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Weekly Health Quiz: Therapy, Exercise and Tea

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1 Which of the following are the most significant and beneficial promoters of nitric oxide in your body?

  • Nitrate-rich plant foods such as arugula and red beets, combined with probiotics and high-intensity exercise

    The most significant source of nitric oxide is dietary nitrates, which gut bacteria then convert into nitrite and then to nitric oxide. High-intensity exercise will also trigger the release of nitric oxide. Learn more.

  • Nitrate-rich processed meats and endurance exercise such as long-distance running
  • Nitrate-rich plant foods such as arugula and red beets and endurance exercise such as long-distance running
  • Nitrate-rich processed meats in combination with probiotics and high-intensity exercise

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