Health and fitness expert, motivational speaker, and wellnessconsultant Susan Smith Jones, PhD, recommends natural ways torejuvenate your health in her new book Walking on Air:Your 30-Day Inside and O...

Health and fitness expert, motivational speaker, and wellness
consultant Susan Smith Jones, PhD, recommends natural ways to
rejuvenate your health in her new book Walking on Air:

Your 30-Day Inside and Out Rejuvenation Makeover.

by Susan Smith Jones, PhD
The latest research on ginger showed its pain-killing properties for
osteoarthritis (OA) are on par with over-the-counter painkillers.

While ginger is probably best known for adding flavor
to foods, my grandmother recommended it to relieve
pain. Now there are studies to corroborate her wisdom. In the results
of one randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in
the November 2000 issue of the journal Arthritis and
Rheumatism, those 247 people with OA who took
ginger extract noticed a reduction in discomfort.
In fact, of the patients who took ginger, 63% noticed a reduction in
knee pain when they were standing, while only 50% of the placebo group
reported a similar reduction. Wrote the researchers, "A highly purified
and standardized ginger extract had a statistically significant effect
on reducing symptoms of OA of the knee."


My grandmother taught me to start the day with a hot
hug of fresh tea and to add coin slices of fresh ginger
to many of my teas. I make a quart of this tea each morning to enjoy
throughout the day. While you can use ginger tea bags, it's less
expensive and fresher to simply slice fresh ginger
root and simmer these ginger coins for about five minutes.
Ginger is an anti-inflammatory and gives a warming sensation to the
body. It also soothes the respiratory tract. So if you don't have any
peppermint or spearmint on hand, try a cup of fresh ginger tea after
dinner.
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