Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a Williamson Chiropractic Plan

Micronutrients like selenium aren’t so “micro” when you consider their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B draw much of the notice, but researchers keep unraveling the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s advantage – at least one of them – lies in its anti-inflammatory ability. Apple Country Chiropractic shares selenium’s latest research support for our Williamson chiropractic patients’ consideration in light of any inflammatory issues they may be dealing with (ie, disc herniation, Williamson back pain, neck pain, leg pain, arm pain, etc.).

THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF MICRONUTRIENTS

Vitamins and trace elements are micronutrients that keep organisms like us humans healthy. These micronutrients are busy! They are vital to every cellular/biochemical process in the body: heart and brain functions, immune responses, antioxidant defense sequences. Long-term deficiency of any one micronutrient leads to disorders related to the neurodegenerative or cardiovascular systems. Researchers share that older folks need to be quite careful as they are more prone to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is shown to have an indirect impact on the genome even and reduce antioxidant enzymes and decrease the efficiency of defense against free radicals. More such damage, the faster the process of aging of cells and the greated the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) In this discussion, we are|we’re]33] going to focus on selenium for the sake of our Williamson chiropractic nutrition tip.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE

Of note, selenium deficiency especially in the elder population was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of fact, selenium deficiency is independently linked to cardiovascular disease. It also is linked to elevated circulating inflammatory markers and affected by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we’re going down to the cellular level where the words are even more foreign to our everyday language!) Selenium as a vital micronutrient for health that protects the body from oxidative stress that accumulates over time particularly in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency further has a detrimental effect on vascular disease because inflammation stimulates vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can affect inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Promoting inflammation is not what Apple Country Chiropractic or our Williamson chiropractic patients want! Selenium in conjunction with zinc are a couple of the most important micronutrients having significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic talks about the role of inflammation in Williamson back pain and other spine pain conditions. Maintaining the body’s proper balance of the proper vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is important to the health of our Williamson patients.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates inflammation’s effect on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation may benefit by interrupting the inflammatory process.

Schedule your Williamson chiropractic appointment now. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the vital vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function optimally! You and Apple Country Chiropractic can discuss inflammation more at your next chiropractic visit!

Apple Country Chiropractic shares details about the micronutrient, selenium, and the detrimental effects of its deficiency like inflammation. 
 
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