Tread Gingerly! Ginger Root and Your Health

Ginger is a common ingredient in many of the cultural dishes of people who have unusually low instances of Western disease -- Indian, Chinese, Thai and Japanese cuisines all use the root extensively. This was probably what tipped scientists off to start investigating the strange looking, knobbly but delicious herb! There are plenty of ginger whole food supplements available -- New Chapter is one of the best known and most respected manufacturers of ginger supplements like Ginger Honey Tonic, Stamina Ginseng Ginger Tonic, Daily Ginger and Supercritical Ginger Extract. Today we are looking at the everyday health issues that ginger can help resolve, as well as some of the more exotic ailments ginger whole food supplements are used for.

Nausea

Pregnant women everywhere bow down to ginger and hail its anti-nausea effects, instead of bowing down to the porcelain throne every morning. People now make ginger lollipops and crystallized ginger that you can snack on to get the smell and taste, while your ginger whole food supplement gives you all the active compounds in concentrated form. It also works for stomach bugs, chemotherapy nausea, and motion sickness.

Migraines

There is no one remedy that works for every person who gets migraines. There is not even any one remedy that will always work for a particular person. But when a migraine is going to strike, you know you want everything possible available in your arsenal. It is not only the smell and taste that helps change the inflammation of blood vessels in your brain -- taking ginger capsules or dried ginger was found to have the same effects.

Arthritis

The inflammation that rheumatoid arthritis causes can be alleviated somewhat by ginger, according to studies. Ginger whole food supplements do not have the side effects that many standard anti-inflammatory medications do, but have been shown to help with pain and swelling in many cases.

Aches and pains

General aches and pains associated with other conditions like menstrual cramps, cold and flu aches, ulcerative colitis, sore throats, headaches and also fever, have been shown to be alleviated by ginger in various studies. Remember that results vary from person to person.

Also remember that if you are pregnant, you should check in with your doctor about any whole food supplements you take -- they aren't just water, like homeopathic remedies are. They have real benefits and effects, so check with a pharmacist or physician about pregnancy doses and medication interactions.