Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a Oxford Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium aren’t so “micro” when you understand their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B get a lot of the notice, but researchers continue to unravel the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s benefit – at least one benefit – lies in its anti-inflammatory ability. Satterwhite Chiropractic shares selenium’s latest research support for our Oxford chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may be dealing with (ie, disc herniation, Oxford back pain, neck pain, leg pain, arm pain, etc.).
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF MICRONUTRIENTS
Vitamins and trace elements are micronutrients that keep organisms like us humans healthy. These micronutrients are active! They are integral to every cellular/biochemical process in the body: functions of heart and brain, immune responses, antioxidant defense routines. Long-term deficiency of any one micronutrient leads to disorders related to the cardiovascular or neurodegenerative systems. Researchers share that older folks need to be quite careful as they are more prone to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is demonstrated to have an indirect effect on the genome even and slow antioxidant enzymes and decrease the efficiency of defense against free radicals. More such damage, the faster the process of aging of cells and the greated the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) Here, we are|we’re]33] going to focus on selenium for the sake of our Oxford chiropractic nutrition tip.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Notably, selenium deficiency particularly in the older population was linked with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of fact, selenium deficiency is independently associated with cardiovascular disease. It also is associated with elevated circulating inflammatory markers and influenced by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we’re going down to the cellular level where the words are even more strange to our day-to-day language!) Selenium as a vital micronutrient for health that protects the body from oxidative stress that builds up over time especially in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency also has a detrimental impact on vascular disease since inflammation intensifies vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can influence inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Stimulating inflammation is not what Satterwhite Chiropractic or our Oxford chiropractic patients want! Selenium along with zinc are two of the most important micronutrients having significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic discusses about the role of inflammation in Oxford back pain and other spine pain conditions. Maintaining the body’s proper balance of the proper vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is critical to our Oxford chiropractic patients’ health.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the effects of inflammation on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation may benefit by interrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment now. No pain issue you have is “micro” nor are any of the vital vitamins and micronutrients your body requires to function its best! You and Satterwhite Chiropractic can discuss inflammation further at your next chiropractic visit!
