Aging bones. None of us can evade
signs of aging, and our bones reveal our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us find that we have 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 will not. New information that tart cherries may help prevent bone
loss and osteoarthritis and improve bone health is welcome
news to Novelli Wellness Center. They may be a tasty way for our Orchard Park, NY
chiropractic patients to do what they can to
keep their bones healthy!
BONE LOSS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often leads
to disability. There is no cure nor effective treatment yet found to stop it explains one set of researchers. NSAIDs and analgesics help with
pain relief but not with the course of osteoarthritis. Taking
drugs sometimes brings about some adverse side effects for
some patients over time
which guided a set of researchers to see
what else may help. In their analysis of
peer-reviewed articles, they wrote that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Novelli Wellness Center has seen this often in its
Orchard Park, NY chiropractic practice! As these researchers found,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “robustly” delay the progression of knee
osteoarthritis. While diet changes to correct lipid and cholesterol
numbers, enhance vitamin levels and address overweight levels
are valuable in osteoarthritis care, including
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Novelli Wellness Center 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? Recently, 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 explain that tart cherry shielded
bone structure from inflammation-induced bone loss and (unlike infliximab, a common
drug) moderately improved the decline in bone stiffness. (2) That’s advantageous! The researchers suggested
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 offset
this occurrence. In assessing 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%) increased bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Novelli Wellness Center appreciates this simple way to improve bone and is certain our Orchard Park, NY chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Novelli Wellness Center
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 alleviating osteoarthritic
pain.
Schedule a Orchard Park, NY chiropractic appointment today
at Novelli Wellness Center. We can check the status of
your bone as well as your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be quite
tasty!