Another reason to keep the ginger coming: A new study shows ginger to be an effective pain reliever for sore muscles caused by exercise. Both raw ginger and dried supplements showed “moderate-to-large reductions in muscle pain.” More commonly recommended for upset stomach, ginger is a proven anti-inflammatory.
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The use of herbs, whether animal, vegetable or mineral, is an essential part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and generally produces zero side effects. Most often, we combine herbs in a formula of 4-15 ingredients customized to the individual. You might be familiar with many of the following herbs used in TCM. I’ve listed [...] When life is interrupted by sudden sneezing or a sore throat, you can easily make the following at home from common pantry items: • For common cold with runny nose, chills, head/neck ache, but no sore throat: Sweat it out with a soup of fresh ginger, scallion, cilantro, cabbage, and cayenne (high in vitamin C). Drink [...] The New York Times recently reported that a handful of scientific studies show chicken soup to be medicinal. In one, a doctor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center found that chicken soup helped reduce the mobilization of a certain type of white blood cell, thereby reducing upper respiratory tract inflammation that expresses as cold [...] |
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