The rewards 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 can use on his/her own. Luckily for us, gardeners’ generosity abounds. Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic encourages
Eugene chiropractic patients to appreciatively accept
those tomatoes, peppers, and green beans
and feast on them for a remarkable anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic knows this is an incredible
list of benefits. It is hard to detach
these actions from each other! They are all beneficial.
Tomatoes are so full of
nutrients, supplying vitamin C,
potassium and lycopene, an anti-oxidant that benefits 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 similar oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are bursting with vitamins C, A, E, K1 as
well as potassium, folic acid and fiber. [We all need
a bit more fiber in our diets! Speaking of fiber,
green beans are amazing sources. Additionally,
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)] 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 depending on the pepper type and growth stage. (7,8,9) Either way, your Eugene
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 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 Eugene chiropractic visit
with Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic 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!