Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Highlights Curcumin's Benefit for Neurological Diseases
4000 years of use. That’s quite a history! Curcumin claims it. (Chiropractic enjoys its 125-year history!) Curcumin’s history of dietary use in Eastern countries like China and India provides much data to researchers to study just what an influence it makes on disease. And there is a difference! Curcumin‘s anti-inflammatory capability is gaining credit for positive influence on neurological diseases, cell death, and pain. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC continues to study curcumin’s positive role in possible inflammation and La Grande back pain reduction.
CURCUMIN HISTORY
Curcumin has a long history of usage going back 4000 years (1) yet a shorter history of use currently for its ability to modulate levels of a variety of brain neurotransmitters in addition to preventing cell death. Curcumin influences inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and enzymes. (2) Ten years ago researchers posited that curcumin may well be a “future drug of therapy for the treatment of various neurological disorders.” Diabetic neuropathy, tardive dyskinesia, and major depression are a few of those such orders. They called for additional clinical studies back then to place curcumin into therapeutic use due to its “neuroprotective action” in diseases like Alzheimer’s, tardive dyskinesia, major depression, epilepsy, and other such neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may contribute to its neuroprotectiveness. Curcumin’s ability to reduce or halt reactive astrocyte expression and thereby preventing cell death is beneficial. (3) Your La Grande chiropractor understands the role of cell death in degenerative spinal conditions like disc disease and appreciates the potential curcumin has in addressing cell death and decreasing inflammation and thus reducing La Grande back pain.
CURCUMIN DIET AND SUPPLEMENTATION
What is the best way to incorporate curcumin for maximal benefit? Diet and/or supplementation. A curcumin rich diet is reported to offset diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as reduce inflammation. A new report on curcumin brings to light the role curcumin plays in treating neurological diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and more). In order to effect more attention to curcumin’s benefits, the authors present the cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trial outcomes of using curcumin in healthy people and people with such diseases. (1) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows many La Grande chiropractic patients would like the simpler supplementation route which is quite easy and effective. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC will share what’s right for you and your La Grande chiropractic treatment plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he presents the benefits of anti-inflammatory efforts with curcumin in the relief plan for neck pain within the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your La Grande chiropractic appointment at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today. Don’t wait 4000 years to realize that curcumin might benefit you, your pain and/or your neurological disease.
