Aging bones. We cannot evade
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 enjoy not having to deal with aging and bone loss
and osteoarthritis, but truth be told: many of us won’t. New research
about how tart cherries may help prevent bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is refreshing
news to New Roads Chiropractic Center. They may be a tasty way for our New Roads
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 halt it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
pain relief 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 check into
what else may be beneficial. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they wrote that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. New Roads Chiropractic Center has seen this often in its
New Roads chiropractic practice! As these researchers found,
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 levels
are useful in osteoarthritis care, including
these two nutrients is, too. (1) New Roads Chiropractic Center 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’s the perfect 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 wrote 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 shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decline in bone stiffness. (2) That
is advantageous! The researchers suggested
that tart cherry may help avoid future fragility fractures in
the presence of highly chronic inflammation. (2) Further, another
set of researchers describe how the immune and endocrine systems play
a role in age-related bone loss. Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and prebiotic foods
like tart cherries can potentially counter
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!
New Roads Chiropractic Center sees this as a simple way to help
and protect bone and is sure our New Roads chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
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 New Roads chiropractic appointment today
at New Roads Chiropractic Center. 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!