Serious Heat: 8 Ailments Ginger Tea Can Help Remedy–Do You Suffer From Arthritis or Tooth Decay?

Serious Heat: 8 Ailments Ginger Tea Can Help Remedy–Do You Suffer From Arthritis or Tooth Decay?
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Bill Pan
By Bill Pan, Reporter
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If you don’t already keep ginger  on hand for cooking, you really should, as ginger is one of the healthiest spices on the planet. Besides enhancing our foods with a hot, zesty flavor, ginger has also been used for its medicinal purposes for over 2,000 years by various cultures in the world. Ginger is known as a natural remedy for its miraculous effects of relieving joint pain, aiding weight loