Typically, if you have less than 45 minutes before your workout, your body will do best with simple carbohydrates like fruit or fruit juice. However, you may find that you do well with a bowl of plain, steel-cut oats with raisins and cinnamon.
A single 8-ounce pour of beet juice lowered blood pressure significantly in people with hypertension, according to a new study.
In the study, 14 healthy volunteers drank 500 milliliters (2 cups) of Planet Organic beet juice or water within 30 minutes. The researchers checked the participants' blood pressure every 15 minutes one hour before they drank the juice and every 15 minutes three hours after drinking the beet juice. They also checked every hour to six hours and then at 24 hours after they drank the beet juice.