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apnea
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apnea [′ap·nē·ə]
(medicine)
A transient cessation of respiration.


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Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) has been shown to reduce blood pressure through endothelium calcium channel blocking effects (75,76); inhibit platelet aggregation (77); reduce atherosclerotic lesion areas by 44%, triglycerides by 27%, cholesterol by 29%, VLDL by 36% and 53%, LDL by 58% and 33%, oxidation of LDL by 45-60% (78,79); inhibit atherosclerosis (80,81); modulate artery wall contraction (82); increase atrial contractile force (83); and reduce blood pressure, bradycardia and aponea (84).
Disruption of proper sleep, as a result of sleep aponea, can affect normal morning erections.
 
 
 
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