Finding Balance with Ginger

Writer: Ryan Willms

I like to talk a lot about finding balance and living in harmony, in my life that’s been challenging as I’ve put most of the emphasis on doing, rather than being. That ties into the essential idea of recovery and nurturing ourselves in a supportive way, and ginger is one of the magic ingredients that can help us in a natural way. It’s known to be very anti-inflammation and also contain bioactive compounds that aid in our well-being in several ways.

While we often speak about a work-life balance, it truly start within each of us and balancing our hormones is one of the keys to feeling stable and having a strong foundation to make good choices from. Ginger has been proven to help balance hormones better than prescription medications according to a recent study on PCOS, finding that the use of ginger as a herbal medicine at increased doses can be very effective. For exercise, its recommended that taking 2 grams of fresh ginger can reduce onset soreness in our muscles as well, taken after working out.

With compounds like gingerol, shogaol, zingerone, and gingerin, ginger has been shown to have many benefits including reducing side effects during perimenopause, reducing soreness post-exercise, and fighting cancer, autoimmune and inflammation conditions. Gingerol is protective against cancerous tumors, oxidative and inflammatory processes associated with cancer, and with the underlying mechanisms of action involved in signalling pathways.

The best way to maximize ginger’s affects and support on our system is to consume it raw, and fresh. Adding it to food or tea is an easy way to incorporate it into your diet daily.

Tags: Nutrition