West Des Moines Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Enjoy Those Tomato, Bean and Pepper Gifts from Gardeners!
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 knows what to do with. Luckily for us, gardeners’ generosity flourishes. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa urges West Des Moines chiropractic patients to appreciatively take those green beans, peppers and tomatoes and eat them for an amazing anti-oxidant and nutritional boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa embraces all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows this is an amazing list of benefits. It is hard to split these actions from each other! They are all healthy benefits. Tomatoes are so 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 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 and potassium, folic acid and fiber. [We all need a little more fiber in our diets! Speaking of fiber, green beans are amazing sources. Plus, they have large number of proteins, carotenoids, and anti-oxidants with only a small number of calories. Green beans have nutrients described as being anticarcinogenic, assisting the prevention and even the stopping 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 West Des Moines chiropractor encourages you to enjoy some peppers, tomatoes, and green beans! Your body will repay 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 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 West Des Moines chiropractic visit with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa soon. Sharing and enjoying the bountiful summer harvest increases your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your gratitude for gardeners!
