3 of the Most Potent Healing Foods

ByElizabeth Renter Hours Published on
herbs and spices

“Everything you eat is either fighting disease or fueling it.” We know foods have the potential to be healing. What you eat can either harm your health or make it better. And nowhere is that more true than with medicinal foods like garlic, turmeric, and ginger. All three of these foods have amazing flavor and incredible benefits. They can help prevent disease and even cure certain illnesses and complaints. These three represent the trinity of healing foods.

Healing Foods

1. Ginger

Ginger has been used for thousands of years as a healer. Its benefits are widely recognized and extremely varied. It is seen as a “warming” food that can increase circulation and reduce general inflammation. While the list is long, here are just a few of the benefits of this remarkable root:

  • Cancer prevention (Shown in one study to shrink prostate tumor size by a whopping 56% in mice)
  • Morning and motion sickness treatment
  • Nausea treatment
  • Pain reducer
  • Swelling reducer
  • Ovarian cancer treatment
  • Arthritis treatment
  • Alzheimer’s/dementia prevention
  • General digestive tonic
  • Heartburn treatment

Here is more information on the health benefits of ginger.

2. Turmeric

Closely related to ginger and among the most powerful of healing foods, turmeric has similarly been used to treat and prevent illness and disease for hundreds if not thousands of years. This orange-hued root vegetable has a more smoky flavor and is found in curries and dishes around the globe. According to GreenMedInfo.com, the root “has been scientifically documented to have over 500 applications in disease prevention and treatment.” Among these are:

  • Reduced oxidative stress
  • Fat loss promoter
  • Liver detoxifier
  • Heart disease prevention
  • Skin tonic
  • Diabetes prevention
  • Cancer fighter and treatment
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Natural painkiller

Here is more information on the top health benefits of turmeric.

3. Garlic

Garlic is a more commonly used food in the U.S. and other western cuisine. This means it is widely available, and you can easily reap its benefits at mealtime. But this bulb isn’t just “good for you”, it packs a serious medicinal punch and has even been shown to cure drug resistant tuberculosis. Other benefits include:

  • Inflammation fighter
  • Cancer prevention
  • Anti-arthritis
  • Detoxification
  • Toothache reliever
  • Cold prevention
  • Cough relief
  • Heart health promotion
  • Fights infections like: Herpes, MRSA, Cholera, Thrush, Streptococcus, and Influenza

Here is more information on the health benefits of garlic.

These are 3 of some of the most powerful healing foods.

Additional Sources:

GreenMedInfo

HealthDiaries

Holistic-Medicine-MD.com

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Elizabeth Renter spends much of her free time researching the ins and outs of fitness and how to bring her powerlifting talents to the next level. When not hitting the gym, she likes to travel, take care of her 50+ houseplants, and spend time with her 2 cats and dog. In addition to writing over 800 articles on health and fitness and contributing to NerdWallet and U.S. News, her works have been cited by The New York Times, The Washington Post, the "Today" show, CNBC and more.

14 Comments

  1. Justin Goodman says:

    do you guys have any recipes for these ingredients? i use garlic all the time, but i've never used either turmeric or ginger.

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    1. curry- both, stirfry- ginger,turmeric in rice to give it an orange color, ginger tea, dahl- lentil curry. I've been using turmeric as a mouth wash after I had some teeth removed

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    2. Thai food, these tree are very useful in Thai cuisine, love the soups you can look for recipes on
      ( http://thaifood.about.com ) they have great variety . blessings!

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    3. Marianela says:

      Hi! you could prepare ginger tea, buying ginger root, in a pan you add; water, cinnamon sticks, and boil it for 10 min, add honey it 's the best tea, I ever tried, is good for nervousness, depression, fatigue etc. enjoy it!

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  3. Try Ginger tea: about 1-inch chopped fresh ginger root; cover and simmer in 1 mug water (your drinking mug). While the ginger is simmering, put ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon turmeric and 1-teaspoon local honey; mix to a paste; strain in the hot boiled ginger water; stir to mix; add lemon juice to taste. Good…and you get all at one time. Repeat 2-3 times a day, if you like.

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    1. I have no clue what frac14 is please….

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    2. Sorry, now it doesn't say "frac14" throughout your comment anymore…don't know what that was! Thanks for tea recipe – it's clear now! 😉

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  4. Alexandre says:

    I learned so many wonderful things for give me a Healthy Life in your Smart News!
    Thank You!
    Obrigado!

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  5. It's color is so rich and it stains-any way to get the stains out?

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  6. everything I read was great can't wait to try them.

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  7. masagazi samuel says:

    I used turmeric to reduce the size of the spleen in 2 weeks after failing with other common herbs with my client.

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  8. joan brown says:

    hello i use turmeric in a yougurt just atea spoon .orblend it in water along with some ginger or blend ginger along in a little water try it.

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  9. Khun Siwalai says:

    At Patcharapat, we make a infusion with Ginger Lemongrass (other Thai herbs) which in itself has anticancer and Blood pressure lowering properties. more info on our website

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