Culinary spices are more than just flavorful aromatics for our food - they're essential medicine for the body. Clinical herbalist and nutritionist Bevin Clare explores the health-boosting properties of 19 spices you can find at the store or already have in your kitchen. As you learn about their beneficial properties and how to determine appropriate dosage, you'll find easy ways to incorporate medicinal quantities into cooking, whether you're using fresh spices or dried spice blends that support your specific wellness needs.
Culinary spices are more than just flavorful aromatics for our food - they're essential medicine for the body. Clinical herbalist and nutritionist Bevin Clare explores the health-boosting properties of 19 spices you can find at the store or already have in your kitchen. As you learn about their beneficial properties and how to determine appropriate dosage, you'll find easy ways to incorporate medicinal quantities into cooking, whether you're using fresh spices or dried spice blends that support your specific wellness needs.
Bevin Clare is the author of Spice Apothecary. She is a clinical herbalist and licensed nutritionist, a professor of clinical herbalism at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, and the president of the American Herbalists Guild. She has studied herbal medicine around the world and travels globally to teach about herbal medicine and nutrition. Clare finds spices to be central to the food and medicine practices of her family, with whom she lives in Maryland. Find her online at www.bevinclare.com.
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Preface: The Medicine of Spices Chapter 1: Our Connection to Spices The Global Spice Trade Understanding the Plants Plant Families Chapter 2: How Medicinal Spices Work Spices in Our Diet Phytochemical Powerhouses Research on Medicinal Spices Spices and Disease Prevention Safety Practices Spice Synergy To Cook or Not to Cook Chapter 3: Creating Your Spice Apothecary Fresh vs Dried Buying Storing The Daily Dose 19 Spices for Everyday Use Medicinal Use and Dosage Chapter 4: Using Spices to Support Health Goals Bolster Immune Protection and Defense Healthy Connections: Skin, Bones, and Joints Create Calm and Focus Strengthen Digestion Balance Flow for Kidney Health Support a Healthy Heart Breathe Easy for Respiratory Health Spices for Specific Health Concerns Chapter 5: Recipes A Little Spice Every Day Blending Spices Dried Spice Blends Measuring in Parts Curries Fresh Herb and Spice Recipes Pesto Power! Appendix: A Health Care Practitioner's Guide to Using Medicinal Spices Acknowledgments Bibliography Resources Metric Conversion Chart Index
Preface: The Medicine of Spices Chapter 1: Our Connection to Spices The Global Spice Trade Understanding the Plants Plant Families Chapter 2: How Medicinal Spices Work Spices in Our Diet Phytochemical Powerhouses Research on Medicinal Spices Spices and Disease Prevention Safety Practices Spice Synergy To Cook or Not to Cook Chapter 3: Creating Your Spice Apothecary Fresh vs Dried Buying Storing The Daily Dose 19 Spices for Everyday Use Medicinal Use and Dosage Chapter 4: Using Spices to Support Health Goals Bolster Immune Protection and Defense Healthy Connections: Skin, Bones, and Joints Create Calm and Focus Strengthen Digestion Balance Flow for Kidney Health Support a Healthy Heart Breathe Easy for Respiratory Health Spices for Specific Health Concerns Chapter 5: Recipes A Little Spice Every Day Blending Spices Dried Spice Blends Measuring in Parts Curries Fresh Herb and Spice Recipes Pesto Power! Appendix: A Health Care Practitioner's Guide to Using Medicinal Spices Acknowledgments Bibliography Resources Metric Conversion Chart Index
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