Even though you might love the taste of ginger, I’m sure there are a lot of benefits of ginger you don’t know about. Ginger is a root, it has a striated texture, it may be yellow, white or red and it has a ton of uses: it can be consumed in drinks (mostly as tea), in cooking as a spice or even as a food preservative. It has a lot of powerful therapeutic and preventive effects so you should definitely add ginger to your diet. Here are a few amazing benefits of ginger that you might not be aware of that makes it “a powerhouse of health benefits”:
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Cold and Flu Prevention
Among the numerous benefits of ginger is that it is used as natural remedy for colds and flu. It can even open inflamed airways by reducing inflammation and it can even reduce the pain caused by this problem. It inhibits air contraction and it stimulates the secretion of mucus. It also heals frostbite by improving your circulation, helping your body return the affected body parts back to their normal state.
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It Remedies Motion Sickness
Apparently, ginger is an amazing remedy for the nausea associated with motion sickness. The exact reason of why is yet unknown, but a study where the subjects were naval cadets showed that those who were given ginger powder suffered less. So, just by adding some ginger to your diet, you don’t need to worry about feeling dizzy, nauseous or breaking into cold sweats every time you want to enjoy a ride on a boat.
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It Combats Stomach Discomfort
One of the most amazing health benefits of ginger is the fact that it can help combat stomach discomfort. It aids in digestion and it improves the absorption of essential nutrients. It can really calm down your upset tummy and it provides relief from bloating and gas. Ginger also protects your stomach against ulcers by reducing inflammation (in a similar way to aspirin and ibuprofen) and by promoting mucus secretion.
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It Relieves Pain
Ginger is a perfect and very efficient natural pain reliever because it contains a lot of extremely potent anti-inflammatories. It works on a hormonal level, so you should have fewer aches and pain. It can also reduce menstrual pain, it can relieve headaches and it can even help reduce joint pain from arthritis in some people. Experts say that in order to help relieve muscle and joint ache just add some ginger oil into your bath and wait for the results.
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It Strengthens Immunity
Ginger can really strengthen your immune system, which means that you will get sick less often and that you will recover faster if you do get sick. Another amazing thing is the fact that it can also protect you against nuclear radiation and those people living near the Fukushima disaster area have been told to increase their ginger intake. Try consuming a bit of ginger every day and see for yourself how many benefits it can actually bring you!
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It Can Protect You against Alzheimer’s Disease
Ginger can also protect you against Alzheimer’s disease. A lot of studies have shown that ginger can really help slow down the loss of brain cells. So, to reduce the risk of this disease you could try increasing the amount of ginger in your diet.
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It Can Help Maintain Normal Blood Circulation
Among the numerous wonderful benefits of this amazing root is that it can help maintain normal blood circulation. Ginger contains a lot of minerals like chromium, magnesium and zinc, which will also help prevent chills and they will reduce fever and excessive sweat. By adding a bit of ginger to your diet, you will feel more energized, more relaxed and basically, you will improve your blood circulation.
I hope that after reading this article, you will definitely consider adding ginger to your diet, if you haven’t already. Do you know any other wonderful and surprising health benefits of ginger I haven’t mentioned? Please tell us about them in the comments section!
Sources:
lifehack.org
bembu.com
health.india.com
mnn.com
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