Mix These 3 Before Bed — It Heals Arteries While You Sleep | Dr. Mandell

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A nightly blend of extra virgin olive oil, raw honey, and cinnamon can significantly improve cardiovascular health by promoting artery function and repair. This simple mix targets the endothelium, the crucial lining of blood vessels, which is often damaged by daily stressors like inflammation, high blood pressure, and sugar intake. Olive oil, rich in polyphenols, activates nitric oxide production, helping arteries relax and expand. Raw honey's antioxidants reduce inflammation and cortisol levels, signaling the body to enter a healing mode, while cinnamon enhances insulin sensitivity and stabilizes blood sugar, improving microcirculation. Consuming this mixture 20-30 minutes before bed can lead to benefits such as improved circulation, reduced blood pressure, clearer mental focus, and steadier energy.

An interesting fact is that your arteries are not static tubes that inevitably stiffen with age but are living tissues capable of healing and rejuvenation when provided with the correct nutritional information

Short Highlights

A nightly blend of olive oil, raw honey (1/4 teaspoon), and cinnamon can improve heart and artery function.
Olive oil's polyphenols activate endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), leading to increased nitric oxide production and artery relaxation.
Raw honey helps lower inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein and reduces nighttime cortisol, aiding artery repair.
Cinnamon improves insulin sensitivity, stabilizes nighttime blood sugar, and reduces blood viscosity for better microcirculation.
Consuming 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of raw honey, and a dusting of cinnamon 20-30 minutes before bed can lead to improved circulation, clearer focus, and steadier energ

Key Details

The Damage to Arteries and the Role of the Endothelium [00:32]

Arteries are constantly subjected to daily stresses such as stress, inflammation, blood pressure spikes, sugar, and processed oils, which stiffen the endothelium, the delicate lining of the arteries.
The endothelium is a living control center that regulates artery dilation and constriction with each heartbeat.
Inflammation and rigidity of the endothelium lead to elevated blood pressure, weakened circulation, and a decrease in nitric oxide, the body's natural artery relaxant.

The endothelium is alive. It's the control center that opens and closes your arteries with every heartbeat.

Olive Oil's Cardiovascular Benefits [01:20]

High-quality extra virgin olive oils are rich in polyphenols, such as hydroxytyrosol and oleuropein, which act as biological activators.
These compounds stimulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), an enzyme in the arteries that triggers the release of nitric oxide.
Nitric oxide is a gas molecule that signals arteries to relax and expand, improving circulation and lowering blood pressure.
Olive oil's monounsaturated fats protect inner vessel walls from oxidative stress and prevent LDL cholesterol from becoming sticky and toxic, reducing arterial wear and tear.

They stimulate an enzyme in your arteries known as endothelial nitric oxide synthes or enos.

The Role of Raw Honey in Arterial Health [02:24]

A small amount of raw honey (about 1/4 teaspoon) is added for its chemical properties rather than sweetness.
Honey contains natural enzymes and antioxidants that reduce inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein.
It also helps lower nighttime cortisol levels; high cortisol keeps arteries tense, while lower levels allow nitric oxide to remain active longer, facilitating vessel repair during sleep.

Think of this little bit of honey as the signal to your body that it's safe to enter the healing mode.

Cinnamon's Impact on Blood Sugar and Circulation [03:07]

Cinnamon contains compounds that enhance insulin sensitivity and help stabilize nighttime blood sugar levels.
Stable glucose is crucial for reducing endothelial stress, glycation, stiffness, and improving blood flow.
Cinnamon also improves microcirculation by reducing blood viscosity, allowing for more efficient oxygen and nutrient delivery to tissues.

Cinnamon also improves microcirculation by reducing blood viscosity, allowing oxygen and nutrients to travel more freely to the tissues that need them most.

The Nightly Ritual for Vascular Reset [03:46]

The combination of olive oil (to open), honey (to calm), and cinnamon (to balance) creates a synergy for the body's natural vascular reset.
The recommended preparation is 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, approximately 1/4 teaspoon of raw honey, and a light dusting of cinnamon, mixed gently.
This mixture should be consumed slowly about 20 to 30 minutes before bed, optionally diluted with warm water for a smoother consistency.
Over time, this ritual can lead to warmer extremities, clearer mental focus, and steadier morning energy, indicating improved circulation.

These are signs that your circulation is improving.

Rebuilding Arteries Through Information [04:30]

Arteries are not inert structures that stiffen with age but are living tissues designed to heal, adapt, and rejuvenate.
Providing arteries with the right "information," such as through this nightly mix, supports their ability to remain flexible and healthy.
Consistent practice of this nightly act is presented as a profound message of gratitude to the body's life-sustaining systems, capable of rebuilding existing arteries.