4 spices and their benefits for your body health and beauty
Spices do far more than sharpen the taste of food - they act as a simple, natural medicine chest and beauty shelf. Sea salt, bay leaf plus cinnamon each give the body and skin clear, practical help that goes well beyond flavor.
Turmeric colors curry yellow but also serves as a safe food dye. The root holds iron, potassium and vitamin C. A daily half teaspoon stirred into warm milk or food calms swollen joints, steadies blood sugar, eases bloating as well as helps the heart and brain work well. The same powder whitens teeth when rubbed on them for two minutes, lightens dark skin patches, softens lines or dries up pimples.
Sea salt carries magnesium, calcium and zinc in every crystal. A handful mixed with olive oil scrubs away dead skin also draws out grime. When the same salt is massaged onto the scalp, blood moves faster and roots grip the hair more firmly. A cup of sea salt dissolved in a warm bath relaxes sore muscles next to pulls swelling from ankles. A teaspoon of sea salt dissolved in water and used as a mouth rinse kills germs plus the trace fluoride shields enamel.
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Bay leaf, the stiff leaf dropped into soup also works on skin. Ten leaves boiled in water - cooled, create a plain toner. Dabbing the liquid on the face fades old scars, evens tone and calms itchy rashes. Breathing the steam from the same pot opens sinuses during hay fever season but also the leaf's oils steady nerves and support the immune system.
Cinnamon bark lowers blood sugar as well as quiets inflamed tissue. A pinch stirred into tea speeds digestion, soothes cramps and feeds the heart or bones with manganese and calcium. A teaspoon of cinnamon powder blended with honey becomes a thick mask that dries up acne also fades red marks. A rinse of cinnamon water leaves hair stronger and gives off a warm, clean scent.
