Beet Root and Blood Flow: What It Actually Does Inside Your Body

Hey.

You get up off the couch and it takes a second longer than it used to. Your hands are cold in a room nobody else thinks is cold. You notice yourself breathing halfway up the stairs, and you never used to notice.

Nothing's wrong, exactly. You've been checked out. You just don't feel like everything is getting where it needs to go.

How beet root helps

Beets are loaded with nitrate, and your body turns it into something useful.

1. You eat the beets, and some of the nitrate ends up back in your saliva.
2. Bacteria on your tongue turn it into nitrite. Your body can't do this step alone.
3. You swallow, and it becomes nitric oxide.
4. Nitric oxide relaxes your blood vessels. They open a little wider. Blood moves with less work.

That's the whole thing. Beets hand your body the raw material and your body does the rest. The scientists who worked out nitric oxide won the Nobel Prize for it in 1998.

What people tell us:

• Hands and feet stop being the coldest part of you. They're furthest from the pump, so they're where you feel it first.
• More left at the end of a walk. In one study, cyclists rode faster after a single dose.
• It builds over two or three weeks. This is food, not a stimulant.
• No crash, because there's no caffeine and no added sugar.

One free tip that doubles your money's worth: antibacterial mouthwash kills the bacteria in step two. In one trial it cut the conversion by more than 90%. Brush like normal, just skip the rinse on the days you take it.

Ours is wildcrafted sea moss from St. Lucia blended with organic beet root. That's the list. No fillers, no preservatives, no added sugar, made fresh to order in Atlanta. Deep red, earthy, tastes like beets.

Reasons not to take it

• A history of calcium oxalate kidney stones. Beets are high in oxalates, so this one isn't for you.
• Blood pressure medication, nitroglycerin, Viagra or Cialis. They work on the same system, so check with your doctor first.
• Babies under a year old. Not suitable.
• Pregnant, nursing, or managing a kidney condition. Ask your doctor.

One harmless thing worth knowing: your urine may turn pink for a day. It happens to about one person in ten and it means nothing.

Get a jar

Sea moss gel with beet root, made fresh after you order and shipped from Atlanta.

A spoonful in the morning, skip the mouthwash that day, and give it two weeks.

If it isn't what you wanted, tell us and we'll make it right.

References: PMID 19661447, 21218090, 23183324. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.