Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome, study shows

Medical Xpress / University of Exeter / Free Radical Biology and Medicine ^ | July 23, 2025 | Anni Vanhatalo et al

[ConservativeMind]

Beetroot juice just twice a week lowered blood pressure 4 points (mmHg).

It simply happened due to changes in mouth bacteria.

I will say we stopped using antibacterial mouthwash a year ago, in favor of one that supports healthier bacteria, to curb my blood pressure that was consistently higher than it once was.

It did the trick, along with fiber and a few other tweaks.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Pocketdoor]

Where does one buy beetroot juice? I don’t recall ever seeing it at the supermarket.

[TTFX]

beware of oxalic acid

[ryderann]

Check out Force Factor Total Beets.

[montag813]

Or, you could just take the capsules, like we do.

HumanN SuperBeets Beet Root Capsules Quick Release 1000mg, Helps Support Nitric Oxide Production, Blood Pressure, Heart Health

[tumblindice]

COME ON YOU SONS OF BITCHES, DO YOU WANT TO LIVE FOREVER?!

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Yea, that stuff would depress me to the point if my heart almost stopping.

Much like rabbit food.

[bigbob]

It’s a beet. Only homo brits have to say beetroot.

[wally_bert]

I’ve used it off and on.

[Pocketdoor]

Lol that’s what I found out in search.

[LegendHasIt]

The trouble with beetroot juice, is that it tastes like beets. Yuck!.

That said, I occasionally take it in capsule form (OK) or ‘gummies’ (yuck, again) and it does seem to be beneficial to my circulatory system.

[woodbutcher1963]

Dwight Schrute likes beets.

[thecodont]

Well, the greens are very good too.

[SuperLuminal]

I cut my coffee intake from 5-6 cups a day to 1/2 cup a day, and my blood pressure (measured every day) dropped 8-10 points after a week...

[Deaf Smith]

A beet is a root, so it is labeled beet juice at most stores.

[telescope115]

YES! YES WE DO!!😁

[telescope115]

I love beets. I’ll have to remember to pick some up.

[sjmjax]

Beet root juice … okay.

Beetlejuice, Beetle juice, Beetlejuice … not okay.
May result in serious complications.

[dfwgator]

Now, there’s a beet root for the day you said that you’d “beet-root” to me
A sweet pea for the sweet way you always smiled at me
But you had friends who needed you
There was Ferdie, there was Liza
So, just for them, I put down a load of ferdy-liza

The sun and the rain fell from up above
And landed on the earth below
In my Garden of Love

-Benny Hill