Heard of glucosamine
sulfate? Chondroitin sulfate? How about arthritis, disc disease, and
heart disease? Today’s Oxford chiropractic patients have. Glucosamine
and chondroitin’s benefits – natural compounds
found in cartilage - have grown to the level of common
knowledge, making their combination supplements quite popular
for disc and joint issues and now for cardiovascular disease and overall
mortality reduction. That’s some news! Satterwhite Chiropractic is happy
to share the additional benefits of glucosamine/chondroitin
supplementation.
GLUCOSAMINE USE REDUCED RISK OF DEATH FROM CANCER AND
RESPIRATORY DISEASE
A 2012 study of 77,510 Washington (US) state residents in
the 50 to 76-year-old range who took glucosamine/chondroitin supplements
participated. They began the study
in 2000-2002 and followed up in 2008. Researchers revealed
that present use of glucosamine significantly decreased
the risk of death from cancer. Further, a
large risk of death decrease due to respiratory disease was documented.
(1) Oxford chiropractic patients may not have realized
that.
GLUCOSAMINE USE REDUCED RISKS OF
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Further, a study of 466,039 glucosamine-taking
participants (started in 2006-2010 and followed up in
2016) exposed that habitual use of glucosamine to alleviate
osteoarthritis pain also may lead to reduced risks of cardiovascular
issues like stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular disease death. (2)
Satterwhite Chiropractic is grateful for the growing
list of benefits for glucosamine use.
GS/CS SUPPLEMENTATION REDUCED OVERALL MORTALITY AND
CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY
Then, these earlier papers grabbed
the attention of Dana King, MD, an enthusiastic bicyclist who took glucosamine/chondroitin for arthritis and found
many bicycling friends did as well. (3) She and colleagues further studied
this topic and published its results in the Journal of the American Board of
Family Medicine. Benefits of
glucosamine/chondroitin supplementation and mortality – overall mortality and
cardiovascular mortality – are detailed. The findings further
support the 2012 and 2019 papers just shared. 16,686 US participants
were followed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination
Study from 1999 to 2010. 658 of them had been taking glucosamine/chondroitin
for at least a year. These participants were discovered
to be less likely to die due to cardiovascular disease issues by
65% and less likely to die due to overall/all-cause issues by 39%.
(4) Satterwhite Chiropractic certainly knows the benefit
of glucosamine/chondroitin for cartilage related issues like
osteoarthritis, disc disease, and joint pain and is heartened to
see its benefit spread beyond these issues for our Oxford
chiropractic patients.
SUPPLEMENTATION NOT SUBSTITUTION
Talked to for an interview with the
journal, Bicycling, lead researcher in the 2020 paper, Dr. King dubs
the results “encouraging” but adds that taking supplements is not a substitute
for exercise but their addition is apparently beneficial from
an epidemiological standpoint. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic agrees! Chiropractic care combines
spinal manipulation, nutrition, and exercise to improve positive
clinical outcomes for pain relief and quality of life. Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how
The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporates
nutrition like glucosamine/chondroitin for optimal clinical outcomes.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Make your Oxford chiropractic
appointment today. Surely this information on the
benefits of glucosamine/chondroitin supplementation piqued your
interest whether you have disc/joint/osteoarthritis issues or cardiovascular
issues. Satterwhite Chiropractic is here to talk about it further!