In the nutritional supplement world, chondroitin sulfate is well-known for its
care of cartilage and disc in McHenry back pain.
Its reputation grows in influence
on specific spinal issues from cancer to knee osteoarthritis
to cells and nerves. New research demonstrates positive effects on diabetes and its
related osteoporosis and inflammation. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
reports on these new studies to assist our
McHenry chiropractic back pain as well as diabetic patients.
CHONDROITIN SULFATE: Diabetes and Inflammation
Chondroitin sulfate is powerful
for diabetes in addition to disc nutrition. It is written that it can
reduce blood glucose and relieve symptoms
associated with diabetes. In new studies, it
alleviated diabetic osteoporosis and mended
the microstructure of bone via its anti-oxidative,
anti-inflammatory, and bone metabolism-regulating features in
diabetic rats. The research studies keep coming! A recent report states that these outcomes were
attained after 10 weeks of taking chondroitin
sulfate, and serum inflammatory cytokines (TNF-A, IL-1, IL-6, MCP-1)
decreased. (1) Part of the chiropractic treatment plan at
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is nutrition. Incorporating chondroitin
sulfate is providing benefit that McHenry chiropractic
patients may appreciate.
CHONDROITIN SULFATE: Diabetic Osteoporosis
In another trial of oral chondroitin sulfate and
whether it has anti-diabetic properties, chondroitin sulfate was
taken for 8 weeks. Preventive properties were
demonstrated. It helped improve the symptoms of
diabetes by increasing body weight, decreasing
water or food intake, lowering blood glucose,
raising bone mineral density (BMD), repairing bone morphology
and reducing femoral osteoclasts. These benefits
initiated the researchers to write that chondroitin sulfate
could prevent diabetic osteoporosis through the
reduction of blood glucose along with
antioxidative stress, anti-inflammation, and regulation of serum levels of
OPG/RANKL. In conclusion, they wrote that
chondroitin sulfate can capably prevent bone loss
triggered by diabetes. (2) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
presents this research as a hopeful option for our
McHenry chiropractic patients with osteoporosis.
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