10 Reasons To Regularly Consume Ginger And Adding Them Into Your Juice

Last updated on 11 MAR 2019

Ginger root could be one of the most beneficial spices available. It is a great source of fatty acids, amino acids, and various micronutrients.

Gingerol is the main bioactive compound in ginger, responsible for much of its medicinal properties. It has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Ginger is very versatile, and easy to include in your diet. You can add ginger to your meals, smoothies, drinks, and tea. Ginger is one of the best foods to consume for healing of digestive disorders, or just simply to strengthen your digestive health. Remember, you are only as healthy as your gut is.

If you want to improve your health, lose weight, fight inflammation, and maintain your brain performance, then you may want to always use ginger in all your foods. Here is a look at some of the best reasons for using more ginger.

Read: Old ginger versus young ginger.

Benefits Of Ginger Root And How To Add Them In Your Juicing

1. Natural Decongestant

You can use ginger as a natural decongestant. This could help you deal with common cold, sinusitis, and any other illness that causes congestion. Ginger contains anti-histamines that will help break up mucus, relieve headaches, sore throats, and other symptoms related to the cold or flu.

2. Improve Digestion

Ginger can improve your digestion and digestive health. It increases the amount of digestive acid in your stomach, promotes better gastric motility and boosts your metabolism. If you have been suffering from digestive issues, try consuming more ginger.

3. Prevent Flatulence

You may think that spicy ginger would irritate the stomach, but ginger is in fact a soothing herb. It is an anti-flatulence that is used to reduce gas, bloating and flatulence. If you fight gas or flatulence often, try adding fresh ginger to your meals or have an after-dinner cup of ginger tea.

4. Fight Inflammation

One of the greatest benefits of ginger is that it can help fight inflammation. If you have arthritis or an condition that causes inflammation, then you should include more ginger in your diet. These benefits actually work quickly, so you may notice a reduction in your inflammation within a few hours.

5. Prevent Heartburn

If you regularly have to deal with acid reflux, consume more ginger. Ginger helps with digestion and reduce the symptoms of acid reflux, or heartburn. In fact, many people find that ginger is more effective than most acid reflux medications.

6. Prevent Nausea

Use more ginger to deal with motion sickness, morning sickness related to pregnancy, and general nausea. Ginger may even help reduce nausea related to chemotherapy.

7. Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

There is growing evidence that consuming ginger on a regular basis can help prevent the development or the spread of Alzheimer’s Disease and reduce brain deterioration. When digestive health (our second brain) is healthy, our brain is healthy.

8. Maintain Blood Sugar Levels

If you have diabetes, consuming ginger could help you maintain low blood sugar levels. Ginger has anti-diabetic properties that can help prevent spikes in blood sugar levels, lower cholesterol levels, and lower high blood pressure.

9. Promote Weight Loss

Ginger can provide you with a boost of energy, improve your metabolism, and help you lose weight. In fact, almost all of the benefits listed could help you with your weight loss goals.

10. Improve Absorption Of Nutrients

The final benefit in this list is the ability of ginger to improve the absorption of nutrients in other foods. By including more ginger in your diet, you can receive more vitamins and minerals from the foods that you eat. Ginger activates enzymes that promote the absorption of nutrients.

Deciding How Much Ginger To Use

Now that you know why you should use more ginger, how much ginger should you use? You may not have to keep track of exactly how much ginger you use each day, but many people claim that including at least 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger in their meals and tea each day can help them get over the common cold or other illnesses.

Ginger is incredibly beneficial, affordable, and readily available. You have no reason to avoid ginger, unless you are allergic to it. So if you want to promote better health, grab some fresh ginger root and start adding it to your foods and juices.

How To Make Fresh Ginger Tea

There are many ways how you can incorporate ginger in your diet. I use ginger in my juices/smoothies, soups, broths, cooking, etc. But, this is my favorite way of “eating” ginger—I make fresh ginger tea:

• Finely chop up or grate 1-inch chunk of ginger and put in a big mug
• Add a couple slices of organic lemon with peel that will enhance the ginger nutrients
• Pour boiling hot water into the mug and let it steep till it cools to a comfortable warm
• Add raw honey if desired
• Sip and enjoy!

Also read: How to make fresh ginger-lemongrass tea.

About Sara Ding

Sara Ding is the founder of Juicing-for-Health.com. She is a certified Wellness Health Coach, Nutritional Consultant and a Detox Specialist. She helps busy men and women identify their health issues at the root cause, in order to eliminate the problems for optimum physical/mental health and wellbeing.

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