Drink your way to health? Yes, when
the drink is tea! Skeletal pain arising from aging-related conditions responds nicely
to muscle and joint boosters like those in green tea. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR presents
nutritional tips like drinking green tea to our Colorado Springs
chiropractic patients.
AGING-RELATED SKELETAL, CARTILAGE, AND JOINT DISEASES
With aging come skeletal risks like disc height loss and changes
like the two joint and muscle diseases called osteoarthritis and sarcopenia. A new
study looked at the interaction of height loss and vertebral
fractures in postmenopausal women. The researchers decided
that age rather than the height loss was suggested to be the superior
way to determine risk of vertebral fracture. (1) Spinal osteoarthritis was linked with
stature loss in postmenopausal women, a situation documented
to reduce quality of life. (2) Cartilage is the victim
of the inflammatory and degenerative aspects of these diseases. Sarcopenia’s loss of strength and
muscle mass necessitates attention to quantity and quality
of skeletal muscle mass. This is where green tea comes
into play. Green tea has catechins that foster
healthy joints and skeletal muscle by decreasing inflammatory
mediators. (3) The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR hopes you might enjoy
some beneficial green tea!
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
Green tea comes in a variety of
forms. An additional new article reports
that knee osteoarthritis patients benefitted from a mixture
of curcuminoids, collagen and green tea extract which were shown to inhibit inflammation.
The researchers suggested that natural ingredients provide
a rational role in the care of osteoarthritis. (4) Another
natural option: spearmint tea! A report of how spearmint teas influenced
knee osteoarthritis discovered that a commercial spearmint tea improved
stiffness and physical disability while a spearmint tea brewed from a high-rosmarinic
acid (high-rosA) variety significantly reduced pain. (5) Rosmarinic
acid is taken from the woody, perennial herb, rosemary. It
is a polyphenolic compound with antioxidant properties. Polyphenols are written to be
anti-cancer, anti-tumor cell proliferation, anti-apoptosis (cell death),
anti-metastasis, and anti-inflammatory. Rosmarinic acid is found in plant
species like the mint. (6) The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is on the hunt for
some high-rosA spearmint tea to add to the Colorado Springs chiropractic
treatment plan.
Colorado Springs CHIROPRACTIC CARE
For degenerative skeletal diseases, Colorado Springs chiropractic
care at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is gently relieving. In combination
with nutrition, exercise, and stress-reduction, The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR’s use of
Cox Technic benefits spine pain conditions.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Peter Meyer on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
incorporation of cervical spine disc herniation.
Schedule your Colorado Springs chiropractic
appointment soon. Schedule a tea party soon, too, to drink your
way to potentially better knees bothered by osteoarthritis
and healthier skeletal and joint systems.