We need to bring back teatime, that quiet time in the
middle of the day to drink a quiet
cup of tea away from the bustle of life! (Your Ashburn
chiropractor would enjoy such a time again!) Teatime
was good for the mind and spirit and very likely quite good for the body. Most days, most of
us just can’t imagine that we have time, but just drinking tea on the run in a reusable bottle on the way to your chiropractic appointment at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
can be just right, particularly
if that tea is green.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is a traditional
lifestyle factor. Not a bad thing! In assessing
the health benefits of tea and its active ingredients for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
and rheumatoid arthritis – common bone and joint diseases afflicting
many people – researchers found that tea has potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They suggested
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 presents us a
delicious way to be healthier and even a bit painfree!
BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA FOR PAIN
The more information we gather
about what nature has for us by medicinal plants,
the more we must appreciate nature! Green tea is a well-known
beverage obtained from such medicinal plants. Green tea via lots of pharmacological activities and antinociceptive
effects can be effective for pain relief due
to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is described as 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 reported
how green tea helps 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 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 increasing
consumption of green tea for its anti-inflammatory benefit may be a
plus.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
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.
Schedule your Ashburn chiropractic
appointment now. If you cannot find time for
teatime at home, turn your trip to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn into teatime with a mug of green tea! Visit soon!