San Jose Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Quercetin for Inflammatory, Metabolic and Autoimmune Issues
Quercetin. How many Q-starting vitamins or minerals come to mind for you? Well, this is a beneficial one! A yellow pigment in plants used as a food supplement to decrease allergic reactions or enhance immunity, quercetin is showing itself to do more than just that! Its anti-inflammatory, immune-system supporting, and gut microbiota-regulating elements to name a few are getting the attention of Chiropractic Solutions. We feel that our San Jose chiropractic patients will value this vitamin flavonoid even more!
INFLAMMATION
Quercetin as a flavonoid that are in herbs, fruits (apples, berries), onions, seeds, nuts, and green tea is described as offering positive effects on human health by mediating antioxidant activities, immune-modulatory effects, and regulating metabolic pathways. How? By altering gene expression, signaling pathways and controlling proteins and cytokines. Quercetin is thought to most likely impact the P12K/AKT pathway and help neurodegenerative disorders, liver diseases, and diabetes. (1) Quercetin has been demonstrated to reduce the neuralgia and the inflammatory response of the sciatic nerve and spinal dorsal horn in rats with chronic constriction injury. (2) Chiropractic Solutions is all for anti-inflammatory responses when it comes to managing pain!
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Quercetin’s reputation is maturing all the time! Its utilization in treating and possibly inhibiting autoimmune diseases which appear resulting from a breakdown and dysregulation of the immune system is being analyzed. Dietary supplementation is being implemented more and more due to beneficial effects, relative safety, and low cost. Quercetin shows promise in this realm due to its anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, and neuroprotective benefits. Studies of late described positive effects of quercetin on rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. (3) San Jose chiropractic patients with autoimmune disease may want to look at quercetin with us.
METABOLIC DISEASE
Quercetin is also shining bright in treatment of metabolic diseases like diabetes, hyperlipedemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. San Jose chiropractic patients have these types of issues, too. Animal experiments reported that quercetin helped insulin secretion, improved insulin resistance, lowered blood lipid levels, inhibited inflammation and oxidative stress, alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation, and synchronized gut microbiota. Future human studies are dreamt of to find a way to boost the bioavailability of quercetin as well as record its efficacy. (4) Chiropractic Solutions includes nutritional supports like quercetin with its chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic to assist our San Jose chiropractic patients get pain relief as well as enjoy better health.
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and how chiropractic spinal manipulation may relate to the immune system.
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment now. Be curious about the Q-vitamin! We will help you with its pronunciation and discuss just how quercetin may be a positive flavonoid for you!
