Flying up to the mountains? Here’s a drink to help you acclimate to the altitude…

Beet juice can help you adjust to rapid altitude change—just drink an eight-ounce glass before you board your plane. It worked for high-altitude trekkers in Kathmandu. Beet juice’s nitrates get converted quickly to nitric oxide, which improves the ability of blood vessels to get oxygen throughout the body.

Source for this tip: A study from researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, and Mid-Sweden University, Östersund, published in Nitric Oxide, reported in Health Insider.

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