Healthy Eating – Ginger

Ginger is one of today’s top super foods and has many health benefits. You can easily implement it into your life to increase circulation, aid in digestion, prevent muscle cramps, reduce nausea and even relieve pain.

 

More Health Benefits

• Ginger tea is great to drink when you feel a cold coming on. It is a diaphoretic tea, meaning that it will warm you from the inside and promote perspiration. It is also good when you don’t have a cold and just want to warm up!
• The many curative properties of ginger are widely researched. Used on the skin it can stimulate the circulation and soothe burns. It encourages perspiration, so it can be used in feverish conditions such as influenza or colds.
• Ginger has a long tradition of being very effective in alleviating discomfort and pain in the stomach. Ginger is regarded as a substance that promotes the elimination of excessive gas from the digestive system and soothes the intestinal tract.
  Colic, and dyspepsia , respond particularly well to ginger.
• Ginger root appears to reduce the symptoms associated with motion sickness including dizziness and nausea.
  Ginger has also been used to treat the nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
• Ginger contains very potent anti-inflammatory compounds
  called gingerols. These substances are believed to explain why
  so many people with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis
  experience reductions in their pain levels and improvements
  in their mobility when they consume ginger regularly.

Ginger is very safe for a broad range of complaints, whether it is taken in a concentrated capsule form, eaten fresh or sipped as a tea or ginger ale. Ginger contains moderate amounts of oxalate. Individuals with a history of oxalate-containing kidney stones should avoid over-consuming ginger. If you’re unsure or concerned whether it is safe for you to consume ginger always consult your doctor.