The gifts of the summer garden abound! The
garden bounty is copious! 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. Luckily for us, generosity
overflows in gardeners. Pflugerville Wellness Center urges
Pflugerville chiropractic patients to appreciatively take
those green beans, peppers and tomatoes
and feast on them for a remarkable anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Pflugerville Wellness Center embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Pflugerville Wellness Center knows this is an incredible
list of benefits. It’s hard to split
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, enjoy tomatoes with some flavorful,
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. [All of us all could use
a little more fiber in our diets! About 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 described as being anticarcinogenic, helping
prevent and even stop 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 increase or decrease those
benefits determined by the pepper type and growth stage. (7,8,9) At any rate, your Pflugerville
chiropractor urges you to eat some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will repay you!
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
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 Pflugerville chiropractic visit
with Pflugerville Wellness Center soon. Sharing and taking pleasure in
the ample summer harvest increases
your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your appreciation
for gardeners!