Black Pepper. Turmeric. Are they just
plain, old spices? No! Black pepper and turmeric have long
histories as seasonings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center shares
some of the more recent reports about the
benefits of turmeric and black pepper:
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Pensacola chiropractic
patients are healthy people often pursuing a
healthier way to disease prevention and management. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center adds some spice to
this healthier way of life and Pensacola back pain relief!
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center seeks out healthier ways
of living just as chiropractic proves
to be for our Pensacola chiropractic patients and families at
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center. Including some spice is one such way. Research coming
out of South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are integral
to traditional foods of the region - presents evidence
of cure for centuries despite lacking
scientific explanation as of yet. Biologists
today are studying spices’ medicinal value and showing support
for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt
the growth of microorganisms. (1) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center would surmise
that Pensacola 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 well together. Asian foods have tasted better and
been healthier for years! Curcumin and other curcuminoids - chemical
compounds in turmeric - present natural benefits like being anti-fungal,
anti-oxidant, antiseptic, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. Black pepper - similar to capsaicin - improves
the power of turmeric. Curcumin
is not very bioavailable, so black pepper lets it be absorbed better. One
study exemplifies that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken
alone, serum
levels remain low. If it is taken with 2mg of black pepper, its
absorbability increased 2000%! Together, black pepper and turmeric
offer to control obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes; ease
peptic ulcers (by preventing H-pylori bacteria growth); avert
some cancers, reduce pain even possibly neuropathic
pain (by initiating transient receptor potential
vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis,
ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center sees
inflammation’s role in back pain be it chronic
or acute. Pensacola inflammation takes part in
disease and in back pain. Pensacola chiropractic care by spinal
manipulation and nutrition advice helps back pain and related inflammation.
Some of the most astonishing research on the
value of spices like black pepper and turmeric point to their
effects on prevention and treatment of cancers. Lung, liver, breast, stomach,
colorectal, cervix and prostate cancers appear to respond
well to black pepper, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, garlic, saffron and chili
pepper. These spices contain bioactive compounds - curcumin,
thymoquinone, piperine, capsaicin - that stimulate cell
death, stop production,
migration and invasion of tumors, and prepare tumors to be sensitive to radiation and chemotherapy treatments. (3) When a Pensacola
cancer patient is fighting cancer, these reactions
to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly positive!
Schedule a Pensacola appointment with
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center to discuss how black pepper and
turmeric just may spice up your life enough to reduce
pain as part of your healthy Pensacola chiropractic treatment plan.