The rewards of the summer garden are
plentiful! The
garden bounty 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, gardeners’ generosity flourishes. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC encourages
La Grande chiropractic patients to appreciatively take
those green beans, peppers and tomatoes
and eat them for a remarkable anti-oxidant and nutritional
boost to fight inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and more! Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC embraces
all of these benefits!
ANTI-OXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DISEASE
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows this is an amazing
list of benefits. It’s hard to split
these actions from each other! They are all beneficial.
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 boost
absorption of lycopene, enjoy tomatoes with some tasty,
healthy fats like olives, avocados or similar oils. (3) Bell and
chili peppers are bursting with vitamins C, A, E, K1 as
well as potassium, folic acid and fiber. [We all need
a bit more fiber in our diets! Speaking of fiber,
green beans are amazing sources. Additionally,
they have many proteins, carotenoids, and
anti-oxidants with only a few calories. Nutrients in green beans are reported to
also be anticarcinogenic, helping
prevent and even stop the spread of some cancers in 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 increase or decrease those
benefits depending on the pepper type and growth stage. (7,8,9) At any rate, your La Grande
chiropractor urges you to eat some peppers, tomatoes,
and green beans! Your body will repay you!
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
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 La Grande chiropractic visit
with Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC soon. Sharing and enjoying
the abundant summer harvest increases
your health - anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-disease - and your appreciation
for gardeners!