Managing Inflammation from an Injury - Preparing for the Best Recovery

Managing an athletic injury at time can appear complicated but a few simple steps can make it easier for the practitioner. The sooner the treatment the faster the recovery time. Dr Jeff Spencer DC (Lance Armstrong's Tour DC) claims that treatment received with in four hour of the injury will reduce the recovery time by 50%. The use of R.I.C.E.E. for the first three to five days can also be useful. I use Boswellia Complex, Ligaplex I and Protrypsin; all 2 by 3 immediately and continue for a week to 10 days; the reducing the dosage in half. Additional I use Traumell cream to reduce inflammation locally and reduce bruising. The addition of Black Current Seed Oil at day five will assist with vasodialation in the injured area assisting in clearing swelling in the area and increase the efficacy of the Boswellia Complex. Long term, Ligaplex II is helpful in assisting the ligament achieve full strength.

Boswellia Complex:

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Phases of Healing - Nutritional Support

 

Three Phases of Healing

 

 

 

Supplements to assist in completing each phase naturally and optimally.

 

Phase I: Inflammation: 0 to 10 days

• 2 x 3 Boswellia Complex
• 2 x 3 Tuna Oil
• addition of 2 x 2 Thymex if skin is broken.

Phase II: Cell Proliferation and Matrix Deposition:
1 to 30 days

• 2 x 2 Boswellia Complex
• 2 x 2 Tuna Oil/Black Current Seed Oil
• 4 x 3 Multizyme (proteolytic enzyme)

assist in collagen formation and tissue clean-up and healing of vascular tissue.

• 3 x 3 Cataplex A-C-P (vascular integrity)
• 2 x 2 Gota Kola Complex (general tissue healing)
• 3 x 3 Ligaplex I (acute ligament Support)
• 3 x 3 Biost (tendon Support)
• 2 x 2 Nutrimere (protein source)
• 1 x 2 Chezyn (zinc and copper)

Phase III: Matrix Remodeling: day 5 to one year

• 1 x 2 Boswellia Complex
• 2 x 2 Black Current Seed Oil (assists in vasodialation)

addition of appropriate support for the tissue involved.

• 3 x 3 Ligaplex II (ligament)
• 3 x 3 Biost (tendon)
• 2 x 3 Myotrophin PMG (muscle)
• 1 x 2 Nutrimere (protein source)
• 1 x 2 Chezyn (zinc and copper source)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



NF-kB the Source of ALL Inflammation

NF-κB is a ubiquitous and well-characterised protein responsible for the regulation of complex phenomena, with a pivotal role in controlling cell signalling in the body under certain physiological and pathological conditions. Among other functions, NF-κB controls the expression of genes encoding the pro-inflammatory cytokines (e. g., IL-1, IL- 2, IL-6, TNF-α, etc.), chemokines (e. g., IL-8, MIP-1α, MCP1, RANTES, eotaxin, etc.), adhesion molecules (e. g., ICAM, VCAM, E-selectin), inducible enzymes (COX-2 and iNOS), growth factors, some of the acute phase proteins, and immune receptors, all of which play critical roles in controlling most inflammatory processes. Since NF-κB represents an important and very attractive therapeutic target to treat many inflammatory diseases, including arthritis, asthma, and the auto-immune diseases, most attention has been paid in the last decade to the identification of compounds that selectively interfere with this pathway.

Inhibition of NF-Kappaβ is increasingly considered a major therapeutic goal in the treatment and prevention of “inflammatory” diseases.

 

Definition: A transcription factor that enhances the production of inflammatory mediators.

 

The activation of nuclear transcription factor-kappa B (NF-kB) has now been linked with a variety of inflammatory diseases including cancer, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, diabetes, allergy, asthma, arthritis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, psoriasis, septic shock, and AIDS.

 

Sources of NF-kB inhibition
Nearly every fruit and vegetable contains some NF-kB inhibitors, but some contain much more than others. And if you’re really inflamed (have a condition associated with inflammation) you probably want the ‘expresso’ version (condensed source).
 
So according to this theory, NF-kB is the inflammation master switch and inhibiting it reduces inflammation. We want to reduce inflammation and we know that many plants safely inhibit NF-kB. Therefore all that might be required is to identify those plants that are especially good NF-kB inhibitors and then concentrate them. As it happens, the best way to ‘concentrate’ NF-kB inhibitors is by using those from an assortment of different plants. But the effect is the same. It works better.


Recently, a great number of plant-derived substances have been evaluated as possible inhibitors of the NF-κB pathway. These include a wide range of compound classess, such as lignans (manassantins, (+)-saucernetin, (-)-saucerneol methyl ether), sesquiterpenes (costunolide, parthenolide, celastrol, celaphanol A), diterpenes (excisanin, kamebakaurin), triterpenes (avicin, oleandrin), polyphenols (resveratrol, epigallocatechin gallate, quercetin, rutin), etc. We will discuss the medicinal properties of these compounds with regards to the NF-κB inhibition.

Naturally Occurring NF-κB Inhibitors : Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 6, Number 8, August 2006 , pp. 945-951(7)

 

Flavanoids are widely accepted as the predominant polyphenols in our diet.

• Including: anthocyanins, carotenoids flavinols (rutin and quercitin), flavanols (catcechins), terpenoids, etc.

Standard Process and MediHerb products containing significant multiple flavanoids

• Catalyn - carotenoids, flavanosides
• Dosage:  3 to 6 tablets daily
• Cellular Vitality - anthocyanins, tannins, ellagic acid
• Dosage:  3 tablets daily
• Cyruta Plus - rutin and quercitin,
• Dosage:  3 to 6 tablets daily
• Vitanox - catcechins, anthocyanins, curcumin, caffic acid
• Dosage:  2 to 3 tablets daily
• HerbaVital - anthocyanins, tannins, terpenoids
• Dosage:  2 to 4 tablets daily

Food source and preperation

Beneficial effects of vegetables and fruit in preventative nutrition is strongly connected to the content of Flavonoids.



Heating, chopping and/or crushing of vegetables frees-up carotenoids, especially beta-carotene & lycopene. Carotenoids are nearly insoluble in water and are best absorbed when associated with oils.

"Reasoning for Seasoning" concept for health benefits of spice phytonutrients expressed in article by

BHARAT B. AGGARWAL AND SHISHIR SHISHODIA, Cytokine Research Laboratory, Department of Bioimmunotherapy The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Extensive research in the last few years has shown that the pathway that activates this transcription factor (NF-kB) can be interrupted by phytochemicals derived from spices such as turmeric (curcumin), red pepper (capsaicin), cloves (eugenol), ginger (gingerol), cumin, anise and fennel (anethol), basil and rosemary (ursolic acid), garlic (diallyl sulfide, Sallylmercaptocysteine, ajoene), and pomegranate (ellagic acid). For the first time, therefore, research provides "reasoning for seasoning.”

Your mom was right eat you vegetables, eat a variety of them and try something new.

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