Hey guys, Dr. Axe from DrAxe.com here.
Today I'm going to share with you some information about a powerful, nutritional herb and compound
that is proven to be more effective at reducing pain than painkillers.
It's been proven to be more effective at improving digestion then the top over-the-counter digestive
medications, and it's also been proven to reduce your symptoms of nausea.
That incredible herb, with some of its incredible compounds, is ginger.
Ginger root has been used for thousands of years for its health benefits.
As I mentioned earlier, one of the number one benefits of consuming ginger is that it
reduces inflammation.
A recent medical study published out of Denmark, published in The Journal of Arthritis, found
that if you consumed just a small amount of ginger it is more affective at reducing your
pain symptoms and inflammation than painkillers given by general practitioners today.
So again, if you're trying to reduce pain and inflammation, ginger is more effective
than many medications according to The Journal of Arthritis.
The other thing that ginger is very powerful with is improving your digestive function
if you have any sort of intestinal inflammation.
What could be some warning signs that you have GI inflammation?
Well, things like psoriasis, eczema, acne, any sort of skin blemish is a warning sign
that you probably have inflammation in your digestive track.
And so again, ginger has been proven to be very, very effective at reducing inflammation,
but also supporting your digestive health.
Another incredible thing about ginger is that it supports your digestion because it has
prebiotics.
It has a specific type of fiber in it that causes good bacteria to grow in that area.
Last but not least about ginger, it is very, very effective at reducing symptoms of nausea.
So if you're ever going to be flying in an airplane, or let's say going on a boat all
day and you get seasick, taking ginger is one of the best things you can possibly do.
What you could do is get ginger essential oil.
You can rub that behind your ear.
One of the things that I've done for patients over the years that have had arthritis and
diabetes and other symptoms of inflammation is that I've had them make ginger tea.
I've had them boil green tree along with slicing up ginger root, boiling ginger root for 30
minutes, it releases those anti-inflammatory compounds, and just drinking ginger green
tea throughout the entire week.
Also I'll break off a piece of ginger and I'll throw it in a smoothie.
Actually, it goes great with blueberries.
It adds some really good flavor.
Also goes great with peaches.
The other thing I'll do with ginger root is I will grate it and I'll put it in different
dishes.
Whenever I'm cooking an Asian dish I'll put it in there.
Actually, a lot of dessert recipes, even things like pumpkin pie, when I make my raw pumpkin
pie I'll add a little bit of ginger root in there as well.
Last, but not least, when I'm juicing at home, using my veggie juicer, I juice ginger, or
if I'm out getting a juice as well.
Ginger juice, remember all the benefits of ginger.
Number one, it is powerful at reducing inflammation.
Number two, it can reduce symptoms of nausea.
Number three, it supports digestion because it reduces inflammation but also it has prebiotics,
a specific type of fiber that causes probiotics to grow.
So listen, get more of this super herb ginger in your diet.
Medical science proves it.
History proves it.
Get more ginger in your diet.
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