Spice up your life - and health!

by Jonathan M. Forester, Posted Nov 15th 2006 @ 9:03PM

It's well known that many fruits and berries contain powerful antioxidants which are beneficial to your health. Antioxidants are part of the class of phytochemicals, also called phytonutrients, which are substances found in plants that provide certain not necessary, but healthful chemicals to aid the body in fighting disease, inflammation; and reducing cardio-vascular disease and cancer risk. What isn't so widely known is that many herbs and spices have even greater amounts of antioxidants by weight than do fruits. Some everyday herbs and spices that you can use are cinnamon, ginger, oregano, and turmeric. Wikipedia has a thorough list of phytochemicals found in many foods that you can use to add more of these nutrients to your diet. I knew there were other reasons why I like spices so much.

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Filed Under: Science, Did you know?, Health & Medical, Ingredients
Tags: Anti-oxidants, did you know, health, phytochemicals, phytonutrients, spices

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11-15-2006 @9:11PM Sophie said... yes and Parsley is one of them. rich in vitamin A and C. don't just use it as decoration, eat it, it is very good amd healthy!
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