Ethnic Herbs And Spices Prove Powerful Immune Support
Research Shows as Powerful as Pharmaceuticals
Ancient herbs and spices were considered valuable for good reason, and often accepted in place of money for trade; herbs and spices, that are today being shown to be equally powerful as pharmaceuticals, providing natural immune support, come to us from thousands of years of sophisticated healing techniques, going back to Chinese Acupuncture, Aruveda of India, Shamans of South America, Middle Eastern tradition, Egyptian Pharoahs and even Biblical stories.
Enjoy that Mexican Food!
Mexico is known to have a very low cancer rate, and though a poor country, everyday foods consistently contain chilis and cumin. Cumin has been shown to have anti-carcinogenic properties, protecting laboratory animals from stomach and liver tumors; it is a free radical scavenger, benefits digestion and stimulates pancreatic enzymes essential to healthy digestion, but also useful when the body is fighting cancerous conditions. Cumin is also high in a type of iron that is easy to assimilate and build the blood. Chilis are higher in vitamin C than orange juice! Talk about cold prevention...need we say more?
Mmmm...Middle Eastern!
If you love the popular Mediterranean foods such as Spanikopita, Hummus, Babaganoush and Tabouli you are in the right place to stay healthy. Olive oil’s mono-saturated fats are the ‘best’ - necessary to burn ‘bad fat’ and make healing qualities of spices available for better assimilation. Parsley’s volatile oils have been shown to inhibit tumor formation, particularly in the lungs in laboratory animals, high in vitamins C and A, powerful against the common cold and as anti-inflammatory agents that can reduce the pain of arthritis, and full of anti-oxidants and beta-carotene that protect against colon cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetes, asthma and other degenerative conditions. Onions - lower insulin levels - studies show a compound in onions increases the amount of insulin available by taking up receptor sites in the liver. Mighty onion, and we haven’t yet gotten to spices and garlic used so well in the Mediterranean world for centuries, such as oregano; did you know oregano oil has been found effective against herpes?
Chinese - ah so!
Vegetables, vegetables, vegetables! Gluten free (allergy free) RICE. Ginger has direct anti-inflammatory effects, greatly reduces pain of arthritis and osteoarthritis, has been found in studies to be equal to Drammamine at reducing nausea (safely for pregnant moms) and motion sickness, inhibits growth of colorectal cancer cells showing it to be chemo-protective and chemo-preventive, it has also been found to have a toning quality on both male and female hormonal systems.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg, as they say!
Cary Ellis, healthy diet and lifestyle expert is author of “Vegan/Vegetarian Super Immunity™ Soup Recipes”. Follow regular health tips at her healthy diet blog and find her free soup recipes and videos at her healthy lifestyle site
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