Fort Wayne Chiropractic Nutrition Idea: Black Pepper & Turmeric
Black Pepper. Turmeric. Are they just plain, old spices? Not at all! Black pepper and turmeric have long histories as flavorings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc reveals some of the latest reports about the benefits of black pepper and turmeric: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Fort Wayne chiropractic patients are healthy people often looking for a healthier approach to disease management and prevention. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc adds some spice to this healthier approach and Fort Wayne back pain relief!
Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc looks for healthier ways of living just as chiropractic proves to be for our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients and families at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc. Adding some spice is one such way. Research in South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are fundamental to traditional foods of the region – brings evidence of cure for centuries despite lacking scientific explanation as of yet. Biologists today are analyzing the medicinal value of spices and showing evidence for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt the growth of microorganisms. (1) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc would surmise that Fort Wayne 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 – heightens the potential of turmeric. Curcumin is not very bioavailable, so black pepper allows it to be absorbed better. One study reports that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken alone, there is not a noticeable serum level reaction. If it is taken with 2mg of black pepper, curcumin’s absorbability increased 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; alleviate peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); avert some cancers, reduce pain even potentially neuropathic pain (by causing transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc sees inflammation’s role in back pain be it chronic or acute. Fort Wayne inflammation takes part in disease and in back pain. Fort Wayne chiropractic care by spinal manipulation and nutrition advice helps back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most astonishing research on the value of spices like black pepper and turmeric indicate their effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach, colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers seem to respond well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili pepper. These spices have bioactive compounds – curcumin, thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that encourage cell death, halt tumor creation, movement and attack, and prepare tumors to be sensitive to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Fort Wayne cancer patient is dealing with cancer, these responses to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly good!
Schedule a Fort Wayne appointment with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc to chat about how black pepper and turmeric just may spice up your life enough to relieve pain as part of your healthy Fort Wayne chiropractic treatment plan.
