Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a Concord, NC Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium are not so “micro” when you understand their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B draw a lot of the notice, but researchers keep unraveling the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s benefit – at least one benefit – lies in its anti-inflammatory capacity. Pure Chiropractic shares selenium’s latest research support for our Concord, NC chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may be dealing with (ie, disc herniation, Concord, NC 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 vital to every biochemical/cellular process in the body: heart and brain functions, immune responses, antioxidant defense sequences. Long-term deficiency of any singular micronutrient leads to disorders associated with the cardiovascular or neurodegenerative systems. Researchers warn that older folks need to be quite careful as they are more susceptible to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is shown to have an indirect impact on the genome even and slow antioxidant enzymes and decrease the efficiency of defense against free radicals. The more there is of this type of damage, the faster the aging process of cells and the higher 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 Concord, NC chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Of note, selenium deficiency particularly in the elder population was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. In fact, selenium deficiency is independently associated with cardiovascular disease. It also is associated with elevated circulating inflammatory markers and affected by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we’re going down to the cellular level where the words are even more strange to our day-to-day language!) Selenium as a key micronutrient for health that protects the body from oxidative stress that accumulates over time especially in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency further has a detrimental impact on vascular disease since inflammation stimulates vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can affect inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Stimulating inflammation is not what Pure Chiropractic or our Concord, NC chiropractic patients desire! Selenium in conjunction with zinc are two of the most important micronutrients exhibiting significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have shown that they are important in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Pure Chiropractic discusses about the role of inflammation in Concord, NC 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 Concord, NC patients.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates inflammation’s effect on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration may benefit by interrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your Concord, NC chiropractic appointment now. No pain issue you have is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function optimally! You and Pure Chiropractic can talk more about inflammation at your next chiropractic visit!
