Top 16 Herbs and Healthiest Spices with Explanation of Health Benefits | What are the Healthiest Spices?
Like fruits and vegetables, many of the healthiest spices are rich in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antibacterial compounds.
Used regularly, herbs and spices may help your health in many ways. Including reduced inflammation, fighting free radicals, aiding digestion, and circulation, lowering blood sugar, boosting your immune system, and much more.
Used regularly, herbs and spices may help your health in many ways. Including reduced inflammation, fighting free radicals, aiding digestion, and circulation, lowering blood sugar, boosting your immune system, and much more.
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Here is a list of perhaps the healthiest spices, what they pair well with, and how they help…
In no particular order,
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Top 16 Herbs and Healthiest Spices with Explanation of Health Benefits | What are the Healthiest Spices?
Here is a list of perhaps the healthiest spices, what they pair well with, and how they help…
In no particular order,
1. CLOVES
Cloves tops our healthiest spices list with respect to their ORAC value.
Cloves pair well with: Drinks and in both sweet and savory dishes.
May help: One of the highest levels of antioxidants; relieves bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, nausea, and diarrhea; tooth and gum pains. (Amazing Health Benefits Of Cloves)
Cloves tops our healthiest spices list with respect to their ORAC value.
Cloves pair well with: Drinks and in both sweet and savory dishes.
May help: One of the highest levels of antioxidants; relieves bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, nausea, and diarrhea; tooth and gum pains. (Amazing Health Benefits Of Cloves)
2. CINNAMON
Pairs well with: Cloves; nutmeg; allspice; chocolate; fruit; nuts; hot cereal
May help: Stabilize blood sugar, and reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Pairs well with: Cloves; nutmeg; allspice; chocolate; fruit; nuts; hot cereal
May help: Stabilize blood sugar, and reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
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3. OREGANO
Pairs well with: Egg and cheese dishes; beef, beans, mushrooms, and tomatoes.
May help: Guard you against a wide array of infections; inhibit E. coli and some staph infections. (The 7 Health Benefits of Oregano)
Pairs well with: Egg and cheese dishes; beef, beans, mushrooms, and tomatoes.
May help: Guard you against a wide array of infections; inhibit E. coli and some staph infections. (The 7 Health Benefits of Oregano)
4. TURMERIC
Pairs well with: Garlic; citrus; ingredients in curry powder, such as coriander & cumin
May help: Quell inflammation, and inhibit tumors.
Pairs well with: Garlic; citrus; ingredients in curry powder, such as coriander & cumin
May help: Quell inflammation, and inhibit tumors.
5. SAGE
Pairs well with: Squashes; parsley; rosemary; thyme; walnuts
May help: Preserve memory, and soothe sore throats.
Pairs well with: Squashes; parsley; rosemary; thyme; walnuts
May help: Preserve memory, and soothe sore throats.
6. ROSEMARY
Pairs well with: Potatoes; citrus; honey; garlic; onions; chile peppers
May help: Enhance mental focus, and fight foodborne bacteria.
Pairs well with: Potatoes; citrus; honey; garlic; onions; chile peppers
May help: Enhance mental focus, and fight foodborne bacteria.
7. CHILE PEPPER
Pairs well with: Ginger; chocolate; beans; beef
May help: Boost metabolism.
Pairs well with: Ginger; chocolate; beans; beef
May help: Boost metabolism.
8. GINGER
Pairs well with: Soy sauce; citrus; chile peppers; garlic
May help: Soothe an upset stomach, and fight arthritis pain.
Pairs well with: Soy sauce; citrus; chile peppers; garlic
May help: Soothe an upset stomach, and fight arthritis pain.
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9. PARSLEY
Pairs well with: lemon zest, mint, garlic, capers, fish, beef
May help: Prevent cancer.
9. PARSLEY
Pairs well with: lemon zest, mint, garlic, capers, fish, beef
May help: Prevent cancer.
