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Auburn Supplementation with Chondroitin and Glucosamine Shown to Reduce Overall and Cardiovascular Disease Risk of Death

December 22, 2020

Heard of chrondroitin sulfate? Glucosamine sulfate? What about arthritis, disc disease, and heart disease? Today’s Auburn chiropractic patients have. Glucosamine and chondroitin’s benefits – natural compounds found in cartilage - have escalated to the level of common knowledge, making their combination supplements very popular for disc and joint issues and now for cardiovascular disease and overall mortality reduction. That is some news! Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is pleased to share the bonus benefits of glucosamine/chondroitin supplementation.

GLUCOSAMINE USE REDUCED RISK OF DEATH FROM CANCER AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE

A 2012 study of 77,510 Washington (US) state residents in the 50 to 76-year-old range who consumed glucosamine/chondroitin supplements participated. They started the study in 2000-2002 and followed up in 2008. Researchers discovered that present use of glucosamine significantly reduced the risk of death from cancer. Further, a large risk of death decrease caused by respiratory disease was documented. (1) Auburn chiropractic patients may not have realized that.

GLUCOSAMINE USE REDUCED RISKS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Additionally, a study of 466,039 glucosamine-taking participants (started in 2006-2010 and followed up in 2016) revealed that habitual use of glucosamine to ease osteoarthritis pain also may lead to lessened risks of cardiovascular issues like stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular disease death. (2) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. appreciates the developing list of benefits for glucosamine use.

GS/CS SUPPLEMENTATION REDUCED OVERALL MORTALITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY

Then, these earlier papers grabbed the attention of Dana King, MD, an avid bicyclist who had taken glucosamine/chondroitin for arthritis and discovered many bicycling friends did as well. (3) She and colleagues further studied this topic and published its results in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. Benefits of glucosamine/chondroitin supplementation and mortality – overall mortality and cardiovascular mortality – are detailed. The findings also support the 2012 and 2019 papers just shared. 16,686 US participants were tracked in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study from 1999 to 2010. 658 of them had been taking glucosamine/chondroitin for at least 12 months. These participants were discovered to be less prone to die due to cardiovascular disease issues by 65% and less likely to die due to overall/all-cause issues by 39%. (4) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. certainly knows the benefit of glucosamine/chondroitin for cartilage related issues like osteoarthritis, disc disease, and joint pain and is heartened to see its benefit spread beyond these issues for our Auburn chiropractic patients.

SUPPLEMENT NOT SUBSTITUTE

Talked to for an interview with the journal, Bicycling, lead researcher in the 2020 paper, Dr. King dubs the results “encouraging” but adds that taking supplements is not a substitute for exercise but their addition is apparently beneficial from an epidemiological standpoint. (3) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. agrees! Chiropractic care combines spinal manipulation, nutrition, and exercise to improve positive clinical outcomes for pain relief and quality of life. Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integrates nutrition like glucosamine/chondroitin for optimal clinical outcomes.

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Schedule your Auburn chiropractic appointment today. Surely this information on the benefits of glucosamine/chondroitin supplementation piqued your interest whether you have disc/joint/osteoarthritis issues or cardiovascular issues. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is here to talk about it more!

 
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. shares new research supporting the habitual use of chondroitin and glucosamine which is shown to reduce overall and cardiovascular disease mortality.