Indians have been using Ginger as one of the main ingredients and spices for centuries. It has equal importance in our kitchens as well as our medical cabinets. Ayurved uses ginger in form of the root, dry powder and ginger juice for its powerful healing properties.
I love having crushed ginger root or dry ginger powder in my daily tea. I also add ginger past to most of my curries. Ginger tea is my go-to medicine for headaches, body pain, sore throat, cold, cough, menstrual pain, or anytime I am feeling low. The healing warmth from the spicy ginger tea can cure almost anything for me.
Ginger is also an effective and economical ingredient to improve our immunity naturally. Gingerol is the main bioactive compound in ginger. It’s responsible for much of ginger’s medicinal properties. Besides being comforting and healing consuming ginger daily can help us live a healthy life.
Following are the 11 Benefits of consuming Ginger daily:
1. Cures Indigestion:
Ginger is used to aiding digestion. The unique fragrance and flavor of ginger come from its natural oils, the most important of which is gingerol. Ginger speeds up digestion, which helps people with indigestion and related stomach discomfort.
2. Antioxidant:
Ginger is high in gingerol. Gingerol has powerful antioxidant effects. It helps reduce oxidative stress, which is the result of having an excess amount of free radicals in the body.
3. Anti-Inflammatory:
Ginger is high in gingerol, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory properties.
4. Anti-Obesity:
The active ingredients in ginger boost your metabolism, it helps burn fat.
5. Pain Killer:
Ginger is used as pain relief for all kinds of pains, including menstrual pain.
6. Treat Nausea:
Ginger is used to aiding digestion and reducing nausea. Ginger is highly effective against nausea.
7. Reduce Swelling:
Ginger has natural anti-inflammatory properties. It improves blood circulation and eases cramping caused by swollen feet.
8. Lowers Blood Sugars:
Ginger is known to lower blood sugar levels and improve various heart disease risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes.
9. Lowers Bad Cholesterol:
Ginger significantly reduces LDL (bad) cholesterol, total cholesterol, and blood triglyceride levels.
10. Improves Heart Health:
Ginger is good for heart health as it reduces cholesterol and regulates blood sugar levels.
11. Improves Immunity:
Ginger is powerful enough to fight harmful bacteria and viruses, which reduces the risk for infections. It helps fight the flu and common cold effectively.
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