Health Benefits of Ginger and Radishes
Ginger and why it is absolutely amazing for you. Listed in the below article are 8 prime Health befits of Ginger.
Here are my top fav 3 – to find out the other 5 read the whole Ginger story at The Green Life Pages. Article by Alex Sherman
More Energy and A Faster Metabolic Rate
Ginger is a pungent food that promotes energy circulation and increases the metabolic rate. Naturopathic medicine uses it for heart and artery renewal and hypertension. If you are on medication for these conditions, seek professional Naturopathic advice, but do not give up your normal medication without consulting your doctor.
Throat and Lung Problems
For throat inflammation and asthma, bronchitis and coughs, boil ½ oz grated raw ginger to 1 pint of water and allow water to reduce by half. Cool and then add ½ teaspoon honey.
Aphrodisiac
For an aphrodisiac effect, the root is combined with honey, cloves and olive oil. (The quantities of each are not stated so experiment at your joyous peril!)
And that is not enough Food Fun facts- Check out some cool things RADISHES can do for you!
Weight Loss: Radishes are very filling, i.e. fills your stomach and satisfies your hunger easily without giving you many calories, as they are low in digestible carbohydrates, high in roughage and contain a lot of water. It is a very good dietary option for those determined to lose weight.
Skin Disorders: Vitamin-C, phosphorus, zinc and some members of vitamin-B complex, which are present in radish, are good for skin. The water in it helps maintaining moisture of the skin. Smashed raw radish is a very good cleanser and serves as a very efficient face pack. Due to its disinfectant properties, radish also helps cure skin disorders, such as drying up, rashes, cracks etc. and also refreshes it.
Fever: It brings down the body temperature and relieves inflammation due to fever. Drink radish juice mixed with black salt. Being a good disinfectant, it also fights infections which cause fever, thereby helping cure it.
Read about MANY more great reasons to eat Radishes…click here for full article
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