Aging bones. We cannot escape
signs of aging, and our bones tell our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us develop osteoarthritis of bone. We
all would love to escape aging and bone loss
and osteoarthritis, but truth be told: many of us won’t. New research
about how tart cherries may help block bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is welcome
news to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. They may be a tasty way for our Sitka
chiropractic patients to do what they can to
keep their bones healthy!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often leads
to 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. Using
drugs sometimes brings about some adverse side effects for
some patients over time
which lead a group of researchers to see
what else may be beneficial. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they reported that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has seen this often in its
Sitka chiropractic practice! As these researchers found,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “robustly” delay the progression of knee
osteoarthritis. While diet changes to correct lipid and cholesterol
numbers, boost vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are valuable in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has more information on them both.
CONSUMING TART CHERRIES
A likely tasty way to supplement the diet for spine care
is ingesting tart cherries. In this springtime in the US
that finds the cherry trees in bloom, now is 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 beneficial! The researchers advised
that tart cherry may be useful to avoid future fragility fractures in
the presence of 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 possibly counter
this occurrence. In assessing 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!
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka appreciates this simple way to help
and protect bone and is certain our Sitka chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano details
his treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee with nutrition and Cox®
Technic flexion-distraction inspired protocols for treating
it on The Cox® Table and relieving osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic appointment today
at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. We can check the condition of
your bone and your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be quite
tasty!