La Grande Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Quercetin for Inflammatory, Metabolic and Autoimmune Issues
Quercetin. How many Q-starting vitamins or minerals come to mind for you? Well, this is a beneficial one! A yellow pigment in plants used as a food supplement to reduce allergic responses or enhance immunity, quercetin is demonstrating itself to do more than just that! Its anti-inflammatory, immune-system supporting, and gut microbiota-regulating features to name a few are attracting the attention of Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. We know our La Grande chiropractic patients will value this vitamin flavonoid even more!
INFLAMMATION
Quercetin as a flavonoid that are in herbs, fruits (apples, berries), onions, seeds, nuts, and green tea is described as offering positive effects on human health by controlling antioxidant activities, immune-modulatory effects, and regulating metabolic pathways. By what means? By modulating gene expression, signaling pathways and controlling proteins and cytokines. Quercetin is supposed to most likely impact the P12K/AKT pathway and help neurodegenerative disorders, liver diseases, and diabetes. (1) Quercetin has been shown to alleviate the neuralgia and the inflammatory response of the sciatic nerve and spinal dorsal horn in rats with chronic constriction injury. (2) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC respects anti-inflammatory responses when it comes to managing pain!
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Quercetin’s reputation is getting stronger a lot! Its utilization in treating and possibly preventing autoimmune diseases which appear resulting from a breakdown and dysregulation of the immune system is being studied. Dietary supplementation is being implemented more and more due to positive effects, relative safety, and minimal cost. Quercetin stands out in this realm because of its anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, and neuroprotective benefits. Recent studies described positive effects of quercetin on rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. (3) La Grande chiropractic patients with autoimmune disease may want to look at quercetin with us.
METABOLIC DISEASE
Quercetin is also shining bright in treatment of metabolic diseases like diabetes, hyperlipedemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. La Grande chiropractic patients experience these types of issues, too. Animal experiments reported that quercetin helped insulin secretion, improved insulin resistance, lowered blood lipid levels, inhibited inflammation and oxidative stress, alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation, and synchronized gut microbiota. Future human studies are hoped to find a way to elevate the bioavailability of quercetin as well as record its efficacy. (4) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC incorporates nutritional supports like quercetin with its chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic to help our La Grande chiropractic patients get pain relief as well as enjoy better health.
CONTACT Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and how chiropractic spinal manipulation may relate to the immune system.
Schedule your La Grande chiropractic appointment now. Be curious about the Q-vitamin! We’ll help you with its pronunciation and discuss just how quercetin may be a positive flavonoid for you!
