Aging bones. We can’t escape
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 enjoy not having to deal with 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 Satterwhite Chiropractic. They may be a tasty way for our Oxford
chiropractic patients to eat their way to healthier bones!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often precedes disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet discovered to halt it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
the pain but not with the course of osteoarthritis. Taking
drugs sometimes brings about some adverse side effects for
some patients over time
which lead a set of researchers to check into
what else may help. In their analysis of
peer-reviewed articles, they reported that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Satterwhite Chiropractic has seen this often in its
Oxford 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, boost vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are beneficial in osteoarthritis care, including
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic has more information on them both.
CONSUMING TART CHERRIES
A likely tasty way to supplement the diet for spine care
is eating tart cherries. In this springtime in the US
that finds the cherry trees in bloom, now 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 wrote 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 shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decline in bone stiffness. (2) That’s positive! The researchers suggested
that tart cherry may help avoid future fragility fractures due to 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 potentially counter
this happening. In trying 5% and 10%
Montmorency tart cherry intake, researchers found significantly greater bone
thickness in patients receiving 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!
Satterwhite Chiropractic sees this as a simple way to improve bone and is certain our Oxford chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano details
his care 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 Oxford chiropractic appointment today
at Satterwhite Chiropractic. We can assess the condition of
your bone and your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Managing aging bones may be very
tasty!