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When threatened, he would gulp down a can of spinach and in a matter of seconds, his arms would bulge and Popeye would transform into one strong, tough dude.
But, I really hated spinach. And for the most part, still do.
So, as a kid watching the show, I thought, “I’ll never be as strong as Popeye. I hate spinach.”
Of course, as I got older and wiser, I knew that eating spinach, while generally good for you, couldn’t do much for your strength.
Turns out I might have been wrong.
A recent study showed that organic nitrate, the equivalent of what you would find in a plate of spinach, greatly improved the efficiency of the mitochondria – the powerhouse of your body’s cells.1
Mitochondria are responsible for producing the energy you need to do all the things you do in a day and according to the study, so anything that makes them more efficient is a good thing.
It turns out that the nitrates combine with bacteria in our mouth to form nitric oxide which has been known for many years to be beneficial to lowering blood pressure among other things. The researchers had this to say about how their findings might effect you. ”Among the more consistent findings from nutritional research are the beneficial effects of a high intake of fruit and vegetables in protection against major disorders such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.”
But at this point, I still don’t like spinach all that much.
So here’s how I take advantage of this info and actually have been for a while although I wasn’t aware of the research until just recently.
It’s a smoothie. I call it a Power Smoothie. Watch the video for the ingredients and how I make it. The password for the video is fusiontribe.
Enjoy!
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- Larsen, F. J., T. A. Schiffer, et al. “Dietary inorganic nitrate improves mitochondrial efficiency in humans.” Cell Metab 13(2): 149-59. [↩]
I'm the creator of Fusion. My core health philosophy is simple: life is movement. When you can’t move freely or in a way you need or want to, suddenly your life seems a lot smaller. So, I promote movement through...