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Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a San Jose Chiropractic Plan

Micronutrients like selenium aren’t so “micro” when you understand their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B get a lot 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. Chiropractic Solutions presents selenium’s latest research support for our San Jose chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may be dealing with (ie, disc herniation, San Jose 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 neurodegenerative or cardiovascular systems. Researchers warn that older folks need to be quite 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 reduce antioxidant enzymes and reduce the efficiency of defense against free radicals. More such damage, the faster the process of aging 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 San Jose chiropractic nutrition tip.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE

Of note, selenium deficiency particularly in the older population was linked with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of 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’re going down to the cellular level where the words are even more foreign to our everyday language!) Selenium as a vital micronutrient for health that defends the body from oxidative stress that builds up over time particularly in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency also has a detrimental effect on vascular disease since inflammation intensifies vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can influence inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by promoting inflammation. (3) Stimulating inflammation is not what Chiropractic Solutions or our San Jose chiropractic patients desire! Selenium in conjunction with zinc are a couple of the most important micronutrients possessing significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are crucial in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Chiropractic Solutions talks about the role of inflammation in San Jose 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 our San Jose 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 interrupting the inflammatory process.

Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment soon. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body requires to function its best! You and Chiropractic Solutions can talk more about inflammation at your next chiropractic appointment!

Chiropractic Solutions shares details about the micronutrient, selenium, and the detrimental effects of its deficiency like inflammation. 
 
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