Tasty Plainville Anti-Inflammatory Goodies: Blueberries and Curcumin
Plainville patients|Sufferers with inflammatory conditions like osteoarthritis (OA) may benefit from tasty additions to their daily diet. Blueberries and curcumin each offer anti-inflammatory benefits that may well help manage their effects. Layden Chiropractic values these simple, tasty options to help combat inflammation in addition to the rest of the Plainville chiropractic treatment plan.
CURCUMIN’S ANTI-INFLAMMATORY IMPACT ON DISEASE
For more than 4000 years, curcumin’s healthy benefits – like its ability to counter human diseases/conditions like diabetes, cancer, and inflammation - have been known. A recent review of studies focused on curcumin’s effectiveness in managing neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s ALS, and MS. (1) Your Plainville chiropractor particularly values curcumin’s anti-inflammatory properties for dealing with osteoarthritis (OA). A chronic degenerative disease, osteoarthritis is not a condition with a sure cure, but curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties shine in their therapeutic value for OA management. Researchers particularly noted the chondroprotective effects curcumin offers. (2) Up against the common treatment of OA – NSAIDs, corticosteroids, etc. – curcumin offered a protective effect against OA with its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant factors in an osteoarthritic rat study. One of the many benefits detailed in this study was that arthritic conditions and serum biomarkers TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10, COMP, and CRP decreased after 4 weeks of use. (3) Layden Chiropractic bets our typical, older OA patient who has trouble walking will appreciate this!
BLUEBERRIES’ ANTI-INFLAMMATORY BENEFITS
Not that curcumin isn’t tasty, but blueberries may come to mind as the tastier choice of the two! Good thing! Blueberries, too, have anti-inflammatory positive attributes. Rich in bioactive substances in addition to having healthy properties - anti-oxidant, neuroprotective, anti-obesity, anti-cancer – blueberries are reported to help treat cancer, lower metabolic syndrome, and protect liver function via their ability to intervene in nuclear receptor activity. (4) Blueberries work at the cellular level! They slowed the production of inflammatory factors, specifically TNF, ESR1, AGTR1 and IGF1. (5) Another study recommended daily blueberry eating may reduce pain, stiffness, and difficulty doing daily tasks as well as improving gait may well better quality of life for knee OA sufferers who find walking troublesome. (6) Blueberries are tasty options to add to your nutrition plan for those experiencing the effects of inflammation.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation of nutritional tips like curcumin aid a patient dealing with neck pain and inflammation.
Schedule your Plainville chiropractic appointment today. Our Plainville chiropractic patients coping with inflammatory conditions discover relief with our chiropractic care and have the opportunity to enhance their treatment plan tastily with blueberries and curcumin. We enjoy sharing this kind of info!
