The pros and cons of fennel fruits as a cheap, easy-to-find, light-weight, nonperishable source of nitrates.
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I’ve got more than a dozen videos on the fascinating nitrate story, but here’s the three I’ve done most recently:
• Whole Beets vs. Juice for Improving Athletic Performance (
• Oxygenating Blood With Nitrate-Rich Vegetables (
• “Veg-Table” Dietary Nitrate Scoring Method (
Non-nitrate athletic performance tweaks include:
• Reducing Muscle Fatigue with Citrus (
• Reducing Muscle Soreness with Berries (
• Preventing Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress With Watercress (
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