Some Of The Best Medicine Is In Your Spice Rack

Posted: October 19th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill Stillwell | No Comments »

Did you know that Western Medicine can trace the first pain reliever
to ancient Greece and that the Chinese were probably centuries
ahead, with the use of mushrooms to alleviate pain and other
problems?

Doctors used items commonly found in your kitchen today…to cure a
host of problems that big pharmaceutical companies would have you
believe don’t work. Don’t be so sure of that.

In many cultures around the globe, bark, shrubs, seeds and bulbs
have been used to make and keep you healthy . Cinnamon, for
instance, is a tree bark. Rosemary is a shrub, mustard a seed and
garlic a bulb. They are all plants and have been used to treat
everything from digestive distress to fever, to muscle pain and even
asthma.

We have been taught to take pills and not to rely on Mother Nature.

About 20 years ago, maybe longer, Americans started to get
interested in food and over the years, the food industry was
revolutionized. New products started flooding the marketplace and
that continues today. Twenty years ago, you couldn’t find fresh
parsley in the grocery store. Today, you can find not only parsley,
but sage, rosemary and thyme (a little Simon and Garfunkel humor,
there). The point is that most medicinal foods are on the shelf,
fresh and really worth consuming.

They don’t just make your food taste better, but they actually can
help to ward off health problems.

Most people I know like Indian food. One of the primary Indian
spices is turmeric, which is a golden yellow. It’s found in curry
powder and is a member of the Ginger family. Many yogis believe that
ginger, onion, garlic and turmeric are the keys to extremely good
health. The chief active ingredient at work is curcumin, which may
decrease symptoms of arthritis, tendonitis and other inflammatory
conditions.

Fresh ginger is great for stomach ailments, which is why your Mom
gave you ginger ale. Many mothers had all the kids drink ginger ale
on road trips, to prevent car sickness. It also helps pregnant
mothers with stomach problems and is used after chemotherapy. I love
adding it to stir fries, to get a nice peppery flavor.

Ginger also helps those with osteoarthritis, by reducing joint and
muscle pains.

Cinnamon can help reduce blood glucose. It will also help with LDL,
or “bad,” cholesterol and you only need half a teaspoon a day. It
goes great with oatmeal, apples, or in coffee, or tea. Try adding a
pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg to potato soup for a real kick.

If you combine all these fresh plants with my Powerhouse Omega
Formula, you’ll get a real healthy synergistic effect going that
will defend your body against all the Darth Vader-like elements,
trying to take you down:

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I’ll be back tomorrow with more.

With my best wishes for your optimum health,

Dr. Bill

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