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n this week's installment of Living Juice Ingredient Spotlight, we're focusing on ginger! The benefits that ginger provides to the body are endless, improving digestion and relieving nausea are just the tip of the iceberg. Ginger gives our Living Juice Fresh Start its zing and does so much more! Whether being consumed fresh, powdered, dried as a spice, in oil form or as a juice, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds found in ginger provide the health benefits your body needs.
More specifically, Ginger appears to have beneficial effects on the digestive system. Increasing mobility through the digestive tracks could help prevent colon cancer and constipation. Nausea can be treated at home with some forms of ginger, reducing motion sickness, feelings of nausea and nausea during pregnancy.
Incorporating ginger into your diet can reduce the risks of digestive and nausea problems as well as pain and cold relief. If not willing to consume the ginger raw, there are many foods that ginger pairs great with! Ginger pairs well with many different types of seafood, oranges, melon, pork, chicken, and apples just to name a few!
To get the most use from your ginger, store it unpeeled in a plastic bag into a compartment of your refrigerator. The ginger can last anywhere from 3-4 weeks or even longer with proper storage.
Ginger is one of the most commonly used dietary condiments in the world, treating stomach pains, nausea, and reducing inflammation. Trying to incorporate a bit of ginger into your dietary routine can improve your health immensely without completely changing the foods that you like to eat! Adding some ginger spice to your seafood or chicken dinner is worth it, and tasty! If you're not too sure about ginger in your food yet, drink a delicious and refreshing Living Juice Fresh Start!