Concord, NC Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Quercetin for Inflammatory, Metabolic and Autoimmune Issues
Quercetin. How many Q-starting vitamins or minerals come to mind for you? Well, quercetin is a beneficial one! A yellow pigment in plants used as a food supplement to reduce allergic responses or enhance immunity, quercetin is demonstrating itself to do more than just that! Its anti-inflammatory, immune-system supporting, and gut microbiota-regulating features to name a few are getting the attention of Pure Chiropractic. We know our Concord, NC chiropractic patients will value this vitamin flavonoid even more!
INFLAMMATION
Quercetin as a flavonoid found in herbs, fruits (apples, berries), onions, seeds, nuts, and green tea is explained as offering positive effects on human health by controlling antioxidant activities, immune-modulatory impacts, and regulating metabolic pathways. By what means? By altering gene expression, signaling pathways and controlling proteins and cytokines. Quercetin is supposed to most likely impact the P12K/AKT pathway and benefit neurodegenerative disorders, liver diseases, and diabetes. (1) Quercetin has been demonstrated to reduce the neuralgia and the inflammatory response of the sciatic nerve and spinal dorsal horn in rats with chronic constriction injury. (2) Pure Chiropractic respects anti-inflammatory responses when it comes to containing pain!
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Quercetin’s reputation is getting stronger all the time! Its utilization in treating and potentially preventing autoimmune diseases which present themselves due to a breakdown and dysregulation of the immune system is being analyzed. Dietary supplementation is being implemented more and more due to positive effects, relative safety, and minimal cost. Quercetin shows promise in this realm because of its anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, and neuroprotective benefits. Studies of late described positive effects of quercetin on rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. (3) Concord, NC chiropractic patients with autoimmune disease may want to look at quercetin with us.
METABOLIC DISEASE
Quercetin is also standing out in treatment of metabolic diseases like diabetes, hyperlipedemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Concord, NC chiropractic patients experience these types of issues, too. Animal experiments found that quercetin promoted insulin secretion, improved insulin resistance, lowered blood lipid levels, restrained inflammation and oxidative stress, alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation, and synchronized gut microbiota. Future human studies are hoped to discover a way to elevate the bioavailability of quercetin as well as detail its efficacy. (4) Pure Chiropractic includes nutritional supports like quercetin with its chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic to help our Concord, NC chiropractic patients get pain relief and enjoy better health.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and how chiropractic spinal manipulation may relate to the immune system.
Schedule your Concord, NC chiropractic appointment today. Be curious about the Q-vitamin! We’ll help you with its pronunciation and discuss just how quercetin may be a beneficial flavonoid for you!
