Want to take care of your health? Think about what spices you use in the kitchen. It matters more than you may think!
I don’t think anyone doubts anymore that we start taking care of our health already at the stage of preparing meals. What we eat has a huge impact on every aspect of our lives. A well-balanced diet can improve health and well-being. Public awareness is growing, so you probably pay attention to what you cook for yourself and your family. But what about spices? Do you realize the power they hold?
Definitely, the function of spices is not just to add flavor to our dishes. While they are irreplaceable in the kitchen in terms of turning up the flavor of dishes, their function is also to improve the healing and digestion processes in our bodies. It is not without reason that the search for new spices was once the reason for expeditions to distant continents. There was something to fight for! Spices affect the processes in our bodies, so it is worth using them as consciously as possible, for your own benefit and health.
We divide spices into spices, herbs, vegetables. We also have a choice of spice blends. It is worth noting that spices are characterized not only by properties related to their taste and smell, which are immediately apparent. Their antibacterial and antioxidant effects can be amazing. There are natural antioxidants in spices, thanks to which, for example, nutritionally valuable vitamin C is not oxidized. Spices such as rosemary, sage, ginger and juniper, among others, are especially worth using in this regard.
We all want to avoid inflammation in our bodies. Basil, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne pepper, turmeric and mint, among others, will be helpful here. As you can see, even quite “unintentionally” you certainly use spices on a daily basis that can support your health. Perhaps you should start using them completely consciously to avoid all sorts of health problems?
Now that you know how specific the effects of your favorite spices can be, you are sure to add them to your dishes even more readily than before. The active substances found in herbs and spices are our natural tools to fight for well-being and health. It is worth taking advantage of this, and much less often will we need to resort to medication. Of course, we must keep in mind that spices will not replace medicines and advice from specialists. Used wisely, however, they can make it so that we do not need medicines so often.
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