The best way to ensure you have more nutrients in every meal, even when you’re in the office cocktail party or dinner with the neighbors, is to choose foods that are loaded with spices. Whenever you wish to increase the flavor of your meals with herbs or spices you will literally “level up” your food without adding a single calorie. You take something ordinary and turn it into something extraordinary, adding color, flavor, vitamins and often have medicinal properties.
Spices and herbs have medicinal properties. Studies have shown the benefits of different herbs and spices.
A study at Malmo University Hospital in Sweden has shown that up to two hours after the meal, people who ate rice pudding spiced with cinnamon had measured levels of blood glucose significantly lower than those ate version of rice pudding without cinnamon spice.
Other studies suggest that cinnamon may improve glucose levels in the blood by increasing the sensitivity of a person with insulin. In 2003, a test focused on 60 people suffering from type 2 diabetes reported that the simple act of eating two teaspoons of cinnamon daily for six weeks reduced levels of glucose in the blood significantly. This consumption has also improved cholesterol and triglyceride levels, perhaps because insulin plays a key role in regulating body fat. So if you start adding spices to your diet now, you might be able to see real health benefits in the first month of the new year.
Every little bit counts, then spice up your meals! Change your eating habits, especially if your next meal is a lot of cheeseburgers. Choose more flavor instead of the bland taste every time, and try to incorporate these herbs and spices in your diet to enjoy their medicinal properties:
1. The rosemary and basil for its anti-inflammatory,
2. The cumin and sage for their power to fight against dementia
3. Cinnamon, Cayenne pepper for their power to fight against obesity
4. Cinnamon, coriander for power control of sugar,
5. The citronella, nutmeg, bay leaves and saffron for their calming effect on bad mood
6. Turmeric for its power to fight against cancer,
7. Oregano for its power to fight against fungi,
8. Garlic, mustard seeds and chicory for their power to improve the heart’s pumping system,
9. The basil and thyme for their power to keep skin young
10.The turmeric, basil, cinnamon, thyme, saffron, ginger for their power of stimulating the immune system,