10. GARLIC
Pairs well with: Spread roasted garlic on crusty bread, sautee it and add to sauces, and use raw in hummus and salad dressing.
May help: fight illness, ‘poor man’s antibiotic’, help prevent cardiovascular disease, protecting against gastrointestinal and colorectal cancer.
Pairs well with: Spread roasted garlic on crusty bread, sautee it and add to sauces, and use raw in hummus and salad dressing.
May help: fight illness, ‘poor man’s antibiotic’, help prevent cardiovascular disease, protecting against gastrointestinal and colorectal cancer.
11. THYME
Pairs well with: Flavor stews and soups. It works well in Caribbean dishes like jerk chicken and in Creole dishes such as blackened fish.
May help: Increase the amount of omega-3 (good) fatty acids present in kidney and brain cells, excellent antioxidant and rich in antibacterial and antispasmodic properties.
Pairs well with: Flavor stews and soups. It works well in Caribbean dishes like jerk chicken and in Creole dishes such as blackened fish.
May help: Increase the amount of omega-3 (good) fatty acids present in kidney and brain cells, excellent antioxidant and rich in antibacterial and antispasmodic properties.
12. CAYENNE PEPPER
Pairs well with: Add a pinch of powdered cayenne to paella, Thai and Mexican dishes, or any dish that needs a kick.
May help: Boosts circulation, fights infections, aids digestion, boost metabolism.
Pairs well with: Add a pinch of powdered cayenne to paella, Thai and Mexican dishes, or any dish that needs a kick.
May help: Boosts circulation, fights infections, aids digestion, boost metabolism.
13. CILANTRO
Pairs well with: Add fresh cilantro to salsa, guacamole, fish or chicken marinades, and Indian and Chinese soups.
May help: Remove toxic metals such as mercury from the body.
Pairs well with: Add fresh cilantro to salsa, guacamole, fish or chicken marinades, and Indian and Chinese soups.
May help: Remove toxic metals such as mercury from the body.
14. BASIL
Pairs well with: In chicken dishes, pasta, pesto, and tomato-and-cheese sandwiches.
May help: Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties; contains a wealth of nutrients including beta-carotene and magnesium.
Pairs well with: In chicken dishes, pasta, pesto, and tomato-and-cheese sandwiches.
May help: Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties; contains a wealth of nutrients including beta-carotene and magnesium.
15. CURRY POWDER, CURCUMIN
Pairs well with: Add to curry dishes, to egg or chicken salad, or savory lentil or rice recipes.
May help: Very potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent; activates cellular defense mechanisms in genes.
Pairs well with: Add to curry dishes, to egg or chicken salad, or savory lentil or rice recipes.
May help: Very potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent; activates cellular defense mechanisms in genes.
16. PAPRIKA
Pairs well with: Wide variety including sauces, egg garnish, chicken, Mexican, Mediterranean, and Cajun spice blends.
May help: Contribute toward cardiovascular health, as well as cancer prevention; Contains flavonoids that help to neutralize damaging free radicals; Reduce chronic pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.
Healthiest Spices | What’s Your Opinion?
Anything to add to this list? Or recommendations, cautions, or otherwise?
Note: This is not medical advice. It’s just a list of what many believe to be some of the healthiest spices. Whether or not they actually perform is up to debate. Though much of it has been widely ascertained.
Pairs well with: Wide variety including sauces, egg garnish, chicken, Mexican, Mediterranean, and Cajun spice blends.
May help: Contribute toward cardiovascular health, as well as cancer prevention; Contains flavonoids that help to neutralize damaging free radicals; Reduce chronic pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.
Healthiest Spices | What’s Your Opinion?
Anything to add to this list? Or recommendations, cautions, or otherwise?
Note: This is not medical advice. It’s just a list of what many believe to be some of the healthiest spices. Whether or not they actually perform is up to debate. Though much of it has been widely ascertained.
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