Nashua Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet for Issues like Obesity and Neurodegenerative Diseases and others

Name: Moriarty Chiropractic
Address: USA

January 25, 2024

Inflammation and pain. Eating and healthy living. Obesity and neurodegenerative disease. These are some combinations! Moriarty Chiropractic welcomes these every day in our Nashua chiropractic practice, explains the connections, and encourages the exploration of new and different-to-you approaches to improve health via nutrition like the Mediterranean diet to manage obesity and neurodegenerative disease.

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND OBESITY

The benefits of a Mediterranean diet for patients with neurodegenerative diseases are just getting clearer…as are indicators they share like inflammation (which also impacts back pain sufferers). Such a diet of natural products delivering antioxidants, fiber, and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids could prevent cell death and even bring back function to injured neurons. (1) Neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s and obesity are linked to low grade inflammation which can lead to concerns like neuronal inflammation, brain atrophy and cognitive decline. With obesity affecting nearly 30% of people around the world, any connections that can tackle inflammation and fight obesity like diet and physical activity are hopeful. (2) We can all find prasie for that!

“WHAT CAN I EAT WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET?”

US News & World Report ranked the Mediterranean Diet as the #1 Best Heart-Healthy Diet, Best Diet for Bone and Joint Health, Best Diet for Diabetes and Best Diet for Healthy Eating in 2024. Core foods are plain: fruits, veggies, whole grains, beans, herbs, spices, nuts, and healthy fats. (Think: avocado oil.) Add in fish and seafood twice weekly with dairy, eggs, and poultry on occasion. Skip the red meats and sweet goodies except for special occasions. The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (Think of it as an updated USDA food pyramid so many of us might recall from our younger years.) consists of red wine (in moderation) and water (lots of it!). It also incorporates eating with friends, dancing, exercising, being physically active! (3) These are the enjoyable activies in life!

PRAISE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET

Mediterranean diet researchers and advocates record so many benefits: improved brain function, longer life, specific kinds of cancer prevention, heart disease/high blood pressure/”bad” cholesterol decrease, diabetes protection, weight loss/management support, depression prevention, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s prevention, rheumatoid arthritis and eye health enhancement, better breathing, improved infertility, healthier babies, and more! (3) There is something beneficial for everyone with the Mediterranean diet! Neurodegenerative diseases experience a loss of neuronal structure and function in addition to progressive dysfunction. Neurodegeneration has many different pathological processes that natural products – especially the ones that contain bioactive compounds that are able to cross the blood brain barrier - are vital as neuroprotectors. Some such natural products are widely recognized than others: quercetin (green tea, tomato, capers, black and red wine), luteolin, Reservatol (grapes, nuts, fruits), apigenin (flavonoids), genistein (isoflavone), Hesperidin (grapes/citrus), etc. (4) Our Nashua chiropractic patients are often prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs, so our back pain patients may also feel some relief from this kind of low inflammation diet. The Mediterranean Diet allows so much variety of natural goods!

CONTACT Moriarty Chiropractic

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox about the role of inflammation in back pain and spine pain and neck pain on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the beneficial outcomes possible with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Make your Nashua chiropractic appointment today. Eating well isn’t that hard and is so good for our Nashua chiropractic friends, especially those carrying a few extra pounds and/or experiencing neurodegeneration-related issues.

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