Beneficial Ingredients Highlight – Ginger
Posted by Mary on Jul 1, 2009
For more than 2,500 years, ginger has been used to treat ailments and please the palate. Today the edible portion of the perennial plant is used worldwide in a variety of ways. In France, it is used to flavor a liqueur and the United Kingdom produces a ginger flavored wine. In the Middle East, ginger powder is used as a spice for coffee and in North America, we use ginger to satisfy our sweet tooth in gingerbread, ginger ale, ginger snaps—even ginger candy.
Generally ginger is used to improve digestion, absorption and assimilation. In addition, ginger has been used frequently for dyspepsia and colic, to ease pain from arthritis, has blood thinning and cholesterol lowering properties that can help treat heart disease, and can be an effective treatment for nausea. Gingerols have shown evidence of aiding the movement of the gastrointestinal tract and have antibacterial, sedative, antipyretic, and analgesic properties.
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Ayurveda – An Ancient System for Modern Times
Posted by Mary on Jun 29, 2009
AYURVEDA
What our ancestors knew about Ayurveda, a health system dating back 5,000 years ago, has been passed down from generation to generation. Its primary message is simple, yet profound: align yourself with the wisdom of nature and you will experience vibrant, glowing health.
According to Charaka Samhita, Life itself is defined as the “combination of the body, sense organs, mind and soul, the factor responsible for preventing decay and death, which sustains the body over time, and guides the processes of rebirth.”
And the practice of Ayurveda, which aims to create dynamic balance in all areas of health, is growing in popularity as one of humankind’s most ancient systems for sustaining life. Spearheading this movement are doctors and practitioners whose own undisputed success in helping people reclaim their health using Ayurvedic practices has made them household names.
Some modern-day products claim to capture and apply the wisdom of the “Science of Life”.
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