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Ginger (Freshly Grated)

About Ginger

Ginger is native to Southern Asia, thought to have originated in India, and most of the world’s ginger still comes from Southern Asian countries.  It was fist introduced to Europe ~100 A.D.  Ginger is in the same family as Turmeric, another superfood we highly recommend.

Nutrition Benefits of Ginger

Ginger is considered a superfood by many people.  It has been used medicinally for thousands of years.

Ginger has been linked to various health benefits including helping aide an upset stomach, fighter against ovarian and colon cancer, fighter against other cancers, anti-inflammatory, heartburn and acid reflux, cough, sore throat, headaches, pain, and diabetes support.

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Ginger (Freshly Grated) scores well for 6 health goals

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Cancer

Recipe Score:94

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Brain

Recipe Score:92

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Alzheimers

Recipe Score:88

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Blood Pressure

Recipe Score:86

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Breast Cancer

Recipe Score:86

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Skin Cancer

Recipe Score:84

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Recipes using Ginger (Freshly Grated)

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Immunity Kiwi Tea Superfood Smoothie

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The Research

Cancer

Cancer: Score 94

Summary:

Human: Ginger reduces chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. It is metabolized in human lung cancer cells. Animal: Ginger has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects on chemical induced hepatoma. It inhibits colon and lung cancer. Ginger inhibited cell proliferation and subsequently induced death of pancreatic cancer. It protects against radiation induced death. In Vitro: Ginger induces programmed cell death in human breast cancer cells. It inhibits melanoma cells. It exhibits anti-lung cancer properties. It has therapeutic properties relevant to cancer treatment. It induces cell death of TRAIL resistant gliobastoma cells. It may help combat chemotherapy resistant pancreatic cancer cells. It inhibits metastasis of human breast cancer cells. It inhibited tumor growth rate and increased the survival rate significantly. It works synergistically with turmeric to suppress prostate cancer cell lines.

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Brain

Brain: Score 92

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Ginger is a potential cognitive enhancer. It mitigates damage and improves memory impairment in focal cerebral ischemia. It protects against chemical induced oxidative stress in the brain. It inhibits microglial cell activation associated with brain inflammation. It has a neuroprotective effect in diabetic rats. Ginger mitigates damage and improves memory impairment in cerebral ischemia. It has a neuroprotective effect against toxicity. Ginger targets inflammatory pathways, thereby preventing neurodegenerative diseases. Ginger is found in the Ancient Delight and Ancient Greens Superfood Mixes.

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Alzheimers

Alzheimers: Score 88

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Ginger may be useful in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure: Score 86

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Lowered blood pressure through blockage of voltage-dependent calcium channels in an animal study. Ginger is found in the Ancient Delight and Ancient Greens Superfood Mixes.

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Score 86

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Insect: Ginger has significant anti-breast cancer properties. In Vitro: A compound in ginger induces cell cycle arrest and programmed cell death in human breast cancer cells. It inhibits metastasis of human breast cancer cells.

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Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: A compound found within ginger inhibits melanoma cells. It may be an effective agent in the treatment of skin cancer. It may be a promising natural source for active compounds against malignant melanoma.

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How Our Scoring System Works

For each health goal, we assigned a score to each recipe and each ingredient. This helps you better understand the correlation that medical research is suggesting between foods and benefits to various health goals. Our scoring system is based on REAL RESEARCH published on pubmed.gov. This is a website that curates over 25 million different biomedical journals.

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What we consider when creating your scores:

  • 1Type of Study (human, animal, lab, or academic review)
  • 2Amount of Research
  • 3What the Research Says
  • 4How much of the ingredient we use (for the recipes)
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