Drink for health? Yes, when
the drink is tea! Skeletal pain arising from aging-related conditions responds nicely
to muscle and joint boosters like those in green tea. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic has
nutritional tips like drinking green tea to our Fort Wayne
chiropractic patients.
AGING-RELATED SKELETAL, CARTILAGE, AND JOINT DISEASES
With aging come skeletal risks like disc height loss and changes
like the two joint and muscle diseases called osteoarthritis and sarcopenia. A recent
study described the interaction of height loss and vertebral
fractures in postmenopausal women. The researchers concluded
that age rather than the height loss was suggested to be the better
way to determine vertebral
fracture risk. (1) Spinal osteoarthritis was linked with
stature loss in postmenopausal women, a condition documented
to decrease quality of life. (2) Cartilage is the sufferer
of the inflammatory and degenerative aspects of these diseases. The loss of strength
and muscle mass that accompanies sarcopenia necessitates attention to quantity and quality
of skeletal muscle mass. This is where green tea comes
into play. Green tea has catechins that help maintain
healthy joints and skeletal muscle by decreasing inflammatory
mediators. (3) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic hopes you may enjoy
some beneficial green tea!
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
Green tea comes in a variety of
forms. Another new article reports
that knee osteoarthritis patients were helped by a combination
of curcuminoids, collagen and green tea extract which exhibited
anti-inflammatory properties.
The researchers suggested that natural ingredients provide
a rational role in the care of osteoarthritis. (4) Another
natural option: spearmint tea! A report of how spearmint teas affected
knee osteoarthritis found that a commercial spearmint tea bettered
stiffness and physical disability while a spearmint tea brewed from a high-rosmarinic
acid (high-rosA) variety significantly decreased pain. (5) Rosmarinic
acid is extracted from the woody, perennial herb, rosemary. It
is a polyphenolic compound with antioxidant properties. Polyphenols are reported to be
anti-cancer, anti-tumor cell proliferation, anti-apoptosis (cell death),
anti-metastasis, and anti-inflammatory. Rosmarinic acid is found in plant
species like the mint. (6) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is on the lookout for
some high-rosA spearmint tea to enhance the Fort Wayne chiropractic
treatment plan.
Fort Wayne CHIROPRACTIC CARE
For degenerative skeletal diseases, Fort Wayne chiropractic
care at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is gently relieving. In combination
with nutrition, exercise, and stress-reduction, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic’s use of
Cox Technic benefits spine pain conditions.
CONTACT Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Peter Meyer on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
incorporation of cervical spine disc herniation.
Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic
appointment today. Schedule a tea party soon, too, to drink your
way to potentially better knees bothered by osteoarthritis
and healthier skeletal and joint systems.