When I traveled to NY three years ago to visit my sister, and see my nephew who had returned from teaching in Thailand for 3 years with a beautiful Thai fiancee, a family friend gave me a bag of sweet ginger chews. Now, I have a sweet tooth, and enjoyed eating these chews, throughout the month. I noticed, my digestion was feeling better, I could sleep better, my blood pressure was lower, sounds incredible but I DID notice changes, and being the researcher that I am, I found that ginger is an overall antioxidant and tonic for the body.
Helps with:
Circulation
Nausea
Arthritis
Tumors
Cholesterol
Blood pressure
PMS and hot flashes
Ginger does not generally have side effects but it’s best to take it in moderation to avoid heartburn, diarrhea, and general stomach discomfort. A few ginger chews several times a week will give you the healthy benefits of its nutrients.
Ginger can also be taken in teas, seasonings or in capsules. I prefer the chews, so now keep 3 oz of ginger chews in my office because I love sweets and its the only way I will eat ginger.
To your health!
I used to throw out any pieces of ginger I found in my food, but luckily I’ve now grown a liking to it. 🙂
Susan, For me ginger is an acquired taste as it’s a rather pungent, but I like it now too. 🙂
I loved ginger tea when I bought it in the past, and I really should buy some fresh tea.
It’s a good habit to have in drinking ginger tea; I will get some tea soon because the chews have sugar and sometimes I stay away from sugar.
Marie, that tea sounds good! I also read somewhere that ginger eggs are a good homemade remedy and are used in China as a cough suppressant.
Hi Aya, I have not heard of this remedy, there is always something new to learn!
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