We need to bring back teatime, a quiet time in the
middle of the day to drink a quiet
cup of tea away from the bustle of life! (Your Williamson
chiropractor would appreciate such a break again!) Teatime
was good for the mind and spirit and very likely quite good for the body. Today, most of
us just cannot imagine that we could
possibly have time, but just drinking tea on the run in an insulated
mug on the way to your chiropractic appointment at Apple Country Chiropractic
can be beneficial, particularly
if it’s green tea.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is a traditional
lifestyle factor. Not a bad thing! In evaluating
the health benefits of tea and its active ingredients for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
and rheumatoid arthritis – familiar bone and joint diseases afflicting
many people – researchers found that tea has potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They determined
that tea has a vast potential to be helpful in
medicine and healthcare especially as the mechanisms of various tea properties are defined as to their
synergistic mechanisms. (1) Tea from plants around us presents us a
flavorsome way to be healthier and even a bit painfree!
BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA FOR PAIN
The more we acquire
about what nature has for us via medicinal plants,
the more we will want to thank nature! Green tea is a common
beverage sourced from such medicinal plants. Green tea via several pharmacological activities and antinociceptive
effects can be effective for pain relief because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is explained
to be a safe and often effective treatment for pain management
due to its suppression of inflammation
and oxidative stress. (2) Green tea’s major component, EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate),
has shown itself to be valuable
for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Research papers have published
how green tea is good diseases like obesity, cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative diseases. Green tea and
its EGCG seem to curb the expression of inflammatory cytokines
and inflammation-linked enzymes. The use of green tea quite possibly
improves the quality of life for inflammatory disease patients with
no severe adverse side-effects. (3) Back pain and its associated
spinal pain conditions like neck pain, arm pain, leg
pain, etc., typically have inflammatory components with them, so adding green tea for its anti-inflammatory benefit may be an advantage.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the interaction of the immune system and pain and
the capability of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to reduce back pain.
Make your Williamson chiropractic
appointment today. If you can’t sit for
teatime at home, make your
drive to Apple Country Chiropractic teatime with a mug of green tea! See
you here soon!