Executive Chiropractic of Iowa Highlights Curcumin's Benefit for Neurological Diseases
4000 years of use. That’s some history! Curcumin owns it. (Chiropractic enjoys its 125-year history!) Curcumin’s history of dietary use in Eastern countries like China and India offers much data to researchers to examine just what an impact it has on disease. And there’s a difference! Curcumin‘s anti-inflammatory capability is gaining recognition for positive influence on neurological diseases, cell death, and pain. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa continues to study curcumin’s beneficial role in potential inflammation and West Des Moines back pain reduction.
CURCUMIN HISTORY
Curcumin has a long history of use over 4000 years (1) yet a shorter history of use in present day for its ability to modulate levels of a variety of neurotransmitters in the brain along with preventing cell death. Curcumin affects inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and enzymes. (2) Back in 2010 researchers suggested that curcumin could be a “future drug of therapy for the treatment of various neurological disorders.” Diabetic neuropathy, tardive dyskinesia, and major depression are a few of those such orders. They recommended additional clinical studies back then to place curcumin into therapeutic use because of its “neuroprotective action” in diseases like Alzheimer’s, tardive dyskinesia, major depression, epilepsy, and other such neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may contribute to its neuroprotectiveness. Curcumin’s ability to reduce or stop reactive astrocyte expression and thus preventing cell death is beneficial. (3) Your West Des Moines chiropractor understands the role of cell death in degenerative spinal conditions like disc disease and values the potential curcumin has in addressing cell death and reducing inflammation and thus reducing West Des Moines back pain.
CURCUMIN DIET AND SUPPLEMENTATION
What is the best way to incorporate curcumin for maximal benefit? Diet and/or supplementation. A curcumin rich diet is written to counteract diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as decrease inflammation. A recent paper on curcumin reveals the role of curcumin in treating neurological diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and more). In order to effect more attention to curcumin’s benefits, the authors present the cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trial outcomes of using curcumin in healthy people and people with such diseases. (1) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows many West Des Moines chiropractic patients would like the simpler supplementation route which is quite easy and effective. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will share what is right for you and your West Des Moines chiropractic treatment plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses the benefits of anti-inflammatory efforts with curcumin in the relief plan for neck pain within the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa today. You don’t have to wait 4000 years to understand that curcumin might benefit you, your pain and/or your neurological disease.
