March 2024 Healthy News from Chiropractic Solutions Spine Pain, Aging, Cognition, Ginseng
AGING, COGNITION, CHIROPRACTIC
“Growing old isn’t for wimps!”
Aging brings with it a variety of challenges from physical and functional issues like balance, motor control, coordination of sensory input, to cognitive function. A published research project done in India revealed that balance tests (think the tandem test) could predict risk of cognitive impairment. (1) Chiropractic Cox® Flexion Distraction has been demonstrated to increase balance! (11) Cognition, taken for granted by most of us, is prized and notably missed when it declines as we age. Males experiencing both neck and back pain had poorer cognitive scores leading researchers to suggest a possible link between spinal pain and later-in-life neurodegeneration. (2) Four chronic health conditions were described to significantly increase the risk of spinal pain: cardiovascular 58%, hypertension 40%, diabetes 25%, obesity 34%. (3) Neck and back pain was listed as the leading reason of disability globally. Spine and treatment of its issues like neck pain and back pain are the center of the chiropractic healthcare profession which utilizes spinal manipulation shown to inhibit back and neck pain via spinal mechanisms and possible via peripheral mechanisms that control inflammatory responses. (4) Spinal manipulation may influence not only inflammatory but also cortisol levels after treatment. (5) Your chiropractor urges patients to avert chronic health conditions and offers spinal manipulation to decrease spine-related pain.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management treatment protocols to take care of pain and inflammation.
San Jose CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Ginseng for Cortisol, Aging, And Inflammation
Ginseng, a popular herbal supplement of several varieties, contains ginsenosides documented to be anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fatigue, anti-obesity, anti-cancer, even anti-aging. (6, 7, 8) Aging is cellular, a slowing of cell division and an avoiding of apoptosis (cell death) which involves DNA damage. The anti-aging influence of ginseng via its components - saponins, polysaccharides, and active peptides – lies in its ability to reduce DNA damage and delay aging and its related diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type 2 diabetes, and chronic inflammation. (8) Red Korean Ginseng (KRG) offers anti-stress treatment, decreasing the stress response in neurotransmitters. (9) KRG addresses metabolic syndrome issues (high blood pressure, triglycerides, hyperglycemia, LDL, obesity, diabetes, etc.). (6) KRG suppresses inflammation-related genes in kidney, lung, liver, stomach, and colon and assists in autophagy (a natural process that cleans out unwanted or damaged components of cell) recovery. (10) We welcome a talk about how the aging process and other inflammatory issues may be affecting you and if ginseng may be beneficial in your nutrition plan.
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