What happens in the body if you take ginger every day?

He ginger It is a dried rhizome, with or without bark, native to southern China and India. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew it and then spread throughout Europe thanks to Arab traders. Today its cultivation extends throughout the tropical region of the world.

In Argentina it is grown in Misiones and is also imported from Brazil, according to the official website of the Nation’s Agroindustrial Secretariat.

In Eastern countries they consider it essential in the daily diet, they use it as a digestive. And it is very popular in traditional Chinese medicine with the name “jiang, kion or quion”, which means “to defend”, because it is considered a protective shield from many diseases.

What happens in the body if you take ginger every day?

Gingerol is the bioactive ingredient that makes it so healthy as well as providing its properties to the plant smell and taste so particular, between acid and spicy.

According to the team nutrition and Agroindustry food education is analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic. As an antioxidant, it cancels the activity of free radicals, which cause cellular damage and aging that can lead to diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart attacks and skin blemishes, among other conditions. It is also antispasmodic against stomach or menstrual cramps, and it is antitussive and decongestant of the respiratory system. Diabetics should note that it increases insulin release and improves cholesterol levels.

According to experts, yes taking a daily dose of ginger is very positive for your health to be immunologically protected against many diseases, to activate the metabolism and burn calories quickly, to protect against flu and colds, to strengthen bones and keep cholesterol and blood sugar at bay.

If you are planning to adopt it as daily consumptionyou should know that the rhizome is sold at fairs and markets and that it can be stored in the refrigerator, wrapped in cling film or aluminum foil, for up to 3 weeks, and in the freezer for up to a year.

Antonio Fabrega, Clinical Psychologist of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​​​graduated in sports nutrition, does not stop praising, in an article published by the website Psicología y Mente, the daily consumption of ginger.

To the benefits mentioned, it adds others: it increases body temperature, accelerates metabolism, increases sexual desire and prevents nausea and dizziness in pregnant women. Besides the beneficial gingerol, Its essential oils are composed of lemongrass, limonella and camphene. All these substances provide an excellent quantity of vitamins B and C and minerals such as aluminium, phosphorus, calcium and chromium.

Other effect of daily consumption of ginger is that it wards off stress, facilitates good sleep and is a natural aphrodisiac that stimulates libido, says psychologist and nutritionist Fábrega. She recommends incorporating it into daily drinks: juices, infusions, green smoothies, etc. You can add the grated root (1 centimeter of root per liter) or a teaspoon of powdered ginger. With this dose you increase your defenses and protect yourself from possible diseases.