It is summer harvest time in the US. The
garden bounty 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 can use on his/her own. Fortunately for us, generosity
overflows in gardeners. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic urges
McHenry chiropractic patients to appreciatively accept
those tomatoes, peppers, and green beans
and eat them for a remarkable anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows this is an incredible
list of benefits. It’s hard to separate
these actions from each other! They are all healthy benefits.
Tomatoes are very nutrient rich, 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 related oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are bursting with vitamins C, A, E, K1 and potassium, folic acid and fiber. [We all could use
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. Nutrients in green beans are reported to
also be anticarcinogenic, assisting the prevention and even the stopping the spread of some cancers throughout the
body. (4, 5, 6)] Additionally, peppers help
fight inflammation, too, with their anti-oxidants. Raw and roasted peppers offer
anti-oxidant benefits. Roasting may raise or lower those
benefits determined by the pepper type and growth stage. (7,8,9) At any rate, your McHenry
chiropractor urges you to enjoy some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will repay you!
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
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 get relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management in her chiropractic practice where she integrates
nutrition and motion.
Schedule your next McHenry chiropractic visit
with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic soon. Sharing and taking pleasure in
the abundant summer harvest boosts
your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your gratefulness
for gardeners!