Health benefits of ginger

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Health benefits of ginger
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All around the world, people are using ginger in so many ways. People use ginger in foods and drinks. They even use it to treat certain illness- ginger has many medicinal uses. Ginger provides a natural remedy for many problems associated with the body. This is possible because as you will see below, the nutrients that it contains are very beneficial for the body. These nutrients are needed by the body and that's what makes ginger so effective in treating many conditions.

A bit about where ginger comes from
The rhizome of the Zingiber officinale plant produces ginger. This plant is a flowering plant that belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
Ginger that is a year or more before harvest is more beneficial.

What does the flesh of ginger look like?
The flesh of ginger is light yellow in color.
Ginger is a fragrant hot spice and is one of my favorite spice to cook with!

Ginger
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Do you incorporate ginger in your diet? If no, you should because of the health benefits that you'll read about below.
Some nutrients that ginger contain are:
10 essential amino acids:
  • Leucine
  • Valine
  • Arginine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Tryptophan
  • Threonine
  • Lysine
  • Isoleucine
  • Methionine
  • Histidine

Vitamins
  • B vitamins
  • Vitamin C

Minerals
  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • Calcium
  • Zinc
Phytochemicals 
Fatty acids
Natural oils

The health benefits of ginger are:
Ginger is used to:
- relief nausea and vomiting. This is most effective during pregnancy.
- treat headaches and migraines.
- help boost your body's immune system and help fight infections.
- fight indigestion.
- reduce the pain associated with menstruation.
- treat colds and diarrhea.
- lower cholesterol

Healthy living is the best way to go in order to obtain the best health that you possibly can. You can simply do this by implementing healthy foods into your diet. So start using ginger today. Some other healthy foods are chia seeds, coconut water, and avocados.

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