Health Benefits of Horseradish 

Our traditional winter seasonings

The traditional winter foods are flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and honey. They are also rich in chocolate, dried fruits, nuts, almonds and chestnut.  These spices, nuts and dried fruits raise the festivity.

Inspect the health benefits of these spices:

Cinnamon	Nutmeg	Cloves
Protects healthy heart  and brains. Benefits for dental health and hygiene. Fights infection and diabetes. It has anti-inflammatory properties. It contains antioxidants, which can help lowering cancer risk.	Nutmeg is a pain relief It is liver and kidney detoxifier. Benefits for dental hygiene and health. Nutmeg can also help for digestion related problems.	Cloves reduce inflammation, fight against upper respiratory infections. Improve digestion. Enhance sexual health.

Honey is a traditional winter sweetener.  It is a natural treatment for our winter flu, reducing cough and throat irritation.  It helps regulate blood sugar. It provides antibacterial and antifungal effects. It helps to fight against cancer and beneficial for healthy heart.

Health Benefits of Bay Leaves

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The ancient Romans and Greeks used to make crowns out of true bay leaves to crown great and proficient people. The word ‘baccalaureate’ originates from this giving of bay leaf crowns to show success, as does the term "poet laureate".

Laurus nobilis is an evergreen tree or big shrub native to the Mediterranean region. It is one of the plants used for bay leaf seasoning in cooking. Bay leaves have their distinctive aroma and flavour.

Nutritional platter:

·      Minerals: calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese

·      Vitamins: vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B₁₂, vitamin D

Health benefits:

·      bay leaves have antibacterial and antifungal properties,

·      bay leaf oil eases pain on inflamed joins, helps pain from arthritis rubbing  it on joints,

·      they are helpful in regulating blood sugar,

·      bay leaf tea keep the scalp healthy,

·      they also helpful in digestion 

You can take advantage of all these effects by using bay leaves in your foods, making bay leaf tea or bay leaf oil

Health Benefits of Lemongrass

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 The lemongrass, cymbopogon, growths in Asia, Africa, Australia and the tropical islands. Due to their scent the leaves and the oil commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herb.

Nutritional values:

·      Lemongrass is rich in minerals:

magnesium,

copper,

iron,

potassium,

calcium,

phosphorous

manganese.

·      Lemongrass is a good source of vitamins:

vitamin C,

vitamin A.

folic acid,

folate; vitamin B₁₂  B₉

Health benefits of lemongrass:

·      Lemongrass tea contains antiseptic compounds that kill bad bacteria and parasites in the digestive tract  providing  healthy digestive system.

·      Controls cholesterol level by reducing the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine and assisting in the oxidation of LDL- cholesterol (bad cholesterol) in the blood, which helps to prevent atherosclerotic plaque buildup.

·      Lemongrass tea helps fight cancer by causing the cancer cell commit suicide.

·      Regular consumption of lemongrass tea maintains detoxification of the body by removing toxins, uric acid and bad cholesterols.

·      The antibacterial and antifungal properties of lemongrass able it to fight fever, coughs and flu.

·      The anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties appoint it for treating arthritis, rheumatism, gout and joint pain generally.

·      Keeps skins healthy.