Aging bones. We cannot avoid
signs of aging, and our bones reveal our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us find that we have osteoarthritis of bone. We
all would love to escape aging and bone loss
and osteoarthritis, but truth be told: many of us won’t. New information that tart cherries may help prevent bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is welcome
news to Most Chiropractic Clinic. They may be a tasty way for our Murfreesboro
chiropractic patients to do what they can to
keep their bones healthy!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often leads
to disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet described
in published research to halt it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
the pain but not with the course of osteoarthritis. Using
drugs results in some adverse side effects
which lead a group of researchers to check into
what else may help. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they wrote that nutrition can better
osteoarthritis symptoms. Most Chiropractic Clinic has seen this often in its
Murfreesboro chiropractic practice! As these researchers found,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “robustly” delay the progression of knee
osteoarthritis. While diet changes to correct lipid and cholesterol
numbers, boost vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are valuable in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Most Chiropractic Clinic has more information on them both.
CONSUMING TART CHERRIES
A likely tasty way to supplement the diet for spine care
is ingesting tart cherries. In this springtime in the US
that finds the cherry trees in bloom, it
is 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 explain 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 protected
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decline in bone stiffness. (2) That
is beneficial! The researchers advised
that tart cherry may be useful to avoid future fragility fractures in
the presence of highly chronic inflammation. (2) Further, another
set of researchers note how the immune and endocrine systems have
a role in age-related bone loss. Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and prebiotic foods
like tart cherries can possibly neutralize
this happening. In testing 5% and 10%
Montmorency tart cherry intake, researchers found significantly greater bone
thickness in patients using 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!
Most Chiropractic Clinic sees this as a simple way to help
and protect bone and is certain our Murfreesboro chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Most Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano describes
his treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee with nutrition and Cox®
Technic flexion-distraction inspired protocols for taking care of
it on The Cox® Table and relieving osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment today
at Most Chiropractic Clinic. We can check the status of
your bone and your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Managing aging bones may be quite
tasty!