Fernandina Beach Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic chats with our Fernandina Beach chiropractic family members daily about inflammation and pain, especially back pain and neck pain, arm pain and leg pain. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is helpful especially when incorporating curcumin, an addition backed by several recent research papers!

 

 

A new scoping review (from 8 databases with 389 citations) of evidence about the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found much support for the clinical benefit of curcumin for diseases in which inflammation plays a key role like osteoarthritis, metabolic disorders, etc. (1) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (65 of them) that studied the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance found that supplementation significantly decreased inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and improved anti-oxidant activity, boosting the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them centered on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) revealed the safety of using curcumin in addition to the improvement with respect to pain and level of inflammation. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials expressly focused on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis concluded that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more valuable supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. Moreover, the unpleasant effects of curcumin were akin to those of placebo, rendering it a safer option. In fact, when measured against NSAIDs, another regularly utilized treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed to have similar effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lower occurrence of adverse events. (4) So why not give this natural alternative a chance? Let’s talk about it at your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Schedule your Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment now. If inflammation is your enemy, we can talk at your next appointment about adding curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is here to help get rid of inflammation and pain!