Black Pepper. Turmeric. Just spices? Not at all! Black pepper and turmeric have long
histories as seasonings and medicines. Such spicy histories! McMurray Chiropractic Solutions reveals
some of the latest reports about the
benefits of turmeric and black pepper:
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. San Jose chiropractic
patients are healthy people often pursuing a
healthier approach to disease prevention and care. McMurray Chiropractic Solutions adds some spice to
this healthier way of life and San Jose back pain relief!
McMurray Chiropractic Solutions looks for healthier approaches to living just as chiropractic demonstrates itself
to be for our San Jose chiropractic patients and families at
McMurray Chiropractic Solutions. Adding some spice is one such way. Research coming
out of South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are integral
to traditional foods of the region – brings evidence
of cure for centuries even while lacking
scientific explanation as of yet. Today, biologists are examining the
medicinal value of spices and reporting evidence
for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt
the progression of microorganisms. (1) San Jose chiropractic
patients and families appreciate that extra
value of their spicy food! McMurray Chiropractic Solutions does!
The spices black pepper (peperine) and turmeric (curcumin
and curcuminoids) work together well. Asian foods have
always been tastier and more full of healthful benefits! Curcumin and other curcuminoids – chemical
compounds in turmeric – offer natural benefits like being anti-fungal,
anti-oxidant, antiseptic, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. Black pepper – similar to capsaicin – enhances
the potential of turmeric. Curcumin
is not very bioavailable, so black pepper lets it be better
absorbed. One
study exemplifies that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken
alone, there is not a noticeable serum level reaction. If it’s taken with 2mg of black pepper, its
absorbability rose 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric
offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; ease
peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); avert
some cancers, reduce pain even possibly neuropathic
pain (by starting transient receptor potential
vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis,
ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) McMurray Chiropractic Solutions recognizes
inflammation’s role in back pain whether it’s chronic
or acute. San Jose inflammation plays a role in
disease and in back pain. San Jose chiropractic care by spinal
manipulation and nutrition advice relieves back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most astonishing research on the
value of spices like black pepper and turmeric indicate their
effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach,
colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers seem to react
well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili
pepper. These spices have bioactive compounds – curcumin,
thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that promote cell
death, halt production,
migration and invasion of tumors, and sensitize
tumors to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a San Jose
cancer patient is fighting cancer, these responses
to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly positive!
Schedule a San Jose appointment with McMurray Chiropractic Solutions to talk about how black pepper and
turmeric just may spice up your life enough to relieve
pain as part of your healthy San Jose chiropractic treatment plan.