It’s summer harvest time in the US. The
garden abundance is aplenty! Every family circle seems
to have at least one passionate gardener with more
tomatoes and green beans and peppers than he or she knows
what to do with. Fortunately for us, generosity
overflows in gardeners. Spine & Sports Rehab Center encourages
Baton Rouge chiropractic patients to appreciatively take
those tomatoes, peppers, and green beans
and eat them for an amazing anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Spine & Sports Rehab Center embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Spine & Sports Rehab Center knows this is an incredible
list of benefits. It’s difficult to detach
these actions from each other! They are all beneficial.
Tomatoes are so full of
nutrients, providing vitamin C,
potassium and lycopene, an anti-oxidant that supports cancer and
heart disease prevention and anti-inflammatory activity. (1,2) To boost
absorption of lycopene, enjoy tomatoes with some tasty,
healthy fats like olives, avocados or related oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are bursting with vitamins C, A, E, K1 as
well as potassium, folic acid and fiber. [We all could use
a little more fiber in our diets! About fiber,
green beans are amazing sources. Plus,
they have lots of proteins, carotenoids, and
anti-oxidants with only a few calories. Nutrients in green beans are described as being anticarcinogenic, helping
prevent and even stop the spread of some cancers throughout the
body. (4, 5, 6)] Additionally, peppers assist in fighting inflammation, too, with their anti-oxidants. Raw and roasted peppers have
anti-oxidant benefits. Roasting may raise or lower those
benefits determined by the pepper type and stage
of their growth. (7,8,9) At any rate, your Baton Rouge
chiropractor urges you to eat some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will repay you!
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Listen to Dr.
Jasmine Hornberger’s PODCAST on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she shares the story
of a patient with back pain after undergoing
back surgery get relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management in her chiropractic practice where she incorporates
nutrition and motion.
Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic visit
with Spine & Sports Rehab Center soon. Sharing and taking pleasure in
the bountiful summer harvest boosts
your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your gratefulness
for gardeners!