Recent studies at Wake Forest Baptist Medical show consuming beetroot juice on a daily basis can lower blood pressure as well as improve endurance levels during exercise. The medical release was published recently in the Journal of American College of Cardiology – Heart Failure. The research team also found no side effects with the specific…

via New Study: Daily Consumption of Beetroot Juice Lowers Blood Pressure — Dr. Don Colbert

Thanks, Dr. Colbert, once again. He and Mrs. Colbert graced our broadcast back in the early days when we were live on the radio on Saturday morning in Austin.

Here again, he has given us a good contribution. Just a few days ago I was reflecting that one condition I had not heard about a natural solution to was blood pressure. So eating beets is good for blood pressure, apparently. The Russians and Eastern Europeans have long thought of beets, especially raw beets, as a medicinal tonic. I have heard Sikhs, too, swear by beet soup, as a remedy for… grouchiness? what ails you? Well, thanks to Dr. Colbert, our grandparent generation have news about beets.