Spina bifida. Osteoporosis. Dementia. Heart disease. Mood.
Energy. Post-surgical delirium. B vitamin status affects
these health conditions and more. Wilson Family Chiropractic cares for Millville chiropractic patients throughout their
lives and endeavors to keep those lives as active
and healthy throughout with chiropractic care
that involves spinal manipulation as well as
nutrition, specifically focused on B vitamin
status.
WHAT ARE BENEFITS OF B VITAMINS
There is a variety of B vitamins of value.
B vitamins maintain the body’s production and use of
energy derived 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, fortification of grains with folate since 1998 dropped
spina bifida cases by 767 per year and saved $603
million per year. 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; boost memory, energy, mood, wound healing, and DNA repair; reduce
the risk of spina bifida, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, migraine,
cholesterol levels. Some certain examples of B vitamin
deficiency issues are the lack of folic acid, B6 and B12 which
may lead to raised homocysteine levels, putting
you at risk for chronic illness like heart disease. B12 helps antidepressant
meds work. B8 (inositol) is shown
to improve depression and anxiety. B12 grows more important
the older we get as we do not process it as well as we do when
we are younger. A good multi-supplement
may provide all the B vitamins you require. (3) Wilson Family Chiropractic
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 influences
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 boosted B12 levels which may be harder
for older people as it is not as well absorbed as we age. Older
folks are not alone though as some of us have genetic features
that make it more difficult, too, like those with MTHFR which is linked
to issues like stroke. Riboflavin (B2) has recently been found related
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 decreases 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! Wilson Family Chiropractic knows
and suggests that Millville chiropractic patients have
their B levels checked and addressed as appropriate.
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 saw
that B vitamins enhanced the effectiveness
of morphine when used for severe pain. Researchers made a connection
between the action of morphine and neuropathic pain. Therefore, researchers suggested
that B vitamins may help patients with neuropathic pain. (6) Let
us talk about how B vitamins may benefit you at your next
Millville chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT
Wilson Family Chiropractic
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 Millville chiropractic appointment with Wilson Family Chiropractic today to
manage and/or avert cognitive, heart-related, developmental, and
skeletal conditions that may slow you
down. Our gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation and well-thought out
treatment plan will keep you moving!