Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a Richmond Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium are not so “micro” when you consider 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 of them – lies in its anti-inflammatory ability. Johnson Chiropractic shares selenium’s latest research support for our Richmond chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may be experiencing (ie, disc herniation, Richmond 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 vital to every biochemical/cellular process in the body: functions of heart and brain, immune responses, antioxidant defense sequences. Long-term deficiency of any singular micronutrient leads to disorders associated with the cardiovascular or neurodegenerative systems. Researchers warn that older folks need to be really careful as they are more susceptible to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is demonstrated to have an indirect impact on the genome even and slow antioxidant enzymes and decrease the efficiency of defense against free radicals. The more there is of this type of damage, the faster the aging process of cells and the greated the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) In this discussion, we are|we’re]33] going to concentrate on selenium for the sake of our Richmond chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Of note, selenium deficiency especially in the elder population was linked with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. In fact, selenium deficiency is independently linked to cardiovascular disease. It also is linked to elevated circulating inflammatory markers and affected by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we are going down to the cellular level where the terms are even more strange to our day-to-day language!) Selenium as a key micronutrient for health that defends the body from oxidative stress that builds up over time especially in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency further has a detrimental impact on vascular disease since inflammation stimulates vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can influence inflammation in many ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by promoting inflammation. (3) Promoting inflammation is not what Johnson Chiropractic or our Richmond chiropractic patients desire! Selenium along with zinc are a couple of the most important micronutrients having significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Johnson Chiropractic talks about the role of inflammation in Richmond back pain and other spine pain conditions. Maintaining the body’s proper balance of the right vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is critical to our Richmond 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 integration may benefit by disrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your Richmond chiropractic appointment today. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the vital vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function its best! You and Johnson Chiropractic can chat more about inflammation at your next chiropractic visit!
