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Category: > Recipes > The Nitrates In This Beetroot Smoothie Reduce High Blood Pressure And Improve Blood Vessel Function

The Nitrates In This Beetroot Smoothie Reduce High Blood Pressure And Improve Blood Vessel Function

Oct 25, 2016 Carly Fraser Save For Later Print

Last Updated: Oct 29, 2018

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Beetroot Smoothie

If you want a healthy heart, go for the beets. This beetroot smoothie is loaded with beneficial vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Not only that, but it contains a special nutrient called nitrate.

Nitrate gets converted by the body into nitric oxide, which helps improve blood flow throughout the body by opening up the vessels and allowing for more oxygen flow (thus, lowering blood pressure). The ability of beets to lower blood pressure has been documented in a variety of different studies. There are numerous studies that show how beetroot juice significantly reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Several reviews have even discussed beetroot’s anti-hypertensive potential.

Nitrate isn’t the only constituent of beetroot that improves the health of our body. It also contains a variety of different phytochemicals like ascorbic acid, carotenoids, phenolic acid and flavonoids. It is one of the few vegetables that contain a highly bioactive pigment called betalain, which has high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capabilities. For this reason, beets have been implemented in the reduction of oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in diseases of the liver, arthritis and cancer.

Try to use organic ingredients for this juice. Drink it every day if you are suffering from blood-related issues, or drink it every second or third day to help maintain heart health.

Beetroot Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients: (serves 1)

– 2 large beets, peeled and chopped
– 1 cup packed kale
– 2 apples
– 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
– 1 cup strawberries
– 1 inch fresh ginger root

Method:

Stick all of the above ingredients in a high-speed blender, and blend until smooth. Alternatively, this could be made into a juice. Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Recipes, Smoothies Tagged With: atherosclerosis, beetroot smoothie, easy smoothie recipes, high blood pressure, lower blood pressure, nitrates

Carly Fraser

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Carly Fraser has her BSc (Hons.) Degree in Neuroscience, and is the owner and founder at Live Love Fruit. She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a determined life mission to help inspire and motivate individuals to critically think about what they put in their bodies and to find balance through nutrition and lifestyle. She has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals to re-connect with their bodies and learn self-love through proper eating habits and natural living. She loves to do yoga, dance, and immerse herself in nature.

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