Aging bones. None of us can evade
signs of aging, and our bones tell our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us find that we have osteoarthritis of bone. We
all would enjoy not having to deal with aging and bone loss
and osteoarthritis, but truth be told: many of us won’t. New information that tart cherries may help prevent bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is refreshing
news to Chiropractic Care. They may be a tasty way for our West Palm Beach
chiropractic patients to do what they can to
keep their bones healthy!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often precedes disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet discovered to stop it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
pain relief but not with the course of osteoarthritis. Taking
drugs sometimes brings about some adverse side effects for
some patients over time
which lead a set of researchers to see
what else may be beneficial. In their analysis of
peer-reviewed articles, they concluded that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Chiropractic Care has seen this often in its
West Palm Beach chiropractic practice! As these researchers found,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “robustly” delay the progression of knee
osteoarthritis. While diet changes to improve lipid and cholesterol
numbers, boost vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are valuable in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Chiropractic Care has more information on them both.
CONSUMING TART CHERRIES
A likely tasty way to supplement the diet for spine care
is consuming tart cherries. In this springtime in the US
that finds the cherry trees in bloom, it’s the perfect time for this new information about
the benefits of cherries. But how much of a good thing like tart cherries is healthy and beneficial? Recently, researchers explain that tart cherry may be a natural alternative
to drug therapy to prevent bone loss in diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis and others. They report that tart cherry protected
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decrease in bone stiffness. (2) That’s positive! The researchers advised
that tart cherry may be useful to avoid future fragility fractures due to highly chronic inflammation. (2) Further, another
set of researchers describe how the immune and endocrine systems have
a role in age-related bone loss. Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and prebiotic foods
like tart cherries can potentially neutralize
this happening. In trying 5% and 10%
Montmorency tart cherry intake, researchers found significantly greater bone
thickness in patients receiving the cherry than the control group
patients. They determined that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) improved bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Chiropractic Care sees this as a simple way to help
and protect bone and is certain our West Palm Beach chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano describes
his treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee with nutrition and Cox®
Technic flexion-distraction inspired protocols for taking care of
it on The Cox® Table and easing osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a West Palm Beach chiropractic appointment today
at Chiropractic Care. We can check the status of
your bone and your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be quite
tasty!