Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a San Jose Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium are not so “micro” when you consider their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B draw a lot of the attention, 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 shares selenium’s latest research support for our San Jose chiropractic patients’ consideration in light of 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 active! They are key 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 associated with the cardiovascular or neurodegenerative systems. Researchers warn that older folks need to be quite careful as they are more prone to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is demonstrated to possess an indirect effect on the genome even and reduce antioxidant enzymes and decrease the efficiency of defense against free radicals. The more there is of this type of 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 talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Notably, selenium deficiency particularly in the elder population was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of fact, selenium deficiency is independently associated with cardiovascular disease. It also is linked to 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 day-to-day language!) Selenium as a key micronutrient for health that defends the body from oxidative stress that accumulates over time particularly in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency further has a harmful impact on vascular disease as inflammation intensifies vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can influence inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Promoting inflammation is not what Chiropractic Solutions or our San Jose chiropractic patients want! Selenium together 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 discusses about the role of inflammation in San Jose back pain and other spine pain conditions. Keeping the body equipped with the proper vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is important 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 describes the effects of inflammation on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration may help by disrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment soon. No pain issue you have is “micro” nor are any of the key vitamins and micronutrients your body requires to function optimally! You and Chiropractic Solutions can talk more about inflammation at your next chiropractic visit!
