Satterwhite Chiropractic Highlights Curcumin's Benefit for Neurological Diseases
4000 years of consumption. That is quite a history! Curcumin has it. (Chiropractic enjoys its 125-year history!) Curcumin’s history of dietary use in Eastern countries like China and India offers much fodder to researchers to see just what an influence it has on disease. And there’s a difference! Curcumin as an anti-inflammatory substance is finding credit for positive effect on neurological diseases, cell death, and pain. Satterwhite Chiropractic remains interested in curcumin’s positive role in possible inflammation and Oxford back pain reduction.
CURCUMIN HISTORY
Curcumin has a long history of usage going back 4000 years (1) yet a briefer history of use in present day for its ability to modulate levels of various brain neurotransmitters in addition to preventing cell death. Curcumin influences inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and enzymes. (2) Back in 2010 researchers suggested that curcumin could be a “future drug of therapy for the treatment of various neurological disorders.” Diabetic neuropathy, tardive dyskinesia, and major depression are among those such orders. They called for further clinical studies back then to put curcumin into therapeutic use because of its “neuroprotective action” in diseases like Alzheimer’s, tardive dyskinesia, major depression, epilepsy, and other such neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may add to its neuroprotectiveness. Curcumin’s ability to slow or stop reactive astrocyte expression and thereby preventing cell death is advantageous. (3) Your Oxford chiropractor understands the role of cell death in degenerative spinal conditions like disc disease and values the potential curcumin has in dealing with cell death and reducing inflammation and thus decreasing Oxford back pain.
CURCUMIN DIET AND SUPPLEMENTATION
What is the best way to integrate curcumin for maximal benefit? Diet and/or supplementation. A curcumin rich diet is reported to offset diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as reduce inflammation. A new report on curcumin reveals the role curcumin plays in treating neurological diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and more). In order to bring more attention to curcumin’s benefits, the researchers share the cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trial outcomes of using curcumin in healthy people and people with such diseases. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic realizes many Oxford chiropractic patients will go the supplementation route as it’s easy and effective. Satterwhite Chiropractic will suggest what is right for you and your Oxford chiropractic treatment plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses the benefits of anti-inflammatory efforts with curcumin in the relief plan for neck pain within the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment at Satterwhite Chiropractic today. Don’t wait 4000 years to understand that curcumin may well benefit you, your pain and/or your neurological disease.
