Largo Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Hollstrom & Associates Inc talks with our Largo chiropractic patients every day about inflammation and pain, particularly back pain and neck pain, arm pain and leg pain. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is helpful especially when adding curcumin into the mix, an addition backed by several recent research papers!

 

 

A recent scoping review (from 8 databases with 389 citations) of evidence concerning the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support for the clinical benefit of curcumin for diseases in which inflammation plays a key role like osteoarthritis, metabolic disorders, etc. (1) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (65 of them) that examined the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance found that supplementation significantly reduced inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and improved anti-oxidant activity, augmenting the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them centered on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) revealed the safety of using curcumin as well as the improvement with respect to pain and level of inflammation. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials expressly centered on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis concluded that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more valuable supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. What's more, the adverse effects of curcumin were comparable to those of placebo, making it a safer option. In fact, when measured against NSAIDs, another commonly used treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was found to have similar effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lower incidence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural option a try? Let’s talk about it at your next Largo chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Make your Largo chiropractic appointment now. If inflammation is your nemesis, let’s talk about including curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Hollstrom & Associates Inc is here to help decrease inflammation and pain!