The gifts of the summer garden abound! The
garden abundance 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, generosity
abounds in gardeners. Johnson Chiropractic encourages
Richmond chiropractic patients to gratefully take
those green beans, peppers and tomatoes
and feast on them for an amazing anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Johnson Chiropractic embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Johnson Chiropractic knows this is an amazing
list of benefits. It is difficult to separate
these actions from each other! They are all healthy benefits.
Tomatoes are very full of
nutrients, providing vitamin C,
potassium and lycopene, an anti-oxidant that benefits cancer and
heart disease prevention and anti-inflammatory activity. (1,2) To enhance
absorption of lycopene, eat tomatoes with some flavorful,
healthy fats like olives, avocados or similar oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are filled with vitamins C, A, E, K1 as
well as potassium, folic acid and fiber. [All of us all need
a little more fiber in our diets! Speaking of fiber,
green beans are amazing sources. Plus,
they have many proteins, carotenoids, and
anti-oxidants with only a small number of calories. Green beans have
nutrients described as being anticarcinogenic, assisting the prevention and even the stopping the spread of some cancers in the
body. (4, 5, 6)] Additionally, peppers assist in fighting inflammation, too, with their anti-oxidants. Raw and roasted peppers offer
anti-oxidant benefits. Roasting may increase or decrease those
benefits depending on the pepper type and stage
of their growth. (7,8,9) Either way, your Richmond
chiropractor encourages you to eat some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will reward 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 having
back surgery find relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management in her chiropractic practice where she integrates
nutrition and motion.
Schedule your next Richmond chiropractic visit
with Johnson Chiropractic soon. Sharing and enjoying
the ample summer harvest raises
your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your appreciation
for gardeners!