Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a New York City Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium aren’t so “micro” when you consider their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B get a lot of the attention, but researchers keep unraveling the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s advantage – at least one of them – rests in its anti-inflammatory capacity. Rosenberg Wellness Center shares selenium’s latest research support for our New York City chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may have (ie, disc herniation, New York City 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 vital to every biochemical/cellular process in the body: functions of heart and brain, immune responses, antioxidant defense routines. Long-term deficiency of any one micronutrient leads to disorders associated with the neurodegenerative or cardiovascular 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 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 aging process of cells and the greated the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) Here, we are|we’re]33] going to focus on selenium for the sake of our New York City chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Notably, selenium deficiency especially in the older population was linked with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. In fact, selenium deficiency is independently linked to cardiovascular disease. It also is associated with 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 terms are even more foreign to our everyday language!) Selenium as a key micronutrient for health that protects the body from oxidative stress that accumulates over time particularly in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency further has a detrimental effect on vascular disease because 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 Rosenberg Wellness Center or our New York City chiropractic patients want! Selenium along with zinc are two of the most important micronutrients having significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have shown that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Rosenberg Wellness Center talks about the role of inflammation in New York City back pain and other spine pain conditions. Keeping the body equipped with the proper vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is critical to our New York City chiropractic patients’ health.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the effects of inflammation 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 New York City chiropractic appointment soon. No pain issue you have is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function its best! You and Rosenberg Wellness Center can chat more about inflammation at your next chiropractic visit!
