In the past peripheral artery disease was thought to be unique and a separate disease but it is not. It is part of the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular disease has a similar disease pattern throughout the body.

What are the symptoms of peripheral vascular disease? Intermittent claudication, cramping in the legs while walking, is the main symptom. Buttock pain when walking is another form of claudication,

But more subtly, people find that their legs are weak. They don’t talk about pain, they talk about weakness. Their legs are becoming old, they just don’t have the push, the strength, the vitality they use to and their legs use to be the strongest part of their body. Often that is the most significant symptom because people adjust to physical weakness as they age. Different colors occur in the legs with decreased blood flow, a bluish or reddish tone. Physically cold feet are a frequent symptom.

I have had exceptional success using l-arginine. We have had no problems with amputations and no problems with sores we couldn’t heal. We have had exceptional success with no amputations in 17 years.