Spina bifida. Osteoporosis. Dementia. Heart disease. Mood.
Energy. Post-surgical delirium. B vitamin status influences
these health issues and more. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic manages health and
spine issues for Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients throughout their
lives and endeavors to sustain those lives as active
and healthy throughout with chiropractic care
that includes spinal manipulation as well as
nutrition, particularly centered on B vitamin
status.
WHAT ARE BENEFITS OF B VITAMINS
There is a variety of B vitamins of importance.
B vitamins support the body’s production and use of
energy obtained from food. Foods like fish, poulty, meat,
eggs, dairy, green leafy vegetables, beans, peas, some cereals and breads provide
B vitamins. (1) In the US, fortified-with-folate
grains since 1998 dropped
spina bifida cases by 767 [[annually]21] and saved $603
million annually. Other diseases also decreased like myocardial infarction, stroke, dementia and
osteoporosis adding 266,649 quality-adjusted life-years and saving $3.6 billion
a year for cardiac infarction. In Japan, folate-fortified
rice decreased the same and
similar issues. (2) B vitamins diminish stress, anxiety, depression,
PMS; help memory, energy, mood, wound healing, and DNA repair; decrease
the risk of spina bifida, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, migraine,
cholesterol levels. Some exact examples of B vitamin
deficiency issues are the lack of folic acid, B6 and B12 which
may lead to increased homocysteine levels, putting
you at risk for chronic illness like heart disease. B12 helps antidepressant
meds work. B8 (inositol) is reported
to help depression and anxiety. B12 grows more significant
the older we get as we don’t process it as well as we do when
we are younger. A decent multi-supplement
may supply all the B vitamins you need. (3) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
will determine this with you.
SOME SPECIFIC B VITAMINS
There are 8 B vitamins. Together, they
are discussed as the B vitamin complex. B vitamin status affects
gene-nutrient interactions and more. Folate (B9)-related diseases like spina
bifida are preventable with folic acid supplementation for
pregnant mothers. B12-related issues like risk of cognitive
dysfunction, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis may be tackled
with improved B12 levels which may be harder
for older people as it’s not as well absorbed as we age. Older
folks aren’t alone though as some of us have genetic features
that make it more difficult, too, like those with MTHFR which is connected
to issues like stroke. Riboflavin (B2) has newly been found linked
to blood pressure and the risk of hypertension. (4) Adding
B vitamins to pre-surgical solution of patients undergoing on-pump coronary
artery bypass grafting surgery reduces the incidence of
postoperative delirium often reported in cobalamin (B12)-deficient
patients. (5) Getting enough and getting the right type of B vitamin is important
for all of us of all ages throughout our lives! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic understands
and suggests that Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients have
their B levels tested and addressed as needed.
A NEW B VITAMIN CONNECTION
B vitamins reduced
neuropathic pain related to peripheral nerve injury, sensory neuron
inflammation and compression, and transient spinal cord ischemia. Researchers noted
that B vitamins enhanced the effectiveness
of morphine when used for severe pain. Researchers discovered a connection
between the action of morphine and neuropathic pain. Therefore, researchers suggested
that B vitamins may aid patients with neuropathic pain. (6) Let
us talk about how B vitamins may benefit you at your next
Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Chiropractors
study nutrition as part of their professional chiropractic training. Listen to
this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
who shares two cases. In the second case, he describes interdisciplinary care gentle
Cox® Technic,
exercise and nutrition (for vitamin B12 deficiency per the involved neurologist’s
recommendation).
Schedule
you Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic today to
manage and/or avert cognitive, heart-related, developmental, and
skeletal conditions that may hold you back. Our gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation and well-thought out
treatment plan will keep you up and going!