Toronto Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Quercetin for Inflammatory, Metabolic and Autoimmune Issues
Quercetin. How many Q-starting vitamins or minerals can you think of? Well, this is a good one! A yellow pigment in plants used as a food supplement to decrease allergic responses or enhance immunity, quercetin is showing itself to do more than just that! Its anti-inflammatory, immune-system supporting, and gut microbiota-regulating features to name a few are getting the attention of Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. We feel that our Toronto chiropractic patients will appreciate this vitamin flavonoid even more!
INFLAMMATION
Quercetin as a flavonoid found in herbs, fruits (apples, berries), onions, seeds, nuts, and green tea is explained as offering beneficial effects on human health by mediating antioxidant activities, immune-modulatory impacts, and regulating metabolic pathways. By what means? By modulating gene expression, signaling pathways and controlling proteins and cytokines. Quercetin is supposed to most likely affect the P12K/AKT pathway and help neurodegenerative disorders, liver diseases, and diabetes. (1) Quercetin has been demonstrated to alleviate the neuralgia and the inflammatory response of the sciatic nerve and spinal dorsal horn in rats with chronic constriction injury. (2) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre respects anti-inflammatory responses when it comes to containing pain!
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Quercetin’s reputation is growing stronger a lot! Its utilization in treating and possibly inhibiting autoimmune diseases which present themselves due to a breakdown and dysregulation of the immune system is being examined. Dietary supplementation is being implemented more and more due to beneficial effects, relative safety, and low cost. Quercetin shows promise in this realm because of its anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, and neuroprotective benefits. Recent studies described positive effects of quercetin on rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. (3) Toronto chiropractic patients with autoimmune disease may want to consider whether quercetin may be helpful.
METABOLIC DISEASE
Quercetin is also standing out in treatment of metabolic diseases like diabetes, hyperlipedemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Toronto chiropractic patients have these types of issues, too. Animal experiments found that quercetin helped insulin secretion, improved insulin resistance, lowered blood lipid levels, inhibited inflammation and oxidative stress, alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation, and synchronized gut microbiota. Future human studies are dreamt of to discover a way to boost the bioavailability of quercetin as well as record its effectiveness. (4) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre incorporates nutritional supports like quercetin with its chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic to assist our Toronto chiropractic patients get pain relief as well as enjoy better health.
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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 Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and how chiropractic spinal manipulation may relate to the immune system.
Schedule your Toronto chiropractic appointment now. Be curious about the Q-vitamin! We’ll help you with its pronunciation and discuss just how quercetin may be a positive flavonoid for you!
