Sitka Chiropractic Nutrition Idea: Black Pepper & Turmeric
Black Pepper. Turmeric. Are they just plain, old spices? No! Black pepper and turmeric have lengthy histories as flavorings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka reveals some of the current reports about the benefits of black pepper and turmeric: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Sitka chiropractic patients are healthy people often pursuing a healthier way to disease care and prevention. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka adds some spice to this healthier way of life and Sitka back pain relief!
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka looks for healthier ways of living just as chiropractic proves to be for our Sitka chiropractic patients and families at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. Including some spice is one such way. Research in South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are key to traditional foods of the region – brings indications of cure for centuries despite lacking scientific explanation thus far. Today, biologists are studying the medicinal value of spices and reporting support for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt the progression of microorganisms. (1) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka would surmise that Sitka chiropractic families and patients would embrace the bonus benefit of spicy food’s value!
The spices black pepper (peperine) and turmeric (curcumin and curcuminoids) work together well. Asian foods have always been tastier and more full of healthful benefits! Curcumin and other curcuminoids – chemical compounds in turmeric – are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial in nature. Black pepper – akin to capsaicin – improves the power of turmeric. Curcumin is not very bioavailable, so black pepper allows it to be better absorbed. One study explains that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken alone, there is not a noticeable serum level reaction. If it’s taken with 2mg of black pepper, curcumin’s absorbability rose 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; alleviate peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); avert some cancers, reduce pain even possibly neuropathic pain (by causing transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka sees inflammation’s role in back pain be it chronic or acute. Sitka inflammation takes part in disease and in back pain. Sitka chiropractic care by spinal manipulation and nutrition advice helps back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most amazing research on the value of spices like black pepper and turmeric point to their effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach, colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers appear to react well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili pepper. These spices contain bioactive compounds – curcumin, thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that stimulate cell death, halt tumor creation, movement and attack, and sensitize tumors to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Sitka cancer patient is dealing with cancer, these responses to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly positive!
Schedule a Sitka appointment with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka to chat about how black pepper and turmeric might spice up your life enough to relieve pain as part of your healthy Sitka chiropractic treatment plan.
