Gold. Frankincense. Myrrh. Three gifts talked
about throughout the holidays often are overlooked the rest
of the year…except gold. We do hear a lot about gold! Well, frankincense is one
of several nutrients and phytonutrients garnering
more attention for its anti-inflammatory traits. Patients
at Most Chiropractic Clinic hear us talk about inflammation and its role in Murfreesboro
back pain and neck pain a lot, so anti-inflammatory
supplements with anti-inflammatory nutrients are welcome!
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUTRIENTS
A new narrative review of medical literature regarding
the effects of certain nutrients and phytonutrients on immune system
function and on inflammation reduction determined that patients with
all sorts of health issues, minor to severe, may well get some
advantage from daily supplementation of acetyl-L-carnitine, Vitamin
C, Aloe vera polysaccharides, Vitamin B12, beta-glucans, bilberry, black seed
oil, coenzyme Q10, curcumin (turmeric), garlic, resveratrol, ginger, hydrolyzed
rice bran, lipoic acid, mistletoe, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), omega-3 fatty
acids, Vitamin E (d-alpha- and gamma-tocopherol), selenium, shiitake mushroom
and its derivatives, isoflavones, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), zinc, and frankincense.
Such supplementation may be added to conventional medications
and medical interventions. The goal of such
supplementation is to decrease inflammation which is regulated
by the immune system and which is a contributor to
chronic disease as well as acute illness. The review got into specifics like how supplements impacted
inflammatory and immune factors - whose names you may not hear
much about yet play a role in your health
- like interferon-g, nuclear factor-Kappa B, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis
factor-a, and CD4+ T cells, among others. Studies like these are garnering
lots of attention today as the need to avert
chronic illness and reduce the severity of acute illnesses of all
types that people around the world are
dealing with. (1) Most Chiropractic Clinic is excited
to see these developments in the more natural approaches to health evolve!
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FRANKINCENSE
You will notice that frankincense
was one of the nutrients talked about above. A recent
study featured the benefits of its supplementation. Frankincense is an oil extract extracted
from the Boswellia tree. It has been utilized in
anti-inflammatory folk remedies for a long time. Using
bowellic acids like the 3-O-acetyl-11-keto-βBA (AKBA) are unique
anti-inflammatory components of frankincense. In combination
with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosahexaenoic acid (EPA), it promoted
lipid mediator change of innate immune cells from pro-inflammatory to enhanced
anti-inflammatory action of frankincense from Boswellic acid. (2) For Most Chiropractic Clinic,
frankincense needs to be gifted year-round and not just
at the holidays! Nutritional findings like this are just so
interesting, particularly when we acknowledge
that inflammation has a role in spine-related pain that we treat
every day. Let’s talk about our anti-inflammatory nutritional supplement at
your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Most Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management, on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the interaction of the immune system and inflammation as well as how
spinal manipulation can beneficially impact the
immune system.
Make your Murfreesboro chiropractic
appointment soon to visit us! Though we’re not sure
when myrrh will get its due, we’ll be happy to see that frankincense is getting
its due for the role it may have in decreasing
inflammation!