Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a West Des Moines Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium are not so “micro” when you consider their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B get much of the attention, but researchers keep unraveling the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s advantage – at least one benefit – lies in its anti-inflammatory ability. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa presents selenium’s latest research support for our West Des Moines chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may be experiencing (ie, disc herniation, West Des Moines 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 biochemical/cellular process in the body: heart and brain functions, immune responses, antioxidant defense routines. Long-term deficiency of any singular 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 shown to have an indirect impact on the genome even and slow antioxidant enzymes and reduce the efficiency of defense against free radicals. The more there is of this type of damage, the faster the aging process of cells and the higher the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) Here, we are|we’re]33] going to focus on selenium for the sake of our West Des Moines 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 linked to elevated circulating inflammatory markers and influenced by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we’re getting down to the cellular level where the words are even more foreign to our day-to-day 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 further has a harmful impact on vascular disease as inflammation stimulates vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can influence inflammation in many ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Stimulating inflammation is not what Executive Chiropractic of Iowa or our West Des Moines chiropractic patients want! Selenium in conjunction with zinc are a couple of the most important micronutrients possessing significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have shown that they are important in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa talks about the role of inflammation in West Des Moines 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 West Des Moines patients.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates inflammation’s effect on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation may help by interrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment now. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body requires to function optimally! You and Executive Chiropractic of Iowa can talk more about inflammation at your next chiropractic visit!
