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Richmond Chiropractic Info: Chondroitin Sulfate for Diabetes Management

In the nutritional supplement world, chondroitin sulfate is recognized for its care of cartilage and disc in Richmond back pain. Its reputation continues to evolve in influence on specific conditions from cancer to knee osteoarthritis to cells and nerves. Recent research reveals positive effects on diabetes and its related osteoporosis and inflammation. Johnson Chiropractic reports on these new studies to help our Richmond chiropractic back pain as well as diabetic patients. 

CHONDROITIN SULFATE: Diabetes and Inflammation

Chondroitin sulfate is a powerhouse potential for diabetes in addition to disc nutrition. It’s written that it can decrease blood glucose and reduce symptoms related to diabetes. In new studies, it relieved diabetic osteoporosis and repaired the microstructure of bone via its anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and bone metabolism-regulating properties in diabetic rats. The research studies keep coming! A recent report states that these outcomes were attained after 10 weeks of consuming chondroitin sulfate, and serum inflammatory cytokines (TNF-A, IL-1, IL-6, MCP-1) decreased. (1) Part of the chiropractic treatment plan at Johnson Chiropractic is nutrition. The use of chondroitin sulfate is providing benefit that Richmond chiropractic patients may enjoy. 

CHONDROITIN SULFATE: Diabetic Osteoporosis

In another trial of oral chondroitin sulfate and whether it has anti-diabetic properties, chondroitin sulfate was taken for 2 months. Preventive properties were revealed. It helped improve the symptoms of diabetes by increasing body weight, reducing water or food intake, decreasing blood glucose, increasing bone mineral density (BMD), repairing bone morphology and decreasing femoral osteoclasts. These benefits prompted the researchers to write that chondroitin sulfate could avert diabetic osteoporosis through the decrease of blood glucose along with antioxidative stress, anti-inflammation, and regulation of serum levels of OPG/RANKL. In summary, they stated that chondroitin sulfate can capably avert bone loss brought on by diabetes. (2) Johnson Chiropractic presents this research as a hope for our Richmond chiropractic patients with osteoporosis. 

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox  on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he presents the combination of nutrition and treatment in The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to deal with spinal conditions.

Make your Richmond chiropractic appointment now. The supplement world is vast. We strive to make it smaller and more pertinent to our patients like adding chondroitin sulfate into the treatment plan.
 
Johnson Chiropractic presents new info on the benefits of chondroitin sulfate for diabetes management of its inflammatory and osteoporotic aspects. 
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