MyFitStrip™ Releases Next Generation Nitric Oxide Test Strip
Friendly bacteria that occur naturally on the tongue interact with nitrate from leafy green vegetables and beets to produce nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels. MyFitStrip™ is a patent-pending saliva test strip to validate both the presence of plant-derived inorganic nitrate and the healthy microflora that is necessary to convert nitrate to nitric oxide.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- To monitor and improve cardiovascular fitness, MyFitStrip™, a patent-pending, next generation saliva test strip detects both the dietary inorganic nitrate as well as for the presence of the healthy probiotic microflora that is necessary to begin the process of converting dietary inorganic nitrate in plant-based foods to nitric oxide.
Probiotics, derived from 'for life', are known as "good" bacteria, generally, refers to beneficial naturally-occuring microorganisms in the gut and mouth. They are naturally found in your body, but they are also found in many foods, drinks, and supplements. Humans rely on a microflora of friendly bacteria to transform or reduce nitrate to nitrite, a necessary and required step for the conversion to nitric oxide.
With the introduction of MyFitStrip™ users are now able to validate nitric oxide promoting foods, beverages, and supplements by detecting both inorganic nitrate as well as whether the necessary microflora is present on the tongue to begin the conversion process of nitrate to nitric oxide. In doing so, MyFitStrip™ users are able to make real-time dietary adjustments and other lifestyle changes that impact cardiovascular wellness.
First generation nitric oxide saliva test strips are limited to measuring the immediate conversion to nitrite. If a user received a negative result, they could not be certain whether the food, beverage, or supplement was deficient in inorganic nitrates or whether their nitrate-reducing microflora was absent from the tongue. MyFitStrip™ overcomes this deficiency with a patent-pending double-pad indicator strip that validates both the presence of dietary inorganic nitrate and also detects for the presence of the oral microflora that are necessary to begin the conversion process from nitrate in plant-based foods to nitric oxide.
ABOUT Nitric Oxide in Human Health
Nitric Oxide is produced naturally to increase blood flow, maintain healthy blood pressure, and boost athletic performance. Within the body, dietary nitrate from beets and dark leafy greens is converted to nitric oxide. Maintaining optimal nitric oxide levels requires both nitrate from plant-based foods and the friendly bacteria on the tongue.
Unfortunately, as we age, we lose our ability to make nitric oxide through the use of the L-arginine dependent nitric oxide synthase pathway, thereby increasing reliance on a non-arginine source, specifically, dietary nitrate. Plant-based meals rich in leafy greens such as arugula, kale, and spinach contributes to the body's stores of inorganic nitrate, which can be converted to nitric oxide, independent of arginine. Diets lacking in nitrate-rich plant-based foods contributes to cardiovascular disease and often related conditions such as gout, obesity, hypertension, and diabetic insulin resistance. Diets rich in inorganic nitrate include the Mediterranean Diet, DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) Diet and the MIND Diet.
To enhance cardiovascular performance, athletes have taken advantage of these discoveries by increasing the consumption of nitrate-rich beetroot juices to elevate nitric oxide levels, thereby increasing endurance and performance. Athletes are validating the nitric oxide potency of their beet juice or powder sources in order to optimize their training diets for performance.
In 1998 the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded for the discovery of the important role that nitric oxide plays in cardiovascular health and wellness. Since that time, a number of clinical trials have revealed nitric oxide as a vital bioactive for maintaining healthy blood pressure, increasing athletic endurance, and delaying vascular ageing.
ABOUT MyFitStrip™
MyFitStrip™ believes wellness is personal. Each individual will absorb and convert natural foods for health outcomes uniquely. By providing easy-to-use, affordable, non-invasive test strips into one's daily routine, MyFitStrip™ users can make informed real-time dietary adjustments. Recognizing the importance of monitoring saliva nitric oxide status for improving vascular heath, MyFitStrip's patent-pending next generation salivary nitric oxide test strip simultaneously confirms conversion of nitrate-rich plant-based foods to nitric oxide as well as validates the presence of inorganic dietary nitrate sources. To learn more, google: MyFitStrip.
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