Chromium with High Potency Beet: Heart Centered Supplement
We are so close to Valentine Day, and so I thought to discuss supplements that are heart centered, ingredients that support the heart and bestow flexibility and easement of blood flow in our circulatory system.
Trivalent chromium (Cr) is an essential trace element in the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and protein. Farrokhian et al. (2019) found chromium to be effective for people who have diabetes and coronary heart condition.
The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was done with 64 diabetic patients with heart issues and found that 200 μg chromium increased insulin sensitivity compared with placebo, as well as a significant reduction in C-reactive protein and an elevation in total antioxidant capacity. Chromium also reduced high blood pressure and had even a beneficial impact on weight.
This is very good news, so why add beetroot when chromium is doing so much on its own?
Beetroot, especially with a high nitrate capacity is found to confer cardiovascular health (Beals et al., 2017). Beetroot has also shown to lower blood pressure as well as help with weight management (Jajja et al., 2014). And lastly, Beetroot with its betalain pigment is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory (Clifford et al., 2015).
In sports, Baily et al. in 2009 found an improved oxygen delivery to the muscles, which helps athlete gain endurance and strength. In 2019, Husmann et al. designed a study to find out if beetroot can reduce muscle fatigue, and found that high nitrate beetroot juice increased exercise ability with less pain.
Beetroot performs so well that we added high nitrate beetroot to our chromium, No 7 Systemic Booster, and of course to the Beta Glucan.
Yours as always,
Dohrea
References
- Kooshki, F., Tutunchi, H., Vajdi, M., Karimi, A., Niazkar, H. R., Shoorei, H., & Pourghassem Gargari, B. (2021). A Comprehensive insight into the effect of chromium supplementation on oxidative stress indices in diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 48(3), 291-309. Article
- Bailey, S. J., Winyard, P., Vanhatalo, A., Blackwell, J. R., DiMenna, F. J., Wilkerson, D. P., … & Jones, A. M. (2009). Dietary nitrate supplementation reduces the O2 cost of low-intensity exercise and enhances tolerance to high-intensity exercise in humans. Journal of applied physiology, 107(4), 1144-1155.
- Beals, J.W., Binns, S.E., Davis, J.L., Giordano, G.R., Klochak, A.L., Paris, H.L. … Bell, C. (2017). Concurrent Beet Juice and Carbohydrate Ingestion: Influence on Glucose Tolerance in Obese and Nonobese Adults. J Nutr Metab, 2017:6436783.
- Farrokhian, A., Mahmoodian, M., Bahmani, F., Amirani, E., Shafabakhsh, R., & Asemi, Z. (2019). The Influences of Chromium Supplementation on Metabolic Status in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease. Biological Trace Element Research, 1-8.
- Jajja, A., Sutyarjoko, A., Lara, J., Rennie, K., Brandt, K., Qadir, O., Siervo, M. (2014). Beetroot supplementation lowers daily systolic blood pressure in older, overweight subjects. Nutr Res. 34(10), 868-75.
We have developed our products based on scientific research and/or the practical experience of many healthcare practitioners. There is a growing body of literature on food based nutrition and supplements and their application in support of our health. Please use our products under the advisement of your doctor.
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