7 unexpected reasons to eat ginger every day

Humanity has been using the beneficial properties of ginger for more than 5,000 years. In Indian and Chinese medicine, the root was considered perhaps the most valuable natural medicine, a "miracle pill" for all diseases. Ginger was eaten and continues to be eaten fresh, dried, pickled, ground into dust and crushed into pulp, in the form of juice or oil, and is also often added to cosmetics. And they get a really powerful healing effect.

This is what happens to you if you start eating ginger not every now and then, but at least once a day, adding a comfortable amount to your tea or food.

1. The aging process will slow down

Ginger is a powerful antioxidant Protective Effect of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Extract against Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Apoptosis Induced by Interleukin-1β in Cultured Chondrocytes. The main active ingredient of ginger - gingerol - is able to fight the so-called oxidative stress. What is oxidative stress? … This is a process in which the body builds up too many free radicals - overly active molecules that damage healthy cells. This stress is one of the causes of aging. A little ginger - and the cells will become more resistant to harmful influences.

2. The manifestations of nausea will decrease

Ginger is equally effective in treating nausea of any origin:

in the first trimester of pregnancy;
with a hangover;
with seasickness;
with chemotherapy;
with pressure surges and so on.

The main violin in this process is again played by gingerol. As research shows The Effectiveness of Ginger in the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy and Chemotherapy, this substance stimulates the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, and also blocks nerve impulses that cause gagging.

3. Decrease in blood sugar

And the blame for this again will be gingerol The Effects of Ginger on Fasting Blood Sugar, Hemoglobin A1c, Apolipoprotein B, Apolipoprotein A-I and Malondialdehyde in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. At the same time, the risk of developing hypertension, obesity, diabetes, gallstone disease and other joys associated with high glucose levels will decrease.

Bonus: if you already have type 2 diabetes, ginger can help minimize the risk of complications associated with this disease.

4. There will be forces to resist superbugs

Antibiotic abuse is one of the most serious problems in modern medicine. People who try to treat common ARVIs with heavy artillery often simply do not understand what kind of blow they are inflicting on the health of humanity as a whole.

Meanwhile, the unreasonable use of antibiotics has already led to an uncontrolled increase in the number of bacteria resistant to The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis to drugs. This means that those bacterial infections that could have been treated relatively easily yesterday become immune to drugs. What this will lead to, it is perhaps not worth explaining further.

The good news: Along with garlic, ginger has shown the Antibacterial effect of Allium sativum cloves and Zingiber officinale rhizomes against multiple-drug resistant clinical pathogens, the ability to deal with the "invulnerable", significantly reducing their numbers. Scientists suggest that ginger has huge, but not yet fully understood, potential in the treatment of many bacterial diseases.

5. The condition of the oral cavity will improve

Ginger inhibits Antibacterial activity of [10] -gingerol and [12] -gingerol isolated from ginger rhizome against periodontal bacteria the activity of pathogenic bacteria that cause gum disease, in particular gingivitis, periodontitis, infections of the tooth cavity and root canals, and others. It is enough to chew a piece of fresh ginger or rinse your mouth with its tincture once a day - and your teeth will thank you.

6. Intimate life will sparkle with new colors

People were convinced that ginger is an aphrodisiac thousands of years ago. Confucius wrote about his ability to improve male strength. Modern scientists have found that the root not only stimulates sexual desire, but can also help The influence of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on human sperm quality and DNA fragmentation: A double-blind randomized clinical trial in the fight against male infertility, improving sperm quality.

7. Memory and speed of thinking will improve

Studies in middle-aged women have shown that ginger significantly slows down Zingiber officinale Improves Cognitive Function of the Middle-Aged Healthy Women age-related changes in the cerebral cortex. Those who took ginger extract tablets for two months improved their memory, reaction speed and learning ability. Experts suggest that ginger may be the mainstay of drugs for age-related ailments like Alzheimer's disease.