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Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka Highlights Curcumin's Benefit for Neurological Diseases

4000 years of consumption. That’s quite a history! Curcumin has it. (Chiropractic delights in its 125-year history!) Curcumin’s history of dietary use in Eastern countries like China and India offers much data to researchers to examine just what an influence it makes on disease. And there’s a difference! Curcumin as an anti-inflammatory substance is gaining recognition for positive influence on neurological diseases, cell death, and pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka remains interested in curcumin’s positive role in possible inflammation and Sitka back pain reduction.

CURCUMIN HISTORY

Curcumin holds a long history of use over 4000 years (1) yet a shorter history of use currently for its ability to modulate levels of various brain neurotransmitters as well as preventing cell death. Curcumin affects inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and enzymes. (2) Back in 2010 researchers posited that curcumin may well be a “future drug of therapy for the treatment of various neurological disorders.” Diabetic neuropathy, tardive dyskinesia, and major depression are a few of those such orders. They called for additional clinical studies back then to place curcumin into therapeutic use because of its “neuroprotective action” in diseases like Alzheimer’s, tardive dyskinesia, major depression, epilepsy, and other such neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may contribute to its neuroprotectiveness. Curcumin’s ability to slow or halt reactive astrocyte expression and thus preventing cell death is advantageous. (3) Your Sitka chiropractor understands the role of cell death in degenerative spinal conditions like disc disease and appreciates the potential curcumin possesses in addressing cell death and decreasing inflammation and thereby decreasing Sitka back pain.

CURCUMIN DIET AND SUPPLEMENTATION

What is the best way to incorporate curcumin for maximal benefit? Diet and/or supplementation. A curcumin rich diet is reported to offset diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as decrease inflammation. A recent paper on curcumin reveals the role of curcumin in treating neurological diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and more). To effect more attention to curcumin’s benefits, the authors share the cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trial outcomes regarding the use of curcumin in healthy people and people with such diseases. (1) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows many Sitka chiropractic patients would like the simpler supplementation route which is quite easy and effective. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka will share what’s right for you and your Sitka chiropractic treatment plan.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he presents the benefits of anti-inflammatory efforts with curcumin in the relief plan for neck pain within the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Schedule your Sitka chiropractic appointment at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka today. Don’t wait 4000 years to realize that curcumin may well benefit you, your pain and/or your neurological disease.

 
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka presents new findings on the benefit of curcumin on inflammation reduction and even neurological disease containment. 
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