Black Pepper. Turmeric. Just spices? Not at all! Black pepper and turmeric have lengthy
histories as seasonings and medicines. Such spicy histories! Pflugerville Wellness Center discloses
some of the current findings about the
benefits of black pepper and turmeric:
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer. Pflugerville chiropractic
patients are healthy people often looking for a
healthier way to disease prevention and care. Pflugerville Wellness Center adds some spice to
this healthier way of life and Pflugerville back pain relief!
Pflugerville Wellness Center looks for healthier ways
of living just as chiropractic proves
to be for our Pflugerville chiropractic patients and families at
Pflugerville Wellness Center. Adding some spice is one such way. Research in South Asia and Middle East countries - where spices are fundamental
to traditional foods of the region – shows evidence
of cure for centuries despite lacking
scientific explanation thus far. Biologists
today are studying the
medicinal value of spices and showing evidence
for the antimicrobial effects they have and just how they may halt
the progression of microorganisms. (1) Pflugerville Wellness Center would think
that Pflugerville 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 – are
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial in
nature. Black pepper – akin to capsaicin – enhances
the power of turmeric. Curcumin
is not very bioavailable, so black pepper allows it to be absorbed better. One
study explains that if 2 grams of curcumin are taken
alone, serum
levels remain low. If it is 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 initiating transient receptor potential
vanilloid type 1); and alleviate inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis,
ulcerative colitis and the like). (2) Pflugerville Wellness Center sees
inflammation’s role in back pain whether it is chronic
or acute. Pflugerville inflammation plays a role in
disease and in back pain. Pflugerville 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 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 have 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 Pflugerville
cancer patient is fighting cancer, these reactions
to spices like black pepper and turmeric are certainly good!
Schedule a Pflugerville appointment with
Pflugerville Wellness Center to chat about how black pepper and
turmeric just may spice up your life enough to relieve
pain as part of your healthy Pflugerville chiropractic treatment plan.