Aging bones. We cannot escape
signs of aging, and our bones reveal our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us develop 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 will not. New information that tart cherries may help block bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is refreshing
news to Apple Country Chiropractic. They may be a tasty way for our Williamson
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. Using
drugs results in some adverse side effects
which guided a group of researchers to see
what else may help. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they reported that nutrition can better
osteoarthritis symptoms. Apple Country Chiropractic has seen this often in its
Williamson 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, enhance vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are useful in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic 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 ideal time for this new information about
the benefits of cherries. But how much of a good thing like tart cherries is healthy and beneficial? Of
late, researchers wrote 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 shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decline in bone stiffness. (2) That’s advantageous! The researchers suggested
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 play
a role in age-related bone loss. Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and prebiotic foods
like tart cherries can potentially offset
this occurrence. 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%) bettered bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Apple Country Chiropractic appreciates this simple way to help
and protect bone and is sure our Williamson chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano describes
his care 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 Williamson chiropractic appointment today
at Apple Country Chiropractic. We can assess the condition of
your bone as well as your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Managing aging bones may be quite
tasty!