Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a St Peters Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium aren’t so “micro” when you consider their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B draw a lot of the notice, but researchers continue to unravel the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s advantage – at least one benefit – lies in its anti-inflammatory capacity. Old Mill Chiropractic presents selenium’s latest research support for our St Peters chiropractic patients’ consideration in light of any inflammatory issues they may be experiencing (ie, disc herniation, St Peters 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 key 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 associated with the neurodegenerative or cardiovascular systems. Researchers warn that older folks need to be really careful as they are more prone to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is demonstrated to possess an indirect impact on the genome even and reduce antioxidant enzymes and reduce the efficiency of defense against free radicals. More such 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 St Peters chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Of note, selenium deficiency especially in the older population was associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of fact, selenium deficiency is independently linked to 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 are getting down to the cellular level where the words are even more foreign to our day-to-day language!) Selenium as a key micronutrient for health that protects the body from oxidative stress that accumulates over time particularly in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency also has a harmful impact on vascular disease as inflammation intensifies vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can affect inflammation in many ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Promoting inflammation is not what Old Mill Chiropractic or our St Peters chiropractic patients want! Selenium in conjunction with zinc are a couple of the most important micronutrients possessing significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Old Mill Chiropractic discusses about the role of inflammation in St Peters back pain and other spine pain conditions. Keeping the body equipped with the right vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is important to our St Peters chiropractic patients’ health.
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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 incorporation may benefit by disrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your St Peters chiropractic appointment soon. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function optimally! You and Old Mill Chiropractic can discuss inflammation more at your next chiropractic appointment!
