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Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. Describes the Role of Vitamin C for a Healthy Immune System

The immune system works hard. Like a car or plane or boat, it needs fuel to keep working hard. The fuel for the immune system is a long list of micronutrients, the most discussed being vitamin C, and rightly so. Vitamin C plays an instrumental role in a healthy functioning immune system. In addition to spine pain care, Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. asks our Auburn chiropractic patients to notice their body’s fuel levels of nutrients like vitamin C. Nutrition is important!

LOW VITAMIN C LEVELS

Researchers studied what factors add to low vitamin C status and learned that vitamin C levels are influenced mostly by dietary intake. Diet can be influenced by cultural aspects like traditional cooking methods with traditional staple foods like grains which have little vitamin C to offer. Environmental factors play a role like geographic region, season, climate, and pollution. Demographic factors like age, race, sex, and socioeconomic factors like deprivation, education, institutionalization, and social class. Health factors like smoking, body weight, pregnancy/lactation, genetic variants, as well as diseases like severe infection or cardiovascular disease or cancerimpact C levels. So many issues seem to add to vitamin C levels and should be considered when listing global recommendations for dietary intake. (1) Vitamin C levels are not studied very well around the world particularly in low- and middle- income countries. Relying on completed studies, researchers report that vitamin C deficiency is commonplace in low-, middle- and even in subgroups of people in high-income settings. (2) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. may not be able to fix the vitamin C levels of those around the world, but we are here for our Auburn chiropractic friends!

ROLE OF VITAMIN C IN IMMUNE FUNCTION

Vitamin C is a well-known essential factor in immune function and epigenetic inflammatory modifications. Vitamin C is optimally obtained by regular dietary intake. 41.8% of participants in the 2003-2005 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) has deficient levels of vitamin C. Insufficient vitamin C plasma levels were noted in males, adults aged 20-59, Black and Mexican Americans, smokers, those who have higher BMI, and those with middle and high poverty to income ratio and food insecurity. These people are at greater risk for inflammatory driven disease with little or no signs of low vitamin C levels. (3) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. encourage our Auburn chiropractic patients know if they are at risk for low nutrient levels and address those to be as healthy as possible!

IMMUNE SYSTEM

Health and well-being is a delicate balance of several issues; one is a well-functioning immune system. Researchers have established intake levels of micronutrients like vitamins A, C, D, E and zinc, yet many people‘s levels are low. Inadequate levels of such nutrients damage the immune system and lessen its response when it is most needed. In a study of 26,282 adults over age 19 in the 2005-2016 NHANES study, a “prevalence of inadequacy” was found for all of these:

  • 45% for vitamin A
  • 46% for vitamin C
  • 95% for vitamin D
  • 84% for vitamin E
  • 15% for zinc

Supplementation is described as beneficial while a call for better understanding of the interactions of multiple nutrient deficiencies on the immune system is also suggested. This would help detect optimal levels of intake for at-risk people. (4) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is prepared to check the vitamin C levels of our Auburn chiropractic patients and assist them in adjusting it as needed.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the role chiropractic may play in immune system health along with how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management works.

Schedule your Auburn chiropractic appointment now. Together, we can delve into just how well you are fueling your body to keep the immune system working best!

 
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. shares new stats on the importance of vitamin C for the body’s immune system and how levels may be too low for many. 
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