It’s summer harvest time in the US. The
garden abundance 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 knows
what to do with. Fortunately for us, gardeners’ generosity flourishes. Vancouver Disc Centers urges
Vancouver chiropractic patients to gratefully accept
those tomatoes, peppers, and green beans
and feast on them for an amazing anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Vancouver Disc Centers embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Vancouver Disc Centers knows this is an amazing
list of benefits. It is difficult to detach
these actions from each other! They are all beneficial.
Tomatoes are very nutrient rich, providing vitamin C,
potassium and lycopene, an anti-oxidant that supports cancer and
heart disease prevention and anti-inflammatory activity. (1,2) To boost
absorption of lycopene, enjoy tomatoes with some delicious,
healthy fats like olives, avocados or similar oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are packed with vitamins C, A, E, K1 and potassium, folic acid and fiber. [We all could use
a bit more fiber in our diets! About fiber,
green beans are wonderful sources. Plus,
they have lots of 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 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 increase or decrease those
benefits depending on the pepper type and growth stage. (7,8,9) At any rate, your Vancouver
chiropractor urges you to eat some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will repay you!
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
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 incorporates
nutrition and motion.
Schedule your next Vancouver chiropractic visit
with Vancouver Disc Centers 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!