Spine and Back Pain and Depression and Cognition Helped by Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Inflammation is effective and normal…in certain circumstances like defending a part of the body that is injured or infected. Inflammation is detrimental...like when it persists too long. Inflammation is a cellular level event and may contribute to a variety of chronic diseases: cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, lung, mental, metabolic, neurodegenerative, and more. (1) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. strives to reduce inflammation’s impact on the health of our Auburn chiropractic patients experiencing issues like back pain, headache/migraine, depression and even cognitive issues related to Alzheimer’s. An anti-inflammatory diet has a role in this effort.
INFLAMMATION LINKED TO BACK PAIN, DEPRESSION, ALZHEIMER’S…
A systematic review and meta-analysis of existing medical studies concerning the role of inflammation and depression discovered that a pro-inflammatory diet was related to a higher risk of depression symptoms and diagnosis compared to those who chose an anti-inflammatory diet. (2) Another study recommended a connection between low back pain and pro-inflammatory diets as well. A study of 7346 people revealed that those reporting the highest inflammatory diet had higher risk of saying they have low back pain, too. (3) Connections between diet, nutrition and Alzheimer’s disease have been reported. The good news is that nutrition was described as being able to control the immune system and even alter the neuroinflammatory processes related to Alzheimer’s and age-related cognition issues. (4) These descriptions demonstrate just how far-reaching inflammation can be.
…EVEN MIGRAINE
Migraine as primary headache is projected to affect 14.4% of people and rated as the biggest contributor to disability in people over 50 years of age. Migraine is studied a great deal as to what its mechanism is but still remains somewhat of a mystery. Researchers summarized that many factors are involved: vascular function, trigeminovascular pathway activation, pro-inflammatory and oxidative stats may impact migraine pain. Studies associating migraine to the role of dietary interventions are few, but a newer data search found that Ketogenic diet, modified Atkins diets, and low glycemic diets may improve mitochondrial function and energy metabolism, reduce CGRP (calcitonin gene related peptide) level, balance serotonin, and subdue neuroinflammation. Via inflammation and irregular hypothalamic function, obesity and headaches (including migraines) may be linked. The inflammatory link came out in the published papers. Dietary interventions like the intake of essential fatty acids (decreasing omega-6 and boosting omega-3 which were documented to affect inflammation) were discussed as beneficial. (5) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. understands the power diet and nutrition may have in disease issues like migraine, back pain, depression, and cognition.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. also knows many of us do not like the word diet. It often reminds us of things what we can’t have. A good diet allows a lot of good food though. Basic guidelines for an anti-inflammatory diet design consist of eating lean meat, eggs, fish, fruit, legumes, coffee, tea, honey, vegetables and plain dairy like milk, yogurt, hard cheeses, kefir with limited intake of red meat and other dairy and sugar while avoiding canned/processed food, sweetened drinks, and alcohol. (6) We are sure our chiropractic patients can manage this kind of diet!
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how inflammation and the immune system work and how chiropractic care and the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management may well help.
Make your next Auburn chiropractic visit with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.. If inflammation has overstayed its good and normal welcome, let’s set up a path toward a better anti-inflammatory diet.
