Opponents of nutrition, epigenetics (vits & supps ability to switch on/off genes), herbal and indigenous medicine, herbal, phytochemistry, WATCH OUT...

The very medical journals promoting toxic meds, adhered to, in most instances, ineffective, are now investing billions in research (nothing new and done before) ;D promoting Vit D3, Fish Oil, and more.

Previously dismissive of research and studies by independent institutions, they are now preparing for a take over vits and supps etc... Every day, as if on cue, articles being published concerning therapeutic properties for these. [image]

The article below, is really nothing new!! Nutritionists have known for decades about nitrates contained in beet juice (and other fruits & vegs) promotes energy by less oxygen in take. It is claimed that athletes, those suffering from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and the elderly would benefit.

Eating foods containing high content of nitrates, to increase endurance. NOT, cured bacon, ham, meats, hotdogs, INSTEAD, spinach, lettuce, and leafy vegetables.

Beetroot juice reduces high blood pressure too.

Those who continue to take toxic meds, do your home work, take a close look at compounds in those meds, and read up, simply does not make sense and does not cure!!

J Appl Physiol. 2009 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Dietary nitrate supplementation reduces the O2 cost of low-intensity exercise and enhances tolerance to high-intensity exercise in humans.
Bailey SJ, Winyard P, Vanhatalo A, Blackwell JR, Dimenna FJ, Wilkerson DP, Tarr J, Benjamin N, Jones AM.

Exeter University.

Pharmacological sodium nitrate supplementation has been reported to reduce the O2 cost of sub-maximal exercise in humans. In this study, we hypothesised that dietary supplementation with inorganic nitrate in the form of beetroot juice (BR) would reduce the O2 cost of sub-maximal exercise and enhance the tolerance to high-intensity exercise. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study, eight males (aged 19-38 yr) consumed 500 mL per day of either beetroot juice (BR, containing 11.2 +/- 0.6 mM of nitrate) or blackcurrant cordial (as a placebo, PL, with negligible nitrate content) for six consecutive days, and completed a series of 'step' moderate-intensity and severe-intensity exercise tests on the last 3 days. On days 4-6, plasma [nitrite] was significantly greater following dietary nitrate supplementation compared to placebo (BR: 273 +/- 44 vs. PL: 140 +/- 50 nM; P<0.05) and systolic blood pressure was significantly reduced (BR: 124 +/- 2 vs. PL: 132 +/- 5 mmHg; P<0.01). During moderate exercise, nitrate supplementation reduced muscle fractional O2 extraction (as estimated using near infra-red spectroscopy). The gain of the increase in pulmonary VO2 following the onset of moderate exercise was reduced by 19% in the BR condition (BR: 8.6 +/- 0.7 vs. PL: 10.8 +/- 1.6 mL(.)min(-1)(.)W(-1); P<0.05). During severe exercise, the VO2 slow component was reduced (BR: 0.57 +/- 0.20 vs. PL: 0.74 +/- 0.24 L.min(-1); P<0.05) and the time-to-exhaustion was extended (BR: 675 +/- 203 vs. PL: 583 +/- 145 s; P<0.05). The reduced O2 cost of exercise following increased dietary nitrate intake has important implications for our understanding of the factors which regulate mitochondrial respiration and muscle contractile energetics in humans. Key words: VO2 kinetics, exercise tolerance, exercise economy, slow component.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19661....Pubmed_RVDocSum