Groton Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Black Pepper & Turmeric
Black Pepper. Turmeric. Just spices? No! Black pepper and turmeric have lengthy histories as flavorings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office shares some of the latest reports about the benefits of turmeric and black pepper: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Groton chiropractic patients are healthy people often looking for a healthier approach to disease prevention and management. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office adds some spice to this healthier way of life and Groton back pain relief!
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office seeks out healthier ways of living just as chiropractic proves to be for our Groton chiropractic patients and families at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office. Including some spice is one such way. Research coming out of South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are fundamental to traditional foods of the region – presents indications of cure for centuries despite deficient in scientific explanation as of yet. Today, biologists are studying the medicinal value of spices and reporting evidence for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may stop the growth of microorganisms. (1) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office would surmise that Groton 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 together well. 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 – similar to capsaicin – improves the potential of turmeric. Curcumin is not very bioavailable, so black pepper lets it be better absorbed. One study exemplifies that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken alone, there is not a noticeable serum level reaction. If it’s taken with 2mg of black pepper, curcumin’s absorbability rose 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; help peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); prevent some cancers, reduce pain even possibly neuropathic pain (by causing transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office sees inflammation’s role in back pain whether it is chronic or acute. Groton inflammation plays a role in disease and in back pain. Groton chiropractic care by spinal manipulation and nutrition advice relieves back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most amazing 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 react well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili pepper. These spices contain bioactive compounds – curcumin, thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that promote cell death, halt production, migration and invasion of tumors, and prepare tumors to be sensitive to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Groton cancer patient is dealing with cancer, these responses to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly good!
Schedule a Groton appointment with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office to discuss how black pepper and turmeric might spice up your life enough to reduce pain as part of your healthy Groton chiropractic treatment plan.
