For a delicious summer treat the whole family will love try these Berrylicious Popsicles with Red Beets! 

Antioxidant

Salus Red Beet Crystals are a rich source of antioxidants. The antioxidants from beetroot juice have been shown to reduce DNA damage caused by pro-oxidants, which can help to reduce the risk of oxidative stress-induced diseases including heart disease and arthritis. Antioxidants from beetroot have also been shown to improve liver function to support detoxification of the body.

Heart Health

Healthy nitrates found in Salus Red Beet Crystals convert into nitric oxide in the body, which dilates and relaxes blood vessels to improve circulation. As a result, studies show that nitrates from beetroot juice significantly lower blood pressure and improve arteriole stiffness to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Salus Red Beetroot Crystals can improve athletic training and performance by increasing the efficiency of energy production in our cells. Beetroot also results in increased blood flow to the areas of the brain responsible for cognitive function and memory.

Anti Inflammatory

Beetroot also has a significant anti-inflammatory impact on the body Anti-inflammatory components of beetroot act by blocking the production of multiple inflammatory mediators, including the same pathway that is targeted by NSAID medications. This anti-inflammatory action helps to reduce pain, swelling and tissue damage in conditions like arthritis, injuries, and menstrual cramps.

Each 5g contains

Red Beets (Beta vulgaris)* 5g

Equivalent to 67g of fresh tuber

Ingredients: Organic pure red beet crystals, citric acid.

*Certified Organic

Adults & Children 4+: Dissolve 5g (1 tablespoon) of red beet juice crystals in a glass of water or other beverage.

Salus Red Beet Crystals

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We often think of cholesterol as being harmful, but the truth is that our bodies need an adequate amount of it to function. Cholesterol is used as a building block to make everything from the walls of our cells to important hormones like estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol. It is essential for the production of Vitamin D, which we need to build and maintain strong bones. It is also a central component of bile, which allows us to break down and digest fats from food.

However, the typical North American diet contains far too many foods that increase our cholesterol levels above and beyond what our bodies can use. Excess total cholesterol and LDL “bad” cholesterol will stick to the walls of our blood vessels, narrowing the space for blood to flow. This prevents oxygen and nutrients from reaching vital organs. Most dangerously, it can prevent oxygen from getting to the heart or brain, increasing our risk for heart attack and stroke.

Having high cholesterol is like having construction along a busy highway that narrows lanes and slows down traffic. If the construction closes the highway altogether, we never make it to our destination and there are negative consequences. This is what happens when cholesterol narrows our blood vessels and blocks blood flow to major organs: oxygen and nutrients don’t make it to their destination, and it results in organ and tissue damage.

A reduction in total cholesterol and LDL “bad” cholesterol levels, and an increase in HDL “good” cholesterol levels directly results in a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke, so it is vital that we achieve healthy levels of cholesterol¹.

CHOLESTO-LESS, is formulated to lower total cholesterol and LDL “bad” cholesterol and raise HDL “good” cholesterol to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. It also supports overall cardiovascular health with the addition of the powerful antioxidant, ubiquinol (Active CoQ10). Having healthy cholesterol levels supports cardiovascular health, helping to prevent life-threatening illnesses such as heart attack and stroke.

How it Works

Plant Sterol Esters (90% combined beta-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol)

• Plant Sterol Esters look similar in structure to cholesterol, so they compete with and block about 50% of cholesterol from food and bile from being absorbed. This competitive action reduces LDL “bad” cholesterol and total cholesterol by about 10%, without reducing HDL “good” cholesterol in the body.
• Even a healthy diet does not provide enough Plant Sterol Esters to lower cholesterol, so supplementation is necessary to achieve adequate cholesterol-lowering doses.

Red Yeast Rice (Monascus purpurea – fermented Oryza sativa, Monascus purpurea – whole)

• Works in a similar way to cholesterol-lowering medications, called statins, but with a lower risk of side effects.
• Inhibits the production of cholesterol in the liver, thereby lowering levels of total cholesterol by about 10% and LDL “bad” cholesterol by about 17%.
• Significantly decreases the occurrence of both fatal and non-fatal cardiac events.

Ubiquinol (Active CoQ10) as Kaneka Q+

• Kaneka Q+ Ubiquinol is an all-natural yeast-fermented form of CoQ10 that is more well-absorbed and more readily utilized by the body than conventional inactive ubiquinone CoQ10.
• Powerful antioxidant that helps to heal damage to blood vessels caused by high cholesterol.
• Improves both blood pressure and HDL “good” cholesterol levels, and reduces total cholesterol levels, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease.

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