Ashburn and Herndon Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Black Pepper & Turmeric
Black Pepper. Turmeric. Are they simply spices? Not at all! Black pepper and turmeric have lengthy histories as seasonings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn shares some of the more recent findings about the benefits of black pepper and turmeric: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients are healthy people often looking for a healthier way to disease care and prevention. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn adds some spice to this healthier approach and Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief!
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn seeks out healthier ways of living just as chiropractic demonstrates itself to be for our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients and families at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Adding some spice is one such way. Research in South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are fundamental to traditional foods of the region – shows indications of cure for centuries even while lacking scientific explanation as of yet. Biologists today are studying spices’ medicinal value and showing evidence for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt the progression of microorganisms. (1) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn would think that Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic families and patients would embrace the bonus benefit of spicy food’s value!
The spices black pepper (peperine) and turmeric (curcumin and curcuminoids) work together well. Asian foods have tasted better and been healthier for years! Curcumin and other curcuminoids – chemical compounds in turmeric – present natural benefits like being anti-fungal, anti-oxidant, antiseptic, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. Black pepper – akin to capsaicin – heightens the power of turmeric. Curcumin is not very bioavailable, so black pepper allows it to be better absorbed. One study explains that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken alone, serum levels remain low. If it is taken with 2mg of black pepper, curcumin’s absorbability increased 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; help peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); avert some cancers, reduce pain even possibly neuropathic pain (by starting transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn recognizes inflammation’s role in back pain be it chronic or acute. Ashburn and Herndon inflammation plays a role in disease and in back pain. Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care by spinal manipulation and nutrition advice helps back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most amazing research on the value of spices like black pepper and turmeric point to their effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach, colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers appear to respond well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili pepper. These spices have bioactive compounds – curcumin, thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that encourage cell death, halt tumor creation, movement and attack, and sensitize tumors to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Ashburn and Herndon cancer patient is dealing with cancer, these reactions to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly good!
Schedule a Ashburn and Herndon appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn to talk about how black pepper and turmeric might spice up your life enough to relieve pain as part of your healthy Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic treatment plan.
