Fitness

7 Benefits of Ginger

Posted on by Deepthi

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome or ginger root is widely used as a spice in Asian and Indian cuisine. It has been also used as a folk medicine. It belongs to a family to which turmeric, cardamom and galangal belong.

ginger

Benefits:

1. Cold and flu relief

Drinking ginger tea is good way to keep ourselves warm. It is promotes sweating, working to warm the body from within. Thus  ginger tea is a natural remedy for a cold or flu.

2.  Digestion

The phenolic compounds in ginger are known to help relieve gastrointestinal (GI) irritation, stimulate saliva and bile production, and suppress gastric contractions as food and fluids move through the GI tract.

At the same time, ginger also appears to have beneficial effects on the enzymes trypsin and pancreatic lipase, and to increase motility through the digestive tract

3. Nausea

Chewing raw ginger or drinking ginger tea is a common home remedy for nausea during cancer treatment.

4. Inflammation

Ginger has been used for centuries to reduce inflammation and treat inflammatory conditions.

5. Cardiovascular health

Ginger reduces cholesterol, lowering the risk of blood clotting, and helping to maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

6. Menstrual Pain reduction

Ginger has also been found to reduce the symptoms of dysmenorrhea, the severe pain that some women experience during a menstrual cycle.

7. Improves Brain Function

Ginger can protect against age-related damage to the brain. It can also improve brain function in elderly women.

7 Benefits of Green tea

Posted on by Deepthi

Green Tea, consumed by the health freaks, though originated in China, its production and manufacture has spread to many other countries in Asia.

It is a type of tea made from Camellia Sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone oxidation process. Thus, made from unoxidized leaves, it contains the most antioxidants and beneficial micro nutrients.

green tea

Benefits:

1. Cancer prevention

Recent studies have shown positive impacts on breast, ovarian, bladder, throat, bowel, skin cancers. As high level of polyphenols(micronutrients) helps to kill cancer cells, green tea prevents cancer.

2. Healthy heart

Green tea reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. It contains catechins, polyphenolic compounds that are thought to exert numerous protective effects, particularly on the cardiovascular system.

3. Lower Cholesterol

Green tea brings significant reduction in LDL or bad cholesterol.

4. Weight Loss

Green tea is a boon to overweight adults. It helps to maintain healthy weight.

5. Boosts Memory

Green tea can enhance our brain’s cognitive functions, particularly the working memory. The research team suggest that green tea could be promising in the treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders, such as dementia.

6. Reduces Stroke risks

Drinking green tea on a regular basis is associated with a reduced risk of stroke.

7. Minimizes Alzheimer’s risk

The bio-active compounds in green tea can have various protective effects on the brain. They may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, the most common neurodegenerative disorders.