Aging bones. We cannot avoid
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 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 block bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is refreshing
news to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. They may be a tasty way for our Ashburn
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 discovered to stop it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
the pain but not with the course of osteoarthritis. Taking
drugs sometimes results in some adverse side effects for
some patients over time
which guided a set of researchers to check into
what else may be beneficial. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they reported that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has seen this often in its
Ashburn chiropractic practice! As these researchers discovered,
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 valuable in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 blooming cherry trees everywhere, it’s the perfect 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 stop bone loss in diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis and others. They explain that tart cherry shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decrease in bone stiffness. (2) That
is positive! The researchers advised
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 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 concluded that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) bettered bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn appreciates this simple way to improve bone and is certain our Ashburn chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
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 treating
it on The Cox® Table and relieving osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Ashburn chiropractic appointment today
at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. We can check 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!