Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a McHenry Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium aren’t so “micro” when you consider their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B get much of the notice, but researchers keep unraveling the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s benefit – at least one of them – rests in its anti-inflammatory ability. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic presents selenium’s latest research support for our McHenry chiropractic patients’ consideration in light of any inflammatory issues they may have (ie, disc herniation, McHenry 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 active! They are integral to every cellular/biochemical process in the body: heart and brain functions, immune responses, antioxidant defense routines. Long-term deficiency of any singular micronutrient leads to disorders related to the neurodegenerative or cardiovascular systems. Researchers warn that older folks need to be really careful as they are more prone to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is demonstrated to have an indirect effect 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 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 McHenry chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Notably, selenium deficiency especially in the elder population was associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. In fact, selenium deficiency is independently associated with 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 are getting down to the cellular level where the terms are even more foreign to our everyday language!) Selenium as a vital micronutrient for health that defends the body from oxidative stress that accumulates over time especially in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency further has a detrimental impact on vascular disease as inflammation intensifies vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can influence inflammation in many ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by promoting inflammation. (3) Promoting inflammation is not what OrthoIllinois Chiropractic or our McHenry chiropractic patients want! Selenium together with zinc are two of the most important micronutrients boasting significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic discusses about the role of inflammation in McHenry back pain and other spine pain conditions. Maintaining the body’s proper balance of the right vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is important to the health of our McHenry 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 McHenry chiropractic appointment now. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function optimally! You and OrthoIllinois Chiropractic can discuss inflammation further at your next chiropractic appointment!
