Aging bones. We can’t evade
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 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 pleasing
news to Spine & Sports Rehab Center. They may be a tasty way for our Baton Rouge
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 stop 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 set of researchers to check into
what else may help. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they concluded that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Spine & Sports Rehab Center has seen this often in its
Baton Rouge 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, enhance vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are useful in osteoarthritis care, including
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Spine & Sports Rehab Center has more information on them both.
CONSUMING TART CHERRIES
A likely tasty way to supplement the diet for spine care
is ingesting tart cherries. In this springtime in the US
that finds the cherry trees in bloom, it
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 explain 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’s positive! The researchers suggested
that tart cherry may be useful to avoid future fragility fractures due to 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 possibly counter
this happening. In trying 5% and 10%
Montmorency tart cherry intake, researchers found significantly greater bone
thickness in patients receiving the cherry than the control group
patients. They concluded that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) improved bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Spine & Sports Rehab Center appreciates this simple way to improve bone and is sure our Baton Rouge chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano details
his treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee with nutrition and Cox®
Technic flexion-distraction inspired protocols for taking care of
it on The Cox® Table and alleviating osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment today
at Spine & Sports Rehab Center. We can assess the condition of
your bone as well as your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be very
tasty!