Aging bones. We cannot escape
signs of aging, and our bones tell our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us develop osteoarthritis of bone. We
all would love to escape 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 refreshing
news to Johnson Chiropractic. They may be a tasty way for our Richmond
chiropractic patients to do what they can to
keep their bones healthy!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often precedes disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet described
in published research 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 results in some adverse side effects for
some patients over time
which lead a group of researchers to see
what else may help. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they concluded that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Johnson Chiropractic has seen this often in its
Richmond chiropractic practice! As these researchers discovered,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “robustly” delay the progression of knee
osteoarthritis. While diet changes to correct lipid and cholesterol
numbers, boost vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are beneficial in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Johnson Chiropractic has more information on them both.
CONSUMING TART CHERRIES
A likely tasty way to supplement the diet for spine care
is consuming tart cherries. In this springtime in the US
that finds blooming cherry trees everywhere, it
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 explain that tart cherry may be a natural alternative
to drug therapy to stop bone loss in diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis and others. They report that tart cherry protected
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decline in bone stiffness. (2) That
is beneficial! The researchers advised
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 neutralize
this occurrence. In assessing 5% and 10%
Montmorency tart cherry intake, researchers found significantly greater bone
thickness in patients using the cherry than the control group
patients. They determined that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) improved bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Johnson Chiropractic appreciates this simple way to help
and protect bone and is certain our Richmond chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano describes
his care of osteoarthritis of the knee with nutrition and Cox®
Technic flexion-distraction inspired protocols for treating
it on The Cox® Table and relieving osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Richmond chiropractic appointment today
at Johnson Chiropractic. We can check the status of
your bone as well as your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be very
tasty!