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Extract from the article: Beetroot juice is known for its ability to improve sporting performance by improving the oxygen supply to the muscles. This function is made possible by the nitrates present in abundance in the vegetable. British researchers from the University of Ex

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Beetroot juice is known for its ability to improve sporting performance by improving the oxygen supply to the muscles. This function is made possible by the nitrates present in abundance in the vegetable. British researchers from the University of Exeter have discovered that these same nitrates are associated with better blood vessels and brain function in the elderly. They presented their findings in the journal Redox Biology. The results showed higher levels of bacteria associated with good vascular and cognitive health when the elderly drank the nitrate-rich beetroot juice. The researchers also found lower levels of bacteria linked to disease and inflammation. Their systolic blood pressure also fell after drinking beetroot juice.

Beetroot, and other foods such as lettuce, spinach and celery, are rich in inorganic nitrate. This substance can be secreted in saliva and converted into nitric oxide by oral bacteria. Older people tend to have lower nitric oxide production, which is associated with poorer vascular and cognitive health.

Recipe 1: 2 beetroot, 1 carrot, juice of one orange, juice of half a lemon.Mix everything together in a blender and drink as much as you like every day.

Recipe 2: 1 beetroot, lettuce, 1/4 lemon, a piece of ginger.Mix everything together in a blender.Take it at least twice a week.

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