The gifts of the summer garden abound! The
garden abundance is copious! Every family circle seems
to have at least one enthusiastic gardener with more
tomatoes and green beans and peppers than he or she knows
what to do with. Luckily for us, generosity
overflows in gardeners. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka encourages
Sitka chiropractic patients to appreciatively take
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! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka welcomes
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows this is an amazing
list of benefits. It is hard 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 supports 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 related oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are filled with vitamins C, A, E, K1 as
well as potassium, folic acid and fiber. [We all need
a little more fiber in our diets! About fiber,
green beans are wonderful sources. Additionally,
they have lots of proteins, carotenoids, and
anti-oxidants with only a small number of calories. Green beans have
nutrients reported to
also be anticarcinogenic, assisting the prevention and even the stopping the spread of some cancers in the
body. (4, 5, 6)] Further, peppers assist in fighting 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 Sitka
chiropractor urges you to eat some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will reward you!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
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 Sitka chiropractic visit
with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka today. Sharing and enjoying
the bounteous summer harvest raises
your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your gratefulness
for gardeners!