Elgin Osteoporosis and the Gut-Bone Axis
The gut-BONE connection? Yes! The gut is connected to a wide variety of body functions with the expression “gut-brain” connection likely being the one you’ve heard of more. The gut-bone connection – “gut-bone axis” as one article names it - is getting attention. Connected Chiropractic sees Elgin chiropractic patients with bone conditions like osteoporosis, so this topic is quite relevant.
HOW ARE THE BONE AND GUT CONNECTED?
This issue of gut-bone connection has grown such that Osteoporosis and Bone Research Academy of the Royal Osteoporosis Society met in October 2020. This assembly discussed past, present, and future research projects about the interaction of diet, medication-use, immune development, health and lifestyle and the function of the human gut microbiota as they affect bone development in youth and bone maintenance and decrease in older age. The valuable use of oral probiotics to possibly reduce bone turnover and avert bone loss was highlighted, too. (1)
HOW IS THE GUT-BONE CONNECTION RELATED TO OSTEOPOROSIS?
As the most frequent metabolic skeletal disease, osteoporosis impacts many people, men and women, due to its wearing down of the skeletal structure resulting in bone loss. Any distress of the gut microbiota can trigger the bone remodeling balance and influence bone metabolism. (2) Connected Chiropractic aims to help our Elgin chiropractic patients avoid and/or treat osteoporosis.
TREATING OSTEOPOROSIS
The rate of postmenopausal osteoporosis has grown recently along with the swiftly aging worldwide population. Addressing the “gut-bone axis” was explained as a balance of hormones, immunity, nutrient metabolism, gut microbiota metabolites, and intestinal permeability. (3) Using traditional Chinese medicine’s Qing’e Pills was shown to regulate intestinal flora to improve postmenopausal osteoporosis by increasing bone mineral density, changing gut microbiota, and positively affecting inflammatory factors. (4) A polyphenols-rich vinegar extract was described as beneficial in controlling blood glucose and lipidemia in diabetic rats as well as decreaing inflammation, boosting short chain fatty acid content, and reestablishing gut microbiota. (5) Ask Connected Chiropractic about the positive effect of treating the vagal nerve origin in the gut to influence the gut. A substantial topic for another post, the vagus nerve - being the longest cranial nerve in the body that regulates gut function as well as assists in the control of cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, and immune systems – responds to treatment. (6) Fascinating and effective! The options for attending to the “gut-bone axis” and possibly preventing osteoporosis expand! Bone nutrition is important.
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the interplay of nutrition and chiropractic treatment within The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for spine related conditions.
Schedule your Elgin chiropractic appointment now. Are they connected? Yes! The more researchers study it, the more real the “gut-bone axis” becomes and the more options to influence it expand. Gut problems? Osteoporosis? Back pain? Bring them to Connected Chiropractic!
