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New Roads Chiropractic Center Shares Benefits of Strawberries for Bone, Teeth, Cognition and Cardiometabolism

Did you know that strawberries are amazingly beneficial? So many of us eat them just to enjoy their flavor! Strawberries are also packed with nutritional benefit and have the endorsement of New Roads Chiropractic Center as additions to the New Roads treatment plan! Spinal nutrition is key to most of our chiropractic patients while a common nutrition tip like “Eat some strawberries!” furthers our aim to be as healthy as possible.

COGNITIVE BENEFIT

In a large study of 49,493 women and 27,842 men, researchers discovered that the higher consumption of total flavonoids was associated with lower odds of subjective cognitive decline. Flavonoid rich foods consist of strawberries in addition to oranges, citrus fruits and juices, apples, pears, celery, peppers, and bananas. (1) The chemical structure of one particular variety of strawberry, Romina, was documented to be beneficial in reducing and delaying the production of certain factors that are related to Alzheimer’s. (2) As we age, most of us desire to keep our cognition as sharp as possible.

BONE FORMATION

Postmenopausal women also desire keeping their bones as strong as possible! Postmenopausal issues for women include bone remodeling and resorption that are faster than bone formation resulting in less bone mineral density and associated high blood pressure as well as a higher risk of osteoporosis and fracture. Consuming freeze-dried strawberry powder increased insulin-like growth factor-1 (a vital hormone in bone formation) in postmenopausal women with pre/stage-1 hypertension. (3) We present research like this with our New Roads female chiropractic patients so they can keep ahead of these problems.

CARDIOMETABOLIC BENEFITS

Cardiometabolic issues – cardiovascular/renal/liver issues, diabetes, etc. - can potentially impact all our New Roads chiropractic patients. We definitely want to keep ahead of these issues if at all possible. A recent study presented the finding that consuming strawberries for 4 weeks significantly improved antioxidant status, endothelial function, and inflammation (tumor necrosis factor-α) in adults with cardiometabolic risks. (4) These conditions often come with age, so we want to be sensible as we age and take care of our bodies as naturally as we can, a goal of New Roads chiropractic care.

TEETH WHITENING

Aging even impacts our teeth! Our aging (discolored/weakened) teeth reflect our habits: smoking, drinking tea and coffee, taking antibiotics, and even using commercially accessible whiteners that have hydrogen peroxide and carbamide peroxide (too much). A new study reported research support for natural, milder, safer teeth-whiteners like strawberries, lemons, oranges, and other fruits. (5) New Roads Chiropractic Center bets our chiropractic patients would like these teeth whiteners!

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Schedule your New Roads chiropractic appointment today. Bring a few strawberries! We’ll enjoy a few together! Or just bring yourself and any other healthy nutrition tip you’ve found that benefits you. See you soon!

 
New Roads Chiropractic Center presents recent studies about the benefits of strawberries for aging teeth, bone, cognition and cardiometabolism. 
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