Spices for Weight Loss [Infographic]

Spices for Weight Loss | 7 Spices that Help You Lose Weight
Infographic from PositiveMed.com

Spices:  Metabolism Boosters

Spices not only add amazing flavor and color to food dishes, studies show that various spices may also provide equally amazing weight loss and other healing and health promoting benefits.

For example, in a study conducted by researchers at England's Oxford Polytechnic Institute found that just one teaspoon of yellow mustard seeds boosts metabolism by 25% for several hours, which translates into burning more calories and weight loss.

Spices (and dried herbs) are rich in various antioxidants, phytochemicals and other micronutrients that are linked to an array of health benefits, including neutralizing and removing toxins, reducing inflammation, increasing energy levels, and possibly even turning off fat genes  - according to the latest and ongoing research in the emerging field of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics.

Spices also satisfy taste buds and can replace or dramatically lower the use and intake of salt and toxic sugar, thereby reducing the number of calories consumed from sugar and bloating.

Infographic

This infographic entitled Spices That Help You Lose Weight from PositiveMed illustrates seven spices that are thought to promote weight loss:

✿ Turmeric
✿ Ginseng
✿ Cardamom
✿ Ginger
✿ Cayenne
✿ Dandelion
✿ Cinnamon

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Indian Spices for Health and Vitality [Infographic]

Indian Spices for Health and Vitality

Traditional Indian herbs and spices are not only flavorful and colorful culinary additions in many world cuisines, they also play a key and central role in health and healing in herbal medicine systems such as Ayurveda.

Health Benefits of Spices and Herbs

More recently, various research and studies are confirming the potential health benefits of ingesting these herbs and spices and/or using them topically as a means of lowering the risk for certain diseases and chronic conditions, as well as treating a wide variety of ailments.  Many of these herbs and spices are thought to aid in digestion, detoxification and weight loss and promote healthy weight maintenance.

Certain spices are said to aid in weight loss and healthy weight maintenance -- perhaps due to their anti-inflammatory properties.

Turmeric

One such spice in particular, turmeric, has been receiving a lot of favorable attention recently from the holistic health, natural healing and herbal medicine communities due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, immune boosting and detoxing properties.

Turmeric is also said to potential aid in weight loss by acting as a liver detoxifer and fat blocker.

See:  How Taking Turmeric Blocks Fat, Removes Liver Toxins

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This infographic illustrates and briefly describes 10 Indian herbs that already have or quickly are growing in popularity in the West for both their exotic flavors and aromas and their potential medicinal and healing properties:

✿ Cardamom
✿ Cinnamon
✿ Cloves
✿ Coriander
✿ Cumin
✿Mustard Seeds
✿ Nutmeg
✿ Star Anise
✿ Saffron
✿ Turmeric

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Infographic Source:  Monterey Bay Spice Company

Healing Herbs and Spices: Cardamom

Illustration:  Franz Eugen Kohler, Kohler's Medizinal-Pflazen

Cardamom is believed to have originated in India, where it is known as "choti elaichi".  A member of the ginger family, this exotic spice has a strong and distinctive aroma and flavor.  Cardamom is used extensively in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine and is often found in both food and beverages, such as curries and tea.