Aging bones. None of us can avoid
signs of aging, and our bones reveal 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 will not. New research
about how tart cherries may help block bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is pleasing
news to Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries. They may be a tasty way for our Manchester
chiropractic patients to eat their way to healthier bones!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often leads
to disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet described
in published research to stop it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
the pain but not with the course of osteoarthritis. Taking
drugs results in some adverse side effects
which lead a group of researchers to check into
what else may help. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they concluded that nutrition can better
osteoarthritis symptoms. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries has seen this often in its
Manchester 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, enhance vitamin levels and address overweight issues
are useful in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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 the cherry trees in bloom, now 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? Recently, researchers explain that tart cherry may be a natural alternative
to drug therapy to prevent bone loss in diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis and others. They report that tart cherry shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decline in bone stiffness. (2) That
is positive! The researchers advised
that tart cherry may be useful to avoid future fragility fractures in
the presence of highly chronic inflammation. (2) Further, another
set of researchers describe 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 offset
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 concluded that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) increased bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries appreciates this simple way to help
and protect bone and is certain our Manchester chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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 easing osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Manchester chiropractic appointment today
at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries. We can assess the condition of
your bone as well as your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Managing aging bones may be quite
tasty!