Gold. Frankincense. Myrrh. Three gifts talked
about throughout the holidays often are neglected the rest
of the year…except gold. We do hear a lot about gold! Well, frankincense is one
of various nutrients and phytonutrients receiving
more attention for its anti-inflammatory factors. Patients
at Back And Neck Care Center hear us discuss inflammation and its role in Severna Park
back pain and neck pain a lot, so anti-inflammatory
supplements with anti-inflammatory nutrients are welcome!
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUTRIENTS
A new narrative review of medical literature regarding
the effects of certain nutrients and phytonutrients on immune system
function and on inflammation reduction stated 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 therapies. The goal of said
supplementation is to decrease inflammation which is controlled
by the immune system and which is a contributor to
chronic disease as well as acute illness. The review covered
many specifics like how supplements impacted
inflammatory and immune factors - whose names you may not hear
much about but have 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 getting
much attention today as the demand to prevent
chronic illness and decrease the severity of acute illnesses of all
sorts that people globally are
dealing with. (1) Back And Neck Care Center 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 recent
study highlighted the benefits of its supplementation. Frankincense is an oil extract taken
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 components of frankincense. In combination
with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosahexaenoic acid (EPA), it stimulated
lipid mediator change of innate immune cells from pro-inflammatory to boosted
anti-inflammatory action of frankincense from Boswellic acid. (2) For Back And Neck Care Center,
frankincense needs to be gifted throughout the year and not just
at the holidays! Nutritional findings like this are just so
interesting, especially when we realize
that inflammation plays a role in spine-related pain that we treat
every day. Let’s talk about our anti-inflammatory nutritional supplement at
your next Severna Park chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
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 benefit the
immune system.
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic
appointment now to see 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 hold in decreasing
inflammation!