endurance

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• April 4, 2012
  What About the Caffeine?

  Caffeine has positive cognitive and physiological effects at moderate doses.
• March 5, 2012
  So Should We Drink Beet Juice or Not?

  In the context of a healthy plant-based diet, the nitrates in vegetables can safely be converted into nitric oxide, which can boost athletic performance and may help prevent heart disease.
• February 28, 2012
  Are Nitrates Pollutants or Nutrients?

  Phytonutrients such as vitamin C prevent the formation of nitrosamines from nitrites, which explains why adding nitrite preservatives to processed meat can be harmful, but adding more vegetables and..
• February 14, 2012
  Priming the Proton Pump

  To understand how beets could reduce the oxygen cost of exercise while improving athletic performance, one must review the biochemistry of energy production (ATP synthase) and the body's conversion..
• February 13, 2012
  Doping With Beet Juice

  Beets found to significantly improve athletic performance while reducing oxygen needs, upsetting a fundamental tenet of sports physiology.