Vancouver Disc Centers Highlights Curcumin's Benefit for Neurological Diseases
4000 years of consumption. That is some history! Curcumin owns it. (Chiropractic enjoys its 125-year history!) Curcumin’s history of dietary use in Eastern countries like China and India gives much fodder to researchers to see just what an impact it makes on disease. And there’s a difference! Curcumin as an anti-inflammatory substance is finding recognition for positive influence on neurological diseases, cell death, and pain. Vancouver Disc Centers continues to study curcumin’s beneficial role in possible inflammation and Vancouver back pain reduction.
CURCUMIN HISTORY
Curcumin has an expansive history of usage over 4000 years (1) yet a shorter history of use in present day for its ability to control levels of a variety of neurotransmitters in the brain as well as preventing cell death. Curcumin influences inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and enzymes. (2) Ten years ago researchers suggested that curcumin could be a “future drug of therapy for the treatment of various neurological disorders.” Diabetic neuropathy, tardive dyskinesia, and major depression are among those such orders. They recommended more clinical studies back then to put curcumin into therapeutic use due to its “neuroprotective action” in diseases like Alzheimer’s, tardive dyskinesia, major depression, epilepsy, and other such neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may add to its neuroprotectiveness. Curcumin’s ability to reduce or halt reactive astrocyte expression and thus preventing cell death is advantageous. (3) Your Vancouver chiropractor understands the role of cell death in degenerative spinal conditions like disc disease and appreciates the potential curcumin has in dealing with cell death and reducing inflammation and thereby reducing Vancouver back pain.
CURCUMIN DIET AND SUPPLEMENTATION
What is the best way to incorporate curcumin for greatest benefit? Diet and/or supplementation. A curcumin rich diet is written to offset diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as decrease inflammation. A recent report on curcumin brings to light the role curcumin plays in treating neurological diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and more). In an effort to effect more attention to curcumin’s benefits, the researchers share the cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trial outcomes regarding the use of curcumin in healthy people and people with such diseases. (1) Vancouver Disc Centers knows many Vancouver chiropractic patients will go the supplementation route as it’s simple and effective. Vancouver Disc Centers will suggest what is right for you and your Vancouver chiropractic treatment plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the benefits of anti-inflammatory efforts with curcumin in the relief plan for neck pain within the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Vancouver chiropractic appointment at Vancouver Disc Centers today. You don’t have to wait 4000 years to understand that curcumin may well benefit you, your pain and/or your neurological disease.
