Ginger - Powerful Antioxidant For Alzheimer's, Cancer and Heart Disease

Jul 4, 2009
 

Ginger Powerful Antioxidant For Alzheimer s Cancer and Heart Disease Not only is ginger (Zingiber officinale) one of the most popular of all the spices but is also of the top five antioxidant foods (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2006). Numerous studies investigating ginger's medicinal properties have also shown it to be effective in conditions such as motion sickness and the prevention and treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, inflammatory diseases and stomach ulcers. Research has shown ginger to have effects against the following conditions: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Two of ginger's most important antioxidants, curcumin and gingerol, have been shown to inhibit and even reverse the deposition in the brain of the amyloid plaques that are associated with... [read full story]                    

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