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 various nutrients and phytonutrients getting
more attention for its anti-inflammatory features. Patients
at Wilson Family Chiropractic are quite aware that we converse
about inflammation and its part in Millville
back pain and neck pain very often, so anti-inflammatory
supplements with anti-inflammatory nutrients are welcome!
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUTRIENTS
A new narrative review of medical literature about
the effects of certain nutrients and phytonutrients on the function of the immune system and on inflammation reduction concluded that patients with
all types 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 in addition to conventional medications
and medical interventions. The goal of said
supplementation is to reduce inflammation which is regulated
by the immune system and which is a contributor to
chronic disease in addition to acute illness. The review got into 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, and others. Studies like these are gaining
much attention today as the demand to avert
chronic illness and reduce the severity of acute illnesses of all
types that people around the world are
dealing with. (1) Wilson Family Chiropractic is eager
to see these developments in the more natural approaches to health come
about!
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FRANKINCENSE
You’ll note that frankincense
was one of the nutrients listed above. A new
study featured the benefits of its supplementation. Frankincense is an oil extract extracted
from the Boswellia tree. It has been utilized in
anti-inflammatory folk remedies for many years. 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 Wilson Family Chiropractic,
frankincense needs to be gifted year-round and not just
during the holidays! Nutritional findings like this are just so
interesting, particularly when we know
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 Millville chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
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 illustrates the communication
between the immune system and inflammation as well as how
spinal manipulation can beneficially impact the
immune system.
Make your Millville chiropractic
appointment soon 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 managing
inflammation!