A daily glass of beetroot juice may be doing far more than people realize, especially for older adults trying to manage blood pressure naturally. New research from the University of Exeter has found that drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice twice a day for just two weeks helped lower blood pressure in older adults.
What surprised researchers most was where the change appeared to begin — not in the heart, but in the mouth. The study suggests that bacteria living in the mouth may play a major role in how the body processes nitrate-rich foods and supports healthy blood vessels during aging.
