Fort Wayne Chiropractic Nutrition Idea: Black Pepper & Turmeric
Black Pepper. Turmeric. Are they just plain, old spices? Not at all! Black pepper and turmeric have long histories as seasonings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic shares some of the latest reports about the benefits of black pepper and turmeric: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Fort Wayne chiropractic patients are healthy people often pursuing a healthier approach to disease prevention and management. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic adds some spice to this healthier approach and Fort Wayne back pain relief!
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic looks for healthier approaches to living just as chiropractic demonstrates itself to be for our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients and families at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic. Including some spice is one such way. Research in South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are key to traditional foods of the region – presents indications of cure for centuries even while lacking scientific explanation thus far. Biologists today are studying the medicinal value of spices and reporting support for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt the progression of microorganisms. (1) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic would surmise that Fort Wayne chiropractic families and patients would welcome the bonus benefit of spicy food’s value!
The spices black pepper (peperine) and turmeric (curcumin and curcuminoids) work well together. Asian foods have always been tastier and more full of healthful benefits! Curcumin and other curcuminoids – chemical compounds in turmeric – are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial in nature. Black pepper – akin to capsaicin – improves the power of turmeric. Curcumin is not very bioavailable, so black pepper lets it be better absorbed. One study reports that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken alone, there isn’t a noticeable serum level reaction. If it is taken with 2mg of black pepper, its absorbability rose 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; relieve peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); prevent some cancers, reduce pain even possibly neuropathic pain (by initiating transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic sees inflammation’s role in back pain whether it is chronic or acute. Fort Wayne inflammation takes part in disease and in back pain. Fort Wayne chiropractic care via spinal manipulation and nutrition advice helps back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most amazing research on the value of spices like black pepper and turmeric indicate their effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach, colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers seem to react well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili pepper. These spices contain bioactive compounds – curcumin, thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that encourage cell death, halt tumor creation, movement and attack, and prepare tumors to be sensitive to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Fort Wayne cancer patient is dealing with cancer, these responses to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly positive!
Schedule a Fort Wayne appointment with Aaron Chiropractic Clinic to chat about how black pepper and turmeric might spice up your life enough to reduce pain as part of your healthy Fort Wayne chiropractic treatment plan.
