Sunday, January 16, 2011

Delicious Spices that Heal

Here is a list I found in a magazine of spices that are SO good for your body!

1.  Paprika--soothes headaches.  It's hight is pain-relieving salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin.

2.  Fennel seeds--relieves bloat.  Studies show it soothes belly cramps and bloat in 65% of women.

3.  Garlic--enhances immunity.  People who have garlic daily recover from colds up to 3 days sooner.

4.  Curry--alleviates achy joints. 

5.  Black Pepper--curbs heartburn.  It's shown to stimulate the taste buds which increase the stomach's secretion of hydrochloric acid which in turn speeds up the breakdown of proteins and other foods to revent heartburn and indigestion.

6.  Cinnamon--prevents UTIs

7.  Mustard Seeds--improve sleep. They have tryptophan which is a precursor of melatonin.

8.  Cloves--rev metabolism. Has manganese which enchances thyroid function..

9.  Coriander--lowers cholesterol.  

10.  Cayenne--eases congestion

11.  Ginger--relieves nauseau as effectively as motion-sickness drugs

12.  Cumin--boosts energy

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