Anti-Inflammatory Benefit of Selenium in a Auburn Chiropractic Plan
Micronutrients like selenium are not so “micro” when you understand their power! The nutrients like vitamin C and D and B get a lot of the attention, but researchers continue to unravel the power of the micronutrients. Selenium’s advantage – at least one benefit – rests in its anti-inflammatory capacity. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. shares selenium’s latest research support for our Auburn chiropractic patients’ consideration regarding any inflammatory issues they may be dealing with (ie, disc herniation, Auburn back pain, neck pain, leg pain, arm pain, etc.).
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF MICRONUTRIENTS
Vitamins and trace elements are micronutrients that maintain the health of organisms like us humans. These micronutrients are busy! They are vital to every cellular/biochemical process in the body: functions of heart and brain, immune responses, antioxidant defense routines. Long-term deficiency of any singular micronutrient leads to disorders associated with the cardiovascular or neurodegenerative systems. Researchers share that older folks need to be quite careful as they are more susceptible to problems due to diet and such. The deficiency of micronutrients is shown to possess an indirect impact on the genome even and slow antioxidant enzymes and reduce the efficiency of defense against free radicals. The more there is of this type of damage, the faster the aging process of cells and the greated the risk of pathological processes like cancer. (1) In this discussion, we are|we’re]33] going to focus on selenium for the sake of our Auburn chiropractic nutrition talk.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT - CARDIOVASULAR, VASCULAR, BOWEL DISEASE
Notably, selenium deficiency especially in the elder population was linked with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. As a matter of fact, selenium deficiency is independently associated with cardiovascular disease. It also is linked to elevated circulating inflammatory markers and affected by the expression of chemokines, cytokines and sirtuins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (Yes, we are getting down to the cellular level where the words are even more strange to our everyday language!) Selenium as a vital micronutrient for health that defends the body from oxidative stress that builds up over time especially in older folks. (2) Selenium deficiency also has a harmful impact on vascular disease because inflammation stimulates vascular disease. MicroRNA (miRNA) can influence inflammation in a variety of ways. A selenium deficiency can affect miRNA’s expression by stimulating inflammation. (3) Promoting inflammation is not what Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. or our Auburn chiropractic patients desire! Selenium in conjunction with zinc are two of the most important micronutrients having significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies have demonstrated that they are important in inflammatory bowel disease. (4) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. talks about the role of inflammation in Auburn back pain and other spine pain conditions. Maintaining the body’s proper balance of the right vitamins and micronutrients to maximally address such inflammatory issues is important to the health of our Auburn patients.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains inflammation’s effect on the body and how spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation may help by disrupting the inflammatory process.
Schedule your Auburn chiropractic appointment today. No pain issue you experience is “micro” nor are any of the vital vitamins and micronutrients your body needs to function optimally! You and Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. can talk more about inflammation at your next chiropractic appointment!
