Once a humble root, beetroot has been elevated to “superfood” status, offering not only nutrition but a “food as medicine” ...

The intestines are home to trillions of microorganisms that produce substances capable of regulating all the body's organs ...

Beet juice has been praised for its blood-pressure-lowering benefits, but new research suggests those benefits may also ...

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by suppressing potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth, a study ...

Certain beneficial bacteria residing on the tongue and in other oral tissues convert dietary nitrates (found in leafy greens and beets) into nitrites. When swallowed, these nitrites further ...

Beetroot juice can lower blood pressure for older people by suppressing potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth ...