Nitrate Ingestion for Health and Performance.

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Nitrates (NO3-) are chemicals which occur in beetroots, carrots, pomegranate, celery, lettuce and spinach. (Nitrates are also higher in foods grown in a greenhouse or hydroponically.) Recent studies of nitrates and their benefits to the human body and athletic performance show great improvements in health and disease. Once nitrates enter the body, they are converted […]

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Conditions: Cardiovascular disease, Hypertension

Supplements: Nitrates, Probiotics

Foods: Beetroot juice, Vegetables

Miscellaneous: Athletes, Nitrates, Nitric oxide, Nitrites

Nitrate and Nitrite Caution.

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Nitrate supplementation is being used widely by athletes to improve performance, although claims of benefits have not been completely proven. Nitrates can be taken in the pure chemical form, such as sodium nitrate (NaNO3) or in beetroot juice. Nitrate is converted in the body into nitrite (NO2-), which is then changed to nitric oxide (NO). […]

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Conditions: Methemaglobinemia, Nitrate toxicity, Nitrite toxicity

Supplements: Beetroot (Beta vulgaris)

Foods: Beetroot (Beta vulgaris), Beetroot juice, Beets

Miscellaneous: Hemoglobin, Nitrates, Nitric oxide (NO), Nitrites

Benefits of Red Beetroot.

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Red beetroot (Beta vulgaris rubra) has recently become known as a functional food. It was used in medicine in Roman times, and now beetroot has been found to be especially useful in chronic inflammatory states which are epidemic today. Interest in beetroot has increased because it is a source of dietary nitrates (important in cardiovascular […]

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Nitric Oxide in Health and Disease.

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Nitric oxide (NO) is a chemical which functions in nearly every cellular activity of the body. NO in the walls of small blood vessels determines the tone of the blood vessels and controls blood flow. Abnormally low NO levels cause “endothelial dysfunction”*, with inability of blood vessel walls to relax. Low NO levels play a […]

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N-Acetylcysteine for Organophospate Toxicity.

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

Organophosphates (OP) produce animal damage by altering activity of neurotransmitters and by producing oxidative stress. There are over one hundred OP compounds that are insecticides. OP exposure is a common cause of toxicity in humans and animals. China is estimated to have 100,000 cases of pesticide poisoning, annually. One OP is named Fenthion. The antioxidant, […]

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Conditions: Heavy metal toxicity, Organophosphate toxicity, Oxidative stress, Pesticide poisoning

Supplements: Glutathione, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), Thiol antioxidants

Foods: Garlic, Grapefruit

Miscellaneous: DNA, Fenthion, Insecticides, Malondialdehyde (MDA), Neurotransmitters, Nitrates, Nitric oxide (NO), Nitrites, Organophosphates

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