Top 5 most-popular diet articles of 2022

Subsequent Top 5 most-read diet articles included a study of olive oil and the popular Mediterranean diet, a patient diet including supplements for back pain relief …

That a dietary supplements eBook was the most popular among diet articles in 2022 on the Chiropractic Economics website supports the chiropractic movement past spine adjustments alone to an overall wellness and and natural medicine (aka food) approach in the modern era, including nutritional counseling for patients to heal and stay healthy rather than simply treating the symptoms of disease.

The eBook addressed “Dietary supplement usage over the past 10 years, where dietary supplement use is headed, and how doctors of chiropractic can leverage trends” and address patient supplementary needs.

Approximately 25% of chiropractors currently offer nutritional and supplemental counseling in their practices for patients.

Science is monthly proving larger connections between the gut and the functioning of the rest of the body, and the second-most popular article detailed a new study confirming a genetic link between gut health and Alzheimer’s disease.

“This study was published in the Communications Biology journal on July 18, 2022, and involved a comprehensive review of more than 450,000 samples collected via numerous different methods (databases, repositories, and large research groups),” wrote Christina Debusk. “Because they used such a large sample size, researchers were able to detect genetic variants associated with even the smallest of effects.”

Subsequent Top 5 most-read diet articles included a study of olive oil and the popular Mediterranean diet, a patient diet including supplements for back pain relief, and a microbiome diet driven by AI (artificial intelligence).

Here are the Top 5 most-popular diet articles from the Chiropractic Economics website in 2022:

5. Is the best microbiome diet now A.I. driven?

BY ADAM KILLPARTRICK, DC, CNS, DACBN
The knowledge that you have access to a food plan based on a patient’s own microbiome blueprint using the latest technology and artificial intelligence, and has been proven to work, lends itself to instilling the highest levels of both comfort and confidence, and keeps you from flying blind when it comes to dietary recommendations.

4. A patient diet for back pain relief, including key supplements

BY PAUL VARNAS, DC, DACBN
Drugs are a less than ideal solution. There is a tendency for patients to think of pain medicine as the only way to treat pain and inflammation. Many people automatically take medication when they have pain and think they are somehow helping their condition. Americans consume 20,000 tons of aspirin each year. But we all know medication is not a cure for pain — and it often makes matters worse.

3. New olive oil study vs. dairy reinforces Mediterranean diet benefits for patients

BY CHRISTINA DEBUSK
During the study period, 36,856 deaths were noted. However, those with higher olive oil intakes had a lower risk of death from a variety of specific causes. In addition to a 19% lower risk of mortality due to cardiovascular disease, it was also reported that consuming more olive oil was linked with 17% lower risk of mortality due to cancer, 18% lower risk of mortality due to respiratory disease, and 29% lower risk of mortality due to neurodegenerative disease.

2. New study confirms genetic link between gut health and Alzheimer’s disease

BY CHRISTINA DEBUSK
One new study provides greater clarity in this area, reporting that there is a connection or overlap in the genes of people who have gastrointestinal disorders and those who have Alzheimer’s disease … This study also noted a genetic overlap in several other gastrointestinal tract disorders and Alzheimer’s disease, namely gastritis-duodenitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and diverticulosis.