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Top 10 Spices For Good Health
Much is made of using a variety of herbs and spices for good health. There’s a huge variety of tasty items available to be added to home cooking and various home remedies.
Before we get into our own healthiest spices, it’s worth being sure of exactly what defines a herb or a spice.
You might never have thought about the difference between a spice and herb. Most people probably even think of them being interchangeable. A quick Google search will show you that this is indeed the case.
Here’s how you tell the difference:
Spices come from all the parts of a plant except for the leaves. So the bark, seeds and roots can all be used to make spices. Fruits and flowers from plants can be dried and used as spices also. Spices have a much stronger flavour than herbs and often require just a small amount to be used.Herbs come from the leaves of plants and can either be used fresh or dried. Generally these plants don’t have woody stems. When using dried herbs you require much less than if you were to use fresh herbs.Some plants actually produce both a spice and a herb by using different parts of the plant. Coriander is a great example of this. Coriander leaves are used either fresh or dried in a variety of dishes and this use would be classed as a herb. When the seeds of the same plant are used they are classed as a spice. Dill is similar, as the same plant produces both spices and herbs.
Now that you’ve had a science lesson, here are our top 10 spices for good health?
1. Cinnamon. Produced from bark. Great for indigestion and diarrhea, and may help to reduce cholesterol. Cinnamon can be used in baking or added to drinks.
2. Nutmeg. A seed. Aids digestion, helps with diarrhea and can help treat colic. Nutmeg is often teamed with cinnamon when used in baked goods.
3. Cloves. A flower bud. Cloves can be used to treat tooth ache, indigestion and flatulence (!) With an amazing sweet flavor, cloves are great for adding to meats and baked goods that need a little sweetening. Adding cloves to a baked ham is a lovely festive touch that will have everyone commenting on your cooking skills.4. Garlic. A bulb. The health benefits of garlic are well documented. Many studies have shown that garlic is a fabulous antioxidant which can aide in cancer prevention. High blood pressure can be lowered by upping your intake of garlic and garlic can also have an effect in lowering cholesterol. Garlic is easily added to almost any meal and is available in a dried form that can be sprinkled on food.
5. Ginger. A root. Said to aid in better digestion and possibly be an aphrodisiac! Ginger is another spice that is exceptionally easy to include in your diet simply by including it in the odd stir fry. Many sweet dishes can also be enhanced with the addition of ginger.
6. Peppercorns. From berries. Gum inflammation and muscular pain can be treated by adding peppercorns to your food. Peppercorns are easily obtained from any supermarket and come in a variety of colours that have varying degrees of heat.
7. Turmeric. A root. Derived from the root of the saffron flower, turmeric is helpful for many ailments, including fighting cancer. Many natural health doctors say turmeric is the most vital spice to boosting your immune system which is why it is said to have so many health benefits. (The flower of the saffron plant is also a very powerful spice worthy of making this list on its own.)
8. Licorice. A root. Great for treating coughs and sore throats. Also helpful for upset stomachs. You should consult your healthcare practitioner if you plan to use licorice and are taking prescription medication.
9. Cumin. A seed. Cumin may be helpful in treating flatulence, diarrhea and indigestion. Germ-fighting is also an important property of cumin. Cumin is a prominent ingredient in many Middle Eastern dishes.
10. Allspice. A berry. Use to treat muscle ache, toothache and Rheumatism. With a combination of flavours, allspice can be added to stews, soups and desserts with equal success.
There you have a list of our healthiest herbs and spices but don’t stop with just these ten. There are so many combinations of spices that will enhance your cooking and also contribute to your improved overall health.
New York City-Style Vaccination Mandates for Children Under Five
by Catherine J. Frompovich
Concerned healthcare consumer Jon Kopel provided me with links about the October 23, 2013 public hearing held in Long Island City, New York, regarding the proposed rule by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and for which I thank him very much:
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is proposing that the Board of Health amend Articles 43 and 47 of the New York City Health Code to require that children under five (5) years of age receive an annual influenza vaccination and be immunized against pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal disease immunization The Department is also requesting that the Board amend Health Code §§43.17(a)(2) and 47.25(a)(2) to add “pneumococcal disease” to the list of required immunizations. This immunization, which is required by Public Health Law §2164(2), was inadvertently omitted from these sections. [1]The Influenza vaccination section in the hearing notice [1] dispenses apparent misleading information regarding flu vaccines/vaccinations, which undoubtedly represents parroted vaccinology spin.
For factual information about flu vaccines effectiveness, I recommend checking out the The Cochrane Library and its unbiased, no-vested-interest data. Some excellent sources to read to understand the apparent misinformation about vaccines and influenza vaccines, in particular, are:
Influenza: Evidence from Cochrane Reviews http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/details/collection/978807/Influenza-evidence-from-Cochrane-Reviews.htmlCochrane Summaries: Vaccines to prevent influenza in healthy adults http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD001269/vaccines-to-prevent-influenza-in-healthy-adults Note that it states: “At best, vaccines might be effective against only influenza A and B, which represent about 10% of all circulating viruses.”Cochrane Summaries: Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD004879/vaccines-for-preventing-influenza-in-healthy-children states, “In children under the age of two, the efficacy of inactivated vaccine was similar to placebo. It was not possible to analyse the safety of vaccines from the studies due to the lack of standardisation in the information given, but very little information was found on the safety of inactivated vaccines, the most commonly used vaccine in young children.”
The NYC’s proposed ruling was to put in effect mandatory flu and pneumococcal vaccinations for all children under five (5) years of age, which would burden toddlers’ immune systems and brains further with many more neurotoxins and toxic chemicals than currently are administered, and which apparently play a significant role in the extremely poor health status of USA children. Do you doubt that? Well, just check out the statistics on chronic diseases in U.S. children, plus adults.A. Epidemic Answers / Facts & Statistics (Source)B. The Center for Managing Chronic Disease (Source)C. National Health Council / About Chronic Diseases (Source) Note that “In 2007, approximately 8 percent of children ages 5 to 17 were reported by parents to have activity limitation due to at least one chronic illness or disability.” Isn’t that the age group that is targeted to be vaccinated to reach what is called “herd immunity” status by federal health agencies? It’s now 2013. What are those figures for 6 years later and more vaccines mandated? D. UPI Health News: As of 2012, “90 percent or more” of children about 3 years of age were vaccinated. [3] E. GAIA Health / Study Finds that the Average Child Is Now Chronically Sick (Source)To summarize what was the apparent mood of that Long Island City hearing, please listen to the presentation made by a concerned healthcare consumer:
The well-informed gentleman’s presentation ought to indicate to everyone just how concerned parents, grandparents, and citizens are – and should be – about vaccinating children with all sorts of neurotoxins, toxic chemicals, foreign DNA, etc., and probable unknown viruses that lurk in animal tissues used in vaccines, as proven over the years, and which I discuss in my new book Vaccination Voodoo, What YOU Don’t Know About Vaccines available on Amazon.com.
Notes:
[1] http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/notice/2013/noi-article43-47.pdf
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=757erg5MdgM.
[3] http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/09/13/US-child-vaccination-rate-at-90-percent-or-more/UPI-16281379052017/
Catherine J Frompovich (website) is a retired natural nutritionist who earned advanced degrees in Nutrition and Holistic Health Sciences, Certification in Orthomolecular Theory and Practice plus Paralegal Studies. Her work has been published in national and airline magazines since the early 1980s. Catherine authored numerous books on health issues along with co-authoring papers and monographs with physicians, nurses, and holistic healthcare professionals. She has been a consumer healthcare researcher 35 years and counting.
Catherine’s latest book, published October 4, 2013, is Vaccination Voodoo, What YOU Don’t Know About Vaccines, available on Amazon.com.
Her 2012 book A Cancer Answer, Holistic BREAST Cancer Management, A Guide to Effective & Non-Toxic Treatments, is available on Amazon.com and as a Kindle eBook.
Two of Catherine’s more recent books on Amazon.com are Our Chemical Lives And The Hijacking Of Our DNA, A Probe Into What’s Probably Making Us Sick (2009) and Lord, How Can I Make It Through Grieving My Loss, An Inspirational Guide Through the Grieving Process (2008).
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