Aging bones. We cannot escape
signs of aging, and our bones reveal our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us develop osteoarthritis of bone. We
all would enjoy not having to deal with aging and bone loss
and osteoarthritis, but truth be told: many of us won’t. New research
about how tart cherries may help block bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is pleasing
news to Aaron Chiropractic Clinic. They may be a tasty way for our Fort Wayne
chiropractic patients to eat their way to healthier bones!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often precedes disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet found to stop it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
the pain but not with the course of osteoarthritis. Taking
drugs brings about some adverse side effects
which guided a group of researchers to check into
what else may be beneficial. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they reported that nutrition can better
osteoarthritis symptoms. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic has seen this often in its
Fort Wayne chiropractic practice! As these researchers discovered,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “robustly” delay the progression of knee
osteoarthritis. While diet changes to improve lipid and cholesterol
numbers, boost vitamin levels and address overweight issues
are useful in osteoarthritis care, including
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic has more information on them both.
CONSUMING TART CHERRIES
A likely tasty way to supplement the diet for spine care
is consuming tart cherries. In this springtime in the US
that finds blooming cherry trees everywhere, it
is the perfect time for this new information about
the benefits of cherries. But how much of a good thing like tart cherries is healthy and beneficial? Of
late, researchers explain that tart cherry may be a natural alternative
to drug therapy to stop bone loss in diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis and others. They report that tart cherry shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decrease in bone stiffness. (2) That’s positive! The researchers advised
that tart cherry may help avoid future fragility fractures due to highly chronic inflammation. (2) Further, another
set of researchers describe how the immune and endocrine systems have
a role in age-related bone loss. Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and prebiotic foods
like tart cherries can possibly counter
this occurrence. In testing 5% and 10%
Montmorency tart cherry intake, researchers found significantly greater bone
thickness in patients receiving the cherry than the control group
patients. They concluded that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) bettered bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic appreciates this simple way to improve bone and is sure our Fort Wayne chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano details
his care of osteoarthritis of the knee with nutrition and Cox®
Technic flexion-distraction inspired protocols for taking care of
it on The Cox® Table and easing osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment today
at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic. We can check the condition of
your bone and your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be very
tasty!