We need to bring back teatime, that quiet time in the
middle of the day to enjoy a quiet
cup of tea away from the bustle of life! (Your Montreal
chiropractor would enjoy such a time again!) Teatime
was valuable for the mind and spirit and very likely quite 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 way to your chiropractic appointment at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
can be just right, especially
if it’s green tea.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is part of daily life. That’s a pretty good idea! In evaluating
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 offers potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They concluded
that tea has a vast potential to be helpful in
medicine and healthcare especially as the mechanisms of various tea properties are defined 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 via medicinal plants,
the more we will want to thank nature! Green tea is a well-known
beverage sourced 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 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 a valuable anti-inflammatory
factor as well as anti-oxidant. Research papers have reported
how green tea is good diseases like obesity, cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative diseases. Green tea and
its EGCG seem to curb the expression of inflammatory cytokines
and inflammation-linked enzymes. The use of green tea quite possibly
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 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 Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
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 potential of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to reduce back pain.
Make your Montreal chiropractic
appointment soon. If you cannot find time for
teatime at home, make your
drive to Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic teatime with a mug of green tea! See
you here soon!