We need to bring back teatime, that quiet time in the
middle of the day to drink a quiet
cup of tea and escape from the bustle of life! (Your Largo
chiropractor would enjoy such a break again!) Teatime
was good for the mind and spirit and very likely quite good for the body. Most days, we just do not have time, but just enjoying tea on the run in an insulated
mug on the commute to your chiropractic appointment at Hollstrom & Associates Inc
can be beneficial, particularly
if it’s green tea.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is a traditional
lifestyle factor. Not a bad thing! In evaluating
the health benefits of tea and its active ingredients for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
and rheumatoid arthritis – common bone and joint diseases bothering
many people – researchers found that tea offers potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They determined
that tea has a vast potential to be helpful in
medicine and healthcare especially as the mechanisms of the different types
of tea properties are identified as to their
synergistic mechanisms. (1) Tea from plants around us offers us a
delicious way to be healthier and even a bit painfree!
BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA FOR PAIN
The more we learn
about what nature offers us by medicinal plants,
the more we must appreciate nature! Green tea is a common
beverage sourced from such medicinal plants. Green tea via lots of pharmacological activities and antinociceptive
effects can be effective for pain relief because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is explained
to be a safe and often effective treatment for pain management
because if can suppress inflammation
and oxidative stress. (2) Green tea’s major component, EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate),
is described in the published literature as valuable
for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Research papers have explained
how green tea benefits diseases like obesity, cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative diseases. Green tea and
its EGCG seem to restrain the expression of inflammatory cytokines
and inflammation-linked enzymes. The use of green tea potentially
improves the quality of life for inflammatory disease patients with
no severe adverse side-effects. (3) Back pain and its related
spinal pain conditions like leg, arm, and neck pain, etc., typically have inflammatory components with them, so adding green tea for its anti-inflammatory benefit may be an advantage.
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Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the interaction of the immune system and pain and
the capability of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to reduce back pain.
Make your Largo chiropractic
appointment now. If you can’t sit for
teatime at home, make your
trip to Hollstrom & Associates Inc teatime with a mug of green tea! See
you here soon!