Aging bones. None of us can avoid
signs of aging, and our bones tell our age. As we age, we lose bone
density. Some of us find that we have osteoarthritis of bone. We
all would love to escape 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 refreshing
news to Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. They may be a tasty way for our La Grande
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 described
in published research to halt 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 group of researchers to check into
what else may be beneficial. In their review of
peer-reviewed articles, they concluded that nutrition can improve
osteoarthritis symptoms. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has seen this often in its
La Grande 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 levels
are valuable in osteoarthritis care, adding
these two nutrients is, too. (1) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC 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, now 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 wrote 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 decrease in bone stiffness. (2) That’s positive! The researchers advised
that tart cherry may help avoid future fragility fractures in
the presence of highly chronic inflammation. (2) Further, another
set of researchers note 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 happening. 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 determined that cherry supplementation (5% and
10%) increased bone mineral density down to the
trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture! (3) All from cherries!
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC sees this as a simple way to improve bone and is sure our La Grande chiropractic
patients will, too!
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Albano describes
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 La Grande chiropractic appointment today
at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. We can assess the status of
your bone and your risk of age-related bone loss and cherry-related
improvement! Taking care of aging bones may be quite
tasty!