The gifts of the summer garden abound! The
garden bounty is copious! Every family circle seems
to have at least one avid gardener with more
tomatoes and green beans and peppers than he or she knows
what to do with. Fortunately for us, gardeners’ generosity overflows. Spinal Care Clinic encourages
Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients to appreciatively take
those tomatoes, peppers, and green beans
and feast on them for an amazing anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Spinal Care Clinic embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Spinal Care Clinic knows this is an amazing
list of benefits. It is hard to split
these actions from each other! They are all beneficial.
Tomatoes are so nutrient rich, providing vitamin C,
potassium and lycopene, an anti-oxidant that supports cancer and
heart disease prevention and anti-inflammatory activity. (1,2) To enhance
absorption of lycopene, enjoy tomatoes with some delicious,
healthy fats like olives, avocados or similar oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are filled with vitamins C, A, E, K1 and potassium, folic acid and fiber. [All of us all could use
a little more fiber in our diets! About fiber,
green beans are wonderful sources. Additionally,
they have large number of proteins, carotenoids, and
anti-oxidants with only a small number of calories. Green beans have
nutrients described as being anticarcinogenic, helping
prevent and even stop the spread of some cancers in the
body. (4, 5, 6)] Further, peppers help
fight 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 growth stage. (7,8,9) Either way, your Burlington and Hamilton
chiropractor urges you to enjoy some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will repay you!
CONTACT Spinal Care Clinic
Listen to Dr.
Jasmine Hornberger’s PODCAST on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she explains how she helps a patient with back pain after undergoing
back surgery find relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management in her chiropractic practice where she incorporates
nutrition and motion.
Schedule your next Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic visit
with Spinal Care Clinic today. Sharing and taking pleasure in
the abundant summer harvest raises
your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your appreciation
for gardeners!