Whether you're a senior looking to improve your cognitive health or a hard-charging endurance athlete who wants to enhance their performance, you've probably heard of beetroot, which has been purported to have several health benefits. For example, some claim that beetroot supplements can increase nitric oxide production, help support endothelial function, and improve blood flow, oxygen delivery, and exercise performance.
Do Beets Really Increase Nitric Oxide Levels?
Whether you're a senior looking to improve your cognitive health or a hard-charging endurance athlete who wants to enhance their performance, you've probably heard of beetroot, which has been purported to have several health benefits. But how do you know if it's really working?
How Do You Know If Your Beetroot Supplement Is Working?
Beets are rich in natural chemicals called nitrates, which may be converted to nitric oxide in the body. In fact, beets are one of the richest sources of dietary nitrate. Additionally, beetroot dietary supplements have been purported to increase blood flow and oxygen delivery, lower blood pressure, and increase stamina because of their effect on nitric oxide.
Beetroot dietary supplements come in the form of pills, powders, and concentrated beverages, making them appealing to a broad audience. However, beetroot supplements have become so ubiquitous that it is hard to know which products are effective and which are pure hype.
If you give up your hard-earned money for a supplement that claims to increase your nitric oxide levels, you better be sure it's effective. Unfortunately, traditional methods of measuring nitric oxide in the body are either invasive, require expensive laboratory procedures, or are wholly ineffective. For example, the most common way to determine your nitric oxide level is with a test strip that measures nitrates through your saliva. However, this tells you nothing about the amount of nitric oxide in your blood, which ultimately increases blood flow to the brain, heart, and exercising muscles. As a result, there hasn't been a reasonable way to measure the effects of beetroot supplements and other forms of nitric oxide supplementation such as the amino acids l arginine and l citrulline which are the building blocks for nitric oxide. Until now, that is!
How NNOXX One Can Help!
NNOXX has developed the first non-invasive measurement of nitric oxide levels in the blood, which can quickly be recorded with a small wearable device called NNOXX One. Now you can easily understand which supplements cause a measurable change in your body's nitric oxide levels.
In addition to measuring your body's nitric oxide levels, NNOXX One can help you boost your body's natural production of nitric oxide through personalized workouts! Regular exercise increases nitric oxide levels, enhancing blood flow to the brain, heart, and muscles. However, the intensity and duration of exercise that best increase nitric oxide levels vary from person to person. NNOXX's AI coach solves this problem by providing you with personalized workouts designed to maximize your body's nitric oxide production over time.
Exercise will continue to be the best way to increase your nitric oxide levels. However, if you do take beetroot or other related supplements, there is now a device that can help you measure the impact of these supplements.
About NNOXX: NNOXX is defining a new standard of fitness measurement with the world’s first wearable device to measure muscle oxygenation and nitric oxide. For more information on NNOXX, please visit www.nnoxx.com.