Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries Shares Benefit of Vitamins to Gut Microbiome
Our bodies are hosts, hosts of our physical bodies as well as of microbial life. They are linked together and survive on proper nutrition. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries helps our Manchester chiropractic patients find their way around the world of gut nutrition as it is tied to physical and microbial life.
THE GUT MICROBIOME: Vitamins
The gut microbiome is critical in maintaining physical health and in propagating disease. The diet is key. Fermentable fiber and other nutrients play a role in the composition of the gut microbiome and gastrointestinal health. Vitamins A and D are prime vitamins as they regulate the gut immune response or function as a barrier to disease and thereby influence gastrointestinal health and the microbiome. Researchers found that vitamins assist the gut microbiome by enhancing the number of presumed commensals (A, B2, B3, C, K, beta carotene), microbial diversity (A, B2, B3, C, K) and richness (D), short chain fatty acid production (C), and the abundance of short chain fatty acid producers (B2, E). (1) Taking a quality, daily multi-supplement is quite beneficial to be added to your Manchester chiropractic treatment program!
THE GUT MICROBIOME: B Vitamins
Our bodies work together with microbial life to stay healthy and to cope with disease. The gut microbiota are said to produce hundreds of bioactive compounds including B-vitamins which can suppress the growth of competitive microbial species. B vitamins are mostly absorbed from the small intestine though excess B is sent on to the distal gut as required. Recent studies are considering the other roles B vitamins seem to take on there: nutrients for both the host and the microbiota, regulators of immune cell activity, mediators of drug efficacy, supporters of the survival of certain bacterium, suppressors of pathogenic bacteria colonization, and colitis modulators. (2) Your Manchester chiropractor knows nutrition, particularly how B vitamins are well valued by the body and its microbiota!
B VITAMINS IN GUT HEALTH & IMMUNITY & INFLAMMATION
Another interesting tie Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries wants to share is a link between the microbiota, immune cell activity, and inflammation. The gut-associated lymphoid tissue is described as the largest immunity organ in the human body. Disturbances to the gut microbiome may lead to enhanced gut permeability and cause systemic inflammation as well as issues with the central nervous system. Proinflammatory cytokines (via the kynurenine pathway’s enzymes creating neuroactive metabolites – another topic for another time!) are linked to several psychiatric disorders (bipolar, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, autism, depression, alcoholism). Probiotics which can impact proinflammatory cytokines are suggested as potentially decreasing the toxicity of the kynurenine-linked metabolites. (3) There is quite a bit we are discovering about inflammation, immunity, and the gut. This association to psychiatric issues is another interesting topic to Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the possible benefit of nutrition for immune support.
Make your Manchester chiropractic appointment now. Combining nutrition with gentle chiropractic treatment via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is a great approach to taking care of your body!
