Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a Fernandina Beach Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium aren’t so “micro” when you understand their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B get a lot of the attention, but researchers continue to unravel the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s advantage – at least one of them – rests in its anti-inflammatory capacity. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic presents selenium’s latest research support for our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may be dealing with (ie, disc herniation, Fernandina Beach back pain, neck pain, leg pain, arm pain, etc.).
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF MICRONUTRIENTS
Vitamins and trace elements are micronutrients that keep organisms like us humans healthy. These micronutrients are busy! They are integral to every biochemical/cellular process in the body: heart and brain functions, immune responses, antioxidant defense routines. Long-term deficiency of any one micronutrient leads to disorders related to the neurodegenerative or cardiovascular systems. Researchers share that older folks need to be really careful as they are more susceptible to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is shown to possess an indirect effect on the genome even and slow antioxidant enzymes and decrease the efficiency of defense against free radicals. More such damage, the faster the process of aging of cells and the greated the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) In this discussion, we are|we’re]33] going to concentrate on selenium for the sake of our Fernandina Beach chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Notably, selenium deficiency particularly in the elder population was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of fact, selenium deficiency is independently linked to cardiovascular disease. It also is linked to elevated circulating inflammatory markers and influenced by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we’re going down to the cellular level where the terms are even more strange to our everyday language!) Selenium as a key micronutrient for health that defends the body from oxidative stress that builds up over time particularly in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency also has a harmful effect on vascular disease as inflammation stimulates vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can have an effect on inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Promoting inflammation is not what Amelia Chiropractic Clinic or our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients desire! Selenium in conjunction with zinc are two of the most important micronutrients having significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are important in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic talks about the role of inflammation in Fernandina Beach back pain and other spine pain conditions. Maintaining the body’s proper balance of the proper vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is important to the health of our Fernandina Beach patients.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes inflammation’s effect on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration may help by interrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment today. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the vital vitamins and micronutrients your body requires to function optimally! You and Amelia Chiropractic Clinic can discuss inflammation more at your next chiropractic visit!
