Gold. Frankincense. Myrrh. Three gifts mentioned around the holidays often are neglected the rest
of the year…except gold. We do hear a lot about gold! Well, frankincense is among several nutrients and phytonutrients getting
more attention for its anti-inflammatory factors. Patients
at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic are quite aware that we chatter on about inflammation and its part in Fernandina Beach
back pain and neck pain a lot, so anti-inflammatory
supplements with anti-inflammatory nutrients are welcome!
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUTRIENTS
A recent narrative review of medical literature regarding
the effects of certain nutrients and phytonutrients on immune system
function and on inflammation reduction concluded that patients with
all sorts of health issues, minor to severe, may well benefit from daily supplementation of acetyl-L-carnitine, Vitamin
C, Aloe vera polysaccharides, Vitamin B12, beta-glucans, bilberry, black seed
oil, coenzyme Q10, curcumin (turmeric), garlic, resveratrol, ginger, hydrolyzed
rice bran, lipoic acid, mistletoe, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), omega-3 fatty
acids, Vitamin E (d-alpha- and gamma-tocopherol), selenium, shiitake mushroom
and its derivatives, isoflavones, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), zinc, and frankincense.
Such supplementation may be added to conventional medications
and medical interventions. The goal of said
supplementation is to decrease inflammation which is regulated
by the immune system and which is a contributing factor to
chronic disease as well as acute illness. The review covered
many specifics like how supplements affected
inflammatory and immune factors - whose names you may not know very well yet play a role in your health
- like interferon-g, nuclear factor-Kappa B, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis
factor-a, and CD4+ T cells, among others. Studies like these are getting
lots of attention today as the demand to prevent
chronic illness and reduce the severity of acute illnesses of all
sorts that people globally are
dealing with. (1) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is eager
to see these developments in the more natural approaches to health come
about!
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FRANKINCENSE
You’ll notice that frankincense
was one of the nutrients talked about above. A new
study highlighted the benefits of its supplementation. Frankincense is an oil extract taken
from the Boswellia tree. It’s been used in
anti-inflammatory folk remedies for a long time. Using
bowellic acids like the 3-O-acetyl-11-keto-βBA (AKBA) are unique
anti-inflammatory factors of frankincense. In combination
with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosahexaenoic acid (EPA), it promoted
lipid mediator change of innate immune cells from pro-inflammatory to boosted
anti-inflammatory action of frankincense from Boswellic acid. (2) For Amelia Chiropractic Clinic,
frankincense needs to be gifted year-round and not just
at the holidays! Nutritional findings like this are just so
interesting, particularly when we acknowledge
that inflammation has a role in spine-related pain that we treat
every day. Let’s talk about our anti-inflammatory nutritional supplement at
your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management, on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the communication
between the immune system and inflammation as well as how
spinal manipulation can beneficially impact the
immune system.
Schedule your Fernandina Beach chiropractic
appointment now to visit us! Though we’re not sure
when myrrh will get its due, we’ll be happy to see that frankincense is getting
its due for the role it may have in decreasing
inflammation!