Aging bones. We can’t escape
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 information that tart cherries may help block bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is refreshing
news to Back And Neck Care Center. They may be a tasty way for our Severna Park
chiropractic patients to do what they can to
keep their bones healthy!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often leads
to disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet found 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 guided a group of researchers to see
what else may help. In their analysis of
peer-reviewed articles, they wrote that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Back And Neck Care Center has seen this often in its
Severna Park chiropractic practice! As these researchers found,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “robustly” delay the progression of knee
osteoarthritis. While diet changes to improve lipid and cholesterol
numbers, boost vitamin levels and address overweight issues
are beneficial in osteoarthritis care, including
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Back And Neck Care 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 the cherry trees in bloom, now is 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 prevent bone loss in diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis and others. They explain that tart cherry shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decrease in bone stiffness. (2) That’s positive! The researchers suggested
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 counter
this occurrence. In testing 5% and 10%
Montmorency tart cherry intake, researchers found significantly greater bone
thickness in patients receiving the cherry than the control group
patients. They determined that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) increased bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Back And Neck Care Center appreciates this simple way to help
and protect bone and is sure our Severna Park chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Back And Neck Care 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 Severna Park chiropractic appointment today
at Back And Neck Care Center. We can assess the status of
your bone and your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be quite
tasty!