Dietary Nitrate: The Vegetable Route to Better Circulation
Leafy greens and beetroot are rich in inorganic nitrate, which oral bacteria and the body convert into nitrite and then nitric oxide —
17 June 2026Read →
Citrulline, arginine, dietary nitrate and the endothelium — how the vascular pathway works and at what intakes.
Leafy greens and beetroot are rich in inorganic nitrate, which oral bacteria and the body convert into nitrite and then nitric oxide —
Citrulline raises plasma arginine more effectively than arginine itself, because it bypasses the first-pass breakdown in the gut and li
Nitric oxide is a short-lived signalling molecule that relaxes the smooth muscle lining blood vessels, widening them and easing resista