Detoxing your body and mind – Spices are mainly known for their aroma and flavours in cooking. But recent studies have shown that they have remarkable effects on our minds. Nowadays, dieticians also give detox water which includes spices as the main lead.
What is Detoxification?
Its the process to throw away the impurities from our liver. So that our ‘dear Liver’ can freely do its work. So now that we know about the detoxification process, let’s tell you how you can achieve this healthy liver by just adding some spices to your diet or drinks.
Spices Detoxing Your Body – Cinnamon
Have you ever smelled hot rice pullao? Have you ever smell that white smoke, that aroma coming out from freshly baked Apple pie? So perfectly good. I know.
Cinnamon is sweet, a woody spice that has a large number of benefits. Currently, my morning drink looks like lemon, cinnamon, honey and some leaves of basil. Seems fresh? I know. Cinnamon has been a part of my daily morning routine since I have started losing weight and usually stay on maintenance diet.
Cinnamon, the most important factor is they are cheap, thus easy on the pocket to use as an everyday drink. They have an amazing smell, wonderful taste, and no doubt is a pack of health boxes. It has anti-inflammatory properties, anti-microbial, and anti-cancer and also helps in neurological disorders.
Many research claims that cinnamon helps performing the process of detoxification by heightening the activities of the enzyme glutathione-s-transferase (GST), which is the phase 2 detoxification enzyme that protects blood cells against impurities.
Spices Detoxing Your Mind – Milk Thistle
Commonly known as Mary Thistle or Holy Thistle, this spice can be obtained from voilet color flower and is mainly obtained from Rajasthan, Gujrat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and many other Indian states, Europe and Africa. Likely Cinnamon, Milk thistle also be treated as an important medicine for liver disease. When it good for the liver and brain disorders like depression and stress, and anxiety, then why wouldn’t we like to have it in our daily routine. Silymarin is its main active compound which does all the magical benefits including reducing cholesterol, hence maintaining good heart health.
The bonus benefit is skin health. Research shows that it has the tendency to fight skin ageing. Don’t forget inflammation cause by excessive heat in your body. Milk whistle neutralises the heat by causing cooling development due to its free radical scavenging properties.
Spices Detoxing Your Body and Mind – More Indian Spices and their usages
