Besides being excellent flavor enhancers, spices and herbs contribute to good health – great skin, healthy lungs, healthy eyes and a longer life. So, if you have been passing on the spices and herbs, it’s time to reintroduce them.
- Turmeric
This colorful herb doesn’t just add flavor and color to curries and rice but also enhances your health. Its medicinal properties are the reason why turmeric comes highly recommended as an Ayurvedic herb for good health, and it shouldn’t miss from your condo City Place.
Turmeric enhances the functioning of the immune system, it prevents heart attacks, and it improves digestion. All these functions come from the curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric known for its anti-inflammatory properties. It has also been shown to be effective in the treatment of cystic fibrosis and Alzheimer’s.
- Cinnamon
This delicious herb that adds an amazing taste to teas and pastries has cinnamaldehyde, the active ingredient which makes cinnamon perfect for lowering blood sugar levels. Cinnamon is also known for its extraordinary anti-diabetic effects. The anti-diabetic effects come about from cinnamon’s ability to slowly break down carbohydrates in the digestive tract hence improving insulin sensitivity.
Cinnamon is a potent antioxidant, and it helps in the fight against inflammation. It also lowers triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the blood.
- Ginger
It has anti-inflammatory effects, and it also treats nausea. Because of these effects, ginger is effective in the management of nausea from motion sickness, chemotherapy as well as seasickness.
The anti-inflammatory effects of ginger make it ideal for pain management as well as management of conditions that cause inflammation of the respiratory system.
Ginger will also soothe stomach upsets, and it also fights arthritic pain.
- Cayenne Pepper
The hotness of cayenne pepper is the reason why it is perfect for your health. Cayenne pepper boosts metabolism thanks to capsaicin, the active ingredient in pepper. By increasing your metabolic rate, you burn off calories, and this is why cayenne pepper comes recommended for weight loss.
Capsaicin can also lower the risk of stomach ulcers by enhancing the body’s ability to resist any infections caused by the ulcer-causing bacteria.
- Saffron
Saffron is a herb that can lift your mood instantly hence its use in traditional Persian medicine as a mood lifter. From research, saffron can alleviate the symptoms of PMS and depression.
- Sage
Sage is Latin for Salvere which means to save, and it holds a strong reputation because of its healing properties and its effectiveness in preventing the plague. Other than that, sage is effective in improving memory and brain function, and it has significant effects in people with Alzheimer’s.
Since Alzheimer’s is characterized by a drop in acetylcholine levels, the main neurotransmitter, sage inhibits the breakdown and the diminishing levels of acetylcholine.
- Parsley
Parsley is rich in apigenin which has significant effects in inhibiting the growth of breast cancer cells. It also helps in building resistance against the development of cancerous cells in other parts of the body.
- Rosemary
To enhance your mental focus and to fight foodborne bacteria, you may want to include rosemary in your meals. Rosemary is rich in rosemarinic acid to fight against bacteria that would make meat go bad fast.
Others
- Peppermint to reduce nausea and to relieve the pain associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Holy basil boosts immunity and fights infections
- Fenugreek for control of blood sugar
- Garlic is good for overall good health.