PATIE A Trainer Invention
UNLOCK THE POWER OF RAW VEGETABLES FROM GARDEN TO PLATE
After working 11 years as a strength trainer and rehab specialist helping hundreds of patients, Gabriel Burrell thought he had seen it all. Then, one day, he says, ”I met a patient with the worst shoulders I had ever seen. He was a 6-foot-2, full-grown, 220-pound man, and he could not even shoulder-press five pounds over his head.”
Vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet, and while baked or stir-fried dishes are delicious, you could be cooking out beneficial vitamins and nutrients. For example, heat degrades the cancer-fighting compound myrosinase found in raw broccoli. Garlic’s main beneficial compound is allicin, which can also be destroyed if you cook it. Thankfully, you can find many ways to use these and other vegetables raw instead. If you want the most potent dose of enzymes, vitamins, and minerals possible from plant-based foods, you must consume them raw. From improvements to your skin to a stronger heart, there’s a bounty of reasons to incorporate uncooked veggies into your meals. Here are three other reasons to enjoy them uncooked. FUN AND TASTY The natural crisp flavor and crunch of uncooked veggies can be just a fun and tasty way to curb your hunger. Raw carrots, celery, or tomatoes are an easy snack that won’t lead you or your child into a sugar crash within a few hours. They can also brighten up a salad and are great to have on hand to add to smoothies or vegetable juices.
The patient, we’ll call him Dave, “blew out both shoulders playing football when he was 10 years old, and he never got any help,” Burrell says. “His shoulders were wrecked.” Also, Dave’s work as an attorney led to spending long hours hunched over a computer at his desk. Dave’s problems were so severe that Burrell dug out an experimental prototype device he had made at home. To help patients practice healthy posture, he tied two stretch bands to loop around the anterior shoulders and connect to a center-back brace. Burrell had tossed the gadget aside years earlier because he couldn’t resolve a sticking point in the design. But, hoping the gadget might
help Dave, he dug it out from under his laundry basket and gave it to him, with instructions to wear it for 30 to 40 minutes periodically throughout the day. He also continued to train Dave three days a week. A few weeks later, “he came to me and said, ‘My shoulders feel better than they’ve ever felt in my life. You’ve got to get this thing on the market!’” Burrell refused. “I’m glad I could help you, but this is a passion project. I’m happy with training and don’t need anything more from life.” But Dave kept insisting. “He would literally harass me,” Burrell says. “Then, one day, something clicked in my head.” A solution for the sticking point dawned on him, and he became excited about bringing the device to market. “It must have been the Good Lord saying, ‘Now is the time. Do this!’” Burrell shares.
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Raw veggies are naturally low in calories and high in fiber and can contribute to weight loss or better weight management. Along with being packed with fresh nutrients, opting for uncooked vegetables minimizes food preparation techniques that increase the calories in a meal. You want to avoid dousing vegetables with butter, cream, and cheese. Raw veggies also tend to be filling, so they can aid in reducing your snack cravings. HYDRATION Water is necessary for our bodies to work properly, allowing our organs, as well as key processes like digestion and body temperature maintenance, to function correctly. Many of the most popular and accessible vegetables, like cucumbers, have a high water content. Eating raw veggies like this can give you a needed boost of hydration.
That marked the birth of Posture Medic, but Burrell’s path wasn’t easy. Distributors initially refused to carry the device, and naysayers predicted Burrell wouldn’t be able to patent it. Nevertheless, the product’s debut at the 2012 Parker Seminars Las Vegas convention was described by one veteran distributor as the most successful launch he had seen in 30 years in the business.
So, put away the frying pan, butter, and oil, and incorporate uncooked vegetables into your daily diet. Your body will thank you!
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