Heard of chrondroitin sulfate? Glucosamine sulfate? What about arthritis, disc disease, and
heart disease? Today’s Eugene chiropractic patients have. Glucosamine
and chondroitin’s benefits – compounds found naturally in cartilage - have escalated to the level of common
knowledge, making their combination supplements quite well used
for disc and joint issues and now for cardiovascular disease and overall
mortality reduction. That is some news! Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic is pleased
to share the additional benefits of glucosamine/chondroitin
supplementation.
GLUCOSAMINE USE REDUCED RISK OF DEATH FROM CANCER AND
RESPIRATORY DISEASE
A 2012 study of 77,510 Washington (US) state residents in
the 50 to 76-year-old range who consumed glucosamine/chondroitin supplements
were involved. They started the study
in 2000-2002 and followed up in 2008. Researchers revealed
that present use of glucosamine significantly decreased
the death risk of cancer. Further, a
large risk of death decrease caused by respiratory disease was logged.
(1) Eugene chiropractic patients may not have known
that.
GLUCOSAMINE USE REDUCED RISKS OF
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Further, a study of 466,039 glucosamine-taking
participants (started in 2006-2010 and followed up in
2016) exposed that habitual use of glucosamine to alleviate
osteoarthritis pain also may lead to lowered risks of cardiovascular
issues like stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular disease death. (2)
Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic is grateful for the expanding
list of benefits for glucosamine use.
GS/CS SUPPLEMENTATION REDUCED OVERALL MORTALITY AND
CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY
Then, these earlier papers grabbed
the attention of Dana King, MD, an enthusiastic bicyclist who took glucosamine/chondroitin for arthritis and discovered
many bicycling friends did as well. (3) She and colleagues further explored
this topic and published its results in the Journal of the American Board of
Family Medicine. Benefits of
glucosamine/chondroitin supplementation and mortality – overall mortality and
cardiovascular mortality – are listed. The findings also
support the 2012 and 2019 reports just shared. 16,686 US participants
were tracked in the National Health and Nutrition Examination
Study from 1999 to 2010. 658 of them had been taking glucosamine/chondroitin
for at least a year. These participants were discovered
to be less likely to die due to cardiovascular disease issues by
65% and less likely to die due to overall/all-cause issues by 39%.
(4) Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic surely knows the benefit
of glucosamine/chondroitin for cartilage related conditions like
osteoarthritis, disc disease, and joint pain and is heartened to
see its benefit spread beyond these issues for our Eugene
chiropractic patients.
SUPPLEMENTATION NOT SUBSTITUTION
Talked to for an interview with the
journal, Bicycling, lead researcher in the 2020 paper, Dr. King dubs
the results “encouraging” but adds that taking supplements is not a substitute
for exercise but their addition is apparently beneficial from
an epidemiological standpoint. (3) Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic agrees! Chiropractic care incorporates
spinal manipulation, nutrition, and exercise to improve positive
clinical outcomes for pain relief and quality of life. Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how
The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integrates
nutrition like glucosamine/chondroitin for optimal clinical outcomes.
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appointment today. Surely this information on the
benefits of glucosamine/chondroitin supplementation piqued your
interest whether you have disc/joint/osteoarthritis issues or cardiovascular
issues. Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic is here to discuss it more!