Oxford Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Black Pepper & Turmeric
Black Pepper. Turmeric. Just spices? Not at all! Black pepper and turmeric have lengthy histories as flavorings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Satterwhite Chiropractic reveals some of the latest reports about the benefits of turmeric and black pepper: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Oxford chiropractic patients are healthy people often pursuing a healthier way to disease prevention and care. Satterwhite Chiropractic adds some spice to this healthier approach and Oxford back pain relief!
Satterwhite Chiropractic seeks out healthier ways of living just as chiropractic proves to be for our Oxford chiropractic patients and families at Satterwhite Chiropractic. Adding some spice is one such way. Research in South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are integral to traditional foods of the region – presents evidence of cure for centuries despite deficient in scientific explanation thus far. Biologists today are examining spices’ medicinal value and reporting evidence for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may stop the progression of microorganisms. (1) Oxford chiropractic patients and families welcome that extra value of their spicy food! Satterwhite Chiropractic does!
The spices black pepper (peperine) and turmeric (curcumin and curcuminoids) work together well. Asian foods have always been tastier and more full of healthful benefits! Curcumin and other curcuminoids – chemical compounds in turmeric – are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial in nature. Black pepper – similar to capsaicin – enhances the power of turmeric. Curcumin is not very bioavailable, so black pepper lets it be better absorbed. One study reports that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken alone, there isn’t a noticeable serum level reaction. 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) Satterwhite Chiropractic sees inflammation’s role in back pain be it chronic or acute. Oxford inflammation takes part in disease and in back pain. Oxford chiropractic care via spinal manipulation and nutrition advice relieves back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most astonishing research on the value of spices like black pepper and turmeric indicate their effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach, colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers seem 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, stop production, migration and invasion of tumors, and sensitize tumors to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Oxford cancer patient is dealing with cancer, these responses to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly good!
Schedule a Oxford appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic to chat about how black pepper and turmeric just may spice up your life enough to relieve pain as part of your healthy Oxford chiropractic treatment plan.
