Check this out! I don't usually get too excited about a new wonder drug -- but what happens when the new wonder drug is juiced up plant product? Beetroot? I'm not sure how that is going to taste. Or if your teeth are going to become permenantly purple but....
Researchers are finding that the nitrates in beetroot juice lower blood pressure (the high the pressure the more effective it is!), increase our ability to exercise, and improve physical performance in events like the Tour de France.
How's this all possible? And what are the downsides?
Well...the nitrates in the juice relax the blood vessels and cause working muscles to require less oxygen for a given amount of work.
As for the downsides.....taste, maybe? Research has shown results with 250 ml of juice. Seems like a very small price to pay to possibly avoid having to take blood pressure meds!
What do you think?
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