Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre Highlights Curcumin's Benefit for Neurological Diseases
4000 years of consumption. That’s some history! Curcumin claims it. (Chiropractic delights in its 125-year history!) Curcumin’s history of dietary use in Eastern countries like China and India provides much fodder to researchers to investigate just what an impact it has on disease. And there’s a difference! Curcumin as an anti-inflammatory substance is finding recognition for positive effect on neurological diseases, cell death, and pain. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre continues to study curcumin’s positive role in possible inflammation and Toronto back pain reduction.
CURCUMIN HISTORY
Curcumin has a long history of use going back 4000 years (1) yet a shorter history of use in present day for its ability to control levels of various brain neurotransmitters in addition to preventing cell death. Curcumin affects inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and enzymes. (2) Back in 2010 researchers speculated that curcumin could be a “future drug of therapy for the treatment of various neurological disorders.” Diabetic neuropathy, tardive dyskinesia, and major depression are a few of those such orders. They recommended more clinical studies back then to put curcumin into therapeutic use due to its “neuroprotective action” in diseases like Alzheimer’s, tardive dyskinesia, major depression, epilepsy, and other such neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may add to its neuroprotectiveness. Curcumin’s ability to slow or stop reactive astrocyte expression and thereby preventing cell death is beneficial. (3) Your Toronto chiropractor understands the role of cell death in degenerative spinal conditions like disc disease and appreciates the potential curcumin has in dealing with cell death and reducing inflammation and thereby reducing Toronto back pain.
CURCUMIN DIET AND SUPPLEMENTATION
What is the optimal way to incorporate curcumin for maximal benefit? Diet and/or supplementation. A curcumin rich diet is reported to offset diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as reduce inflammation. A new paper on curcumin brings to light the role curcumin plays in treating neurological diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and more). In order to effect more attention to curcumin’s benefits, the authors share the cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trial outcomes of using curcumin in healthy people and people with such diseases. (1) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre knows many Toronto chiropractic patients would like the simpler supplementation route which is quite easy and effective. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre will share what’s right for you and your Toronto chiropractic treatment plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses the benefits of anti-inflammatory efforts with curcumin in the relief plan for neck pain within the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Toronto chiropractic appointment at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre today. Don’t wait 4000 years to realize that curcumin might benefit you, your pain and/or your neurological disease.
