Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a Easley Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium are not so “micro” when you understand their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B draw much of the attention, but researchers continue to unravel the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s advantage – at least one of them – rests in its anti-inflammatory capacity. Young Chiropractic presents selenium’s latest research support for our Easley chiropractic patients’ consideration in light of any inflammatory issues they may be dealing with (ie, disc herniation, Easley back pain, neck pain, leg pain, arm pain, etc.).
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF MICRONUTRIENTS
Vitamins and trace elements are micronutrients that maintain the health of organisms like us humans. These micronutrients are busy! They are integral to every cellular/biochemical process in the body: heart and brain functions, immune responses, antioxidant defense sequences. Long-term deficiency of any one micronutrient leads to disorders associated with the cardiovascular or neurodegenerative systems. Researchers share that older folks need to be really careful as they are more susceptible to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is demonstrated to possess an indirect effect on the genome even and slow antioxidant enzymes and decrease the efficiency of defense against free radicals. More such damage, the faster the process of aging of cells and the greated the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) In this discussion, we are|we’re]33] going to focus on selenium for the sake of our Easley chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Of note, selenium deficiency especially in the elder population was associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of fact, selenium deficiency is independently linked to cardiovascular disease. It also is associated with elevated circulating inflammatory markers and affected by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we’re going down to the cellular level where the words are even more foreign to our everyday language!) Selenium as a vital micronutrient for health that protects the body from oxidative stress that builds up over time particularly in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency also has a detrimental impact on vascular disease as inflammation intensifies vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can affect inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by promoting inflammation. (3) Stimulating inflammation is not what Young Chiropractic or our Easley chiropractic patients desire! Selenium along with zinc are two of the most important micronutrients exhibiting significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Young Chiropractic discusses about the role of inflammation in Easley back pain and other spine pain conditions. Maintaining the body’s proper balance of the proper vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is critical to the health of our Easley patients.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes inflammation’s effect on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration may benefit by disrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your Easley chiropractic appointment today. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function optimally! You and Young Chiropractic can chat more about inflammation at your next chiropractic appointment!
