We need to bring back teatime, that quiet time in the
middle of the day to enjoy a quiet
cup of tea and escape from the bustle of life! (Your Carrolltown
chiropractor would appreciate such a break again!) Teatime
was valuable for the mind and spirit and very likely quite good for the body. Most days, most of
us just cannot imagine that we could
possibly have time, but just drinking tea on the run in an insulated
mug on the way to your chiropractic appointment at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
can be advantageous, especially
if that tea is green.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is part of daily life. That’s a pretty good idea! In assessing
the health benefits of tea and its active ingredients for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
and rheumatoid arthritis – common bone and joint diseases affecting
many people – researchers found that tea has potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They concluded
that tea has an immense 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 offers us a
tasty way to be healthier and even less
painful!
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 common
beverage sourced from such medicinal plants. Green tea via a
multitude of pharmacological activities and antinociceptive
effects can be effective for pain relief due
to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is explained
to be a safe and often effective treatment for pain management
due 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 published
how green tea benefits diseases like obesity, cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative diseases. Green tea and
its EGCG seem to restrain 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 Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
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 reduce back pain.
Make your Carrolltown chiropractic
appointment today. If you cannot find time for
teatime at home, make your
trip to Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation teatime with a mug of green tea! See
you here soon!