We need to bring back teatime, a quiet time in the
middle of the day to have a quiet
cup of tea away from the bustle of life! (Your Auburn
chiropractor would enjoy such a break again!) Teatime
was good for the mind and spirit and most likely
very good for the body. Today, most of
us just cannot imagine that we could
possibly have time, but just enjoying tea on the run in an insulated
mug on the commute to your chiropractic appointment at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
can be advantageous, particularly
if that tea is green.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is a traditional
lifestyle factor. That’s a pretty good idea! In assessing
the health benefits of tea and its active ingredients for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
and rheumatoid arthritis – common bone and joint diseases bothering
many people – researchers found that tea has potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They suggested
that tea has a vast potential to be helpful in
medicine and healthcare especially as the mechanisms of the different types
of tea properties are defined as to their
synergistic mechanisms. (1) Tea from plants around us presents us a
tasty way to be healthier and even a bit painfree!
BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA FOR PAIN
The more we acquire
about what nature offers us by medicinal plants,
the more we will want to thank nature! Green tea is a common
beverage obtained from such medicinal plants. Green tea via lots of pharmacological activities and antinociceptive
effects can be effective for pain relief because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is described as a safe and often effective treatment for pain management
owing to its suppression of inflammation
and oxidative stress. (2) Green tea’s major component, EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate),
has shown itself to be valuable
for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Research papers have reported
how green tea benefits diseases like neurodegenerative
and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Green tea and
its EGCG seem to curb the expression of inflammatory cytokines
and inflammation-linked enzymes. The use of green tea quite possibly
improves the quality of life for inflammatory disease patients with
no severe adverse side-effects. (3) Back pain and its related
spinal pain conditions like neck pain, arm pain, leg
pain, etc., typically have inflammatory components with them, so increasing
consumption of green tea for its anti-inflammatory benefit may be a
plus.
CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates the interaction of the immune system and pain and
the capability of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to benefit the back pain patient.
Schedule your Auburn chiropractic
appointment today. If you can’t sit for
teatime at home, make your
trip to Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. teatime with a mug of green tea! See
you here soon!