Spina bifida. Osteoporosis. Dementia. Heart disease. Mood.
Energy. Post-surgical delirium. B vitamin status affects
these health conditions and more. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC manages health and
spine issues for La Grande chiropractic patients throughout their
lives and endeavors to keep those lives as active
and healthy all along the way with chiropractic care
that involves spinal manipulation as well as
nutrition, particularly centered on B vitamin
status.
WHAT ARE BENEFITS OF B VITAMINS
There is a variety of B vitamins of value.
B vitamins assist the body’s production and use of
energy derived from food. Foods like fish, poulty, meat,
eggs, dairy, green leafy vegetables, beans, peas, some cereals and breads supply
B vitamins. (1) In the US, fortification of grains with folate since 1998 reduced
spina bifida cases by 767 per year and saved $603
million per year. Other diseases also decreased like myocardial infarction, stroke, dementia and
osteoporosis adding 266,649 quality-adjusted life-years and saving $3.6 billion
annually for cardiac infarction. In Japan, folate-fortified
rice reduced the same and
similar issues. (2) B vitamins diminish stress, anxiety, depression,
PMS; help memory, energy, mood, wound healing, and DNA repair; reduce
the risk of spina bifida, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, migraine,
cholesterol levels. Some exact examples of B vitamin
deficiency problems are the lack of folic acid, B6 and B12 which
may result in raised homocysteine levels, putting
you at risk for chronic illness like heart disease. B12 helps antidepressant
meds work. B8 (inositol) is shown
to improve depression and anxiety. B12 grows more significant
the older we get as we do not process it as well as we do when
we are younger. A decent multi-supplement
may supply all the B vitamins you require. (3) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
will determine this with you.
SOME SPECIFIC B VITAMINS
There are 8 B vitamins. Collectively, they
are referred to as the B vitamin complex. B vitamin status affects
gene-nutrient interactions and more. Folate (B9)-related diseases like spina
bifida are avoidable with folic acid supplementation for
pregnant mothers. B12-related issues like risk of cognitive
dysfunction, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis may be tackled
with boosted B12 levels which may be harder
for older people as it is not as well absorbed as we age. Older
folks are not alone though as some of us have genetic qualities
that make it tougher, too, like those with MTHFR which is connected
to issues like stroke. Riboflavin (B2) has newly been found linked
to blood pressure and the risk of hypertension. (4) Adding
B vitamins to pre-surgical solution of patients undergoing on-pump coronary
artery bypass grafting surgery lowers the incidence of
postoperative delirium often reported in cobalamin (B12)-deficient
patients. (5) Getting enough and getting the right type of B vitamin is important
for all of us of all ages throughout our lives! Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC understands
and suggests that La Grande chiropractic patients have
their B levels tested and addressed as needed.
A NEW B VITAMIN CONNECTION
B vitamins reduced
neuropathic pain related to peripheral nerve injury, sensory neuron
inflammation and compression, and transient spinal cord ischemia. Researchers noted
that B vitamins enhanced the success
of morphine when used for severe pain. Researchers made a connection
between the action of morphine and neuropathic pain. Therefore, researchers suggested
that B vitamins may benefit patients with neuropathic pain. (6) Let’s talk about how B vitamins may help you at your next
La Grande chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Chiropractors
study nutrition as part of their professional chiropractic training. Listen to
this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
who presents two cases. In case
#2, he shares interdisciplinary care gentle
Cox® Technic,
exercise and nutrition (for vitamin B12 deficiency per the involved neurologist’s
recommendation).
Schedule
you La Grande chiropractic appointment with Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today to
manage and/or avert cognitive, heart-related, developmental, and
skeletal conditions that may slow you
down. Our gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation and well-thought out
treatment plan will keep you up and going!