Auburn Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Black Pepper & Turmeric
Black Pepper. Turmeric. Just spices? Not at all! Black pepper and turmeric have lengthy histories as seasonings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. shares some of the more recent findings about the benefits of black pepper and turmeric: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Auburn chiropractic patients are healthy people often pursuing a healthier approach to disease management and prevention. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. adds some spice to this healthier way of life and Auburn back pain relief!
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. seeks out healthier ways of living just as chiropractic demonstrates itself to be for our Auburn chiropractic patients and families at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.. Adding some spice is one such way. Research coming out of South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are key to traditional foods of the region – presents indications of cure for centuries even while deficient in scientific explanation as of yet. Biologists today are studying the medicinal value of spices and showing evidence for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt the progression of microorganisms. (1) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. would think that Auburn chiropractic families and patients would embrace the bonus benefit of spicy food’s value!
The spices black pepper (peperine) and turmeric (curcumin and curcuminoids) work well together. Asian foods have always been tastier and more full of healthful benefits! Curcumin and other curcuminoids – chemical compounds in turmeric – are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial in nature. Black pepper – akin to capsaicin – enhances the potential of turmeric. Curcumin is not very bioavailable, so black pepper allows it to be better absorbed. One study reports that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken alone, there is not a noticeable serum level reaction. If it’s taken with 2mg of black pepper, curcumin’s absorbability increased 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; relieve peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); avert some cancers, lessen pain even potentially neuropathic pain (by starting transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. recognizes inflammation’s role in back pain whether it is chronic or acute. Auburn inflammation plays a role in disease and in back pain. Auburn chiropractic care by spinal manipulation and nutrition advice relieves back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most amazing research on the value of spices like black pepper and turmeric point to their effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach, colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers appear to respond well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili pepper. These spices contain bioactive compounds – curcumin, thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that stimulate cell death, stop tumor creation, movement and attack, and prepare tumors to be sensitive to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Auburn cancer patient is dealing with cancer, these responses to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly positive!
Schedule a Auburn appointment with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. to talk about how black pepper and turmeric might spice up your life enough to reduce pain as part of your healthy Auburn chiropractic treatment plan.
