We need to bring back teatime, a quiet time in the
middle of the day to enjoy a quiet
cup of tea and escape from the bustle of life! (Your Plainville
chiropractor would appreciate such a break again!) Teatime
was good for the mind and spirit and most likely
very good for the body. Most days, we just can’t imagine that we have time, but just enjoying tea on the run in an insulated
mug on the commute to your chiropractic appointment at Layden Chiropractic
can be beneficial, especially
if that tea is green.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is part of daily life. Not a bad thing! In assessing
the health benefits of tea and its active ingredients for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
and rheumatoid arthritis – familiar bone and joint diseases bothering
many people – researchers found that tea has potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They determined
that tea has an immense potential to be helpful in
medicine and healthcare especially as the mechanisms of various tea properties are identified as to their
synergistic mechanisms. (1) Tea from plants around us presents us a
tasty way to be healthier and even less
painful!
BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA FOR PAIN
The more we acquire
about what nature has for us by medicinal plants,
the more we will want to thank nature! Green tea is a well-known
beverage obtained from such medicinal plants. Green tea via several pharmacological activities and antinociceptive
effects can be effective for pain relief because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is described as a safe and often effective treatment for pain management
owing to its suppression of inflammation
and oxidative stress. (2) Green tea’s major component, EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate),
has shown itself to be a valuable anti-inflammatory
factor as well as anti-oxidant. Research papers have explained
how green tea benefits diseases like neurodegenerative
and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Green tea and
its EGCG seem to curb the expression of inflammatory cytokines
and inflammation-linked enzymes. The use of green tea potentially
improves the quality of life for inflammatory disease patients without severe adverse side-effects. (3) Back pain and its related
spinal pain conditions like neck pain, arm pain, leg
pain, etc., typically have inflammatory components with them, so adding green tea for its anti-inflammatory benefit may be an advantage.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates the interaction of the immune system and pain and
the capability of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to benefit the back pain patient.
Make your Plainville chiropractic
appointment soon. If you cannot find time for
teatime at home, turn your drive to Layden Chiropractic into teatime with a mug of green tea! Visit soon!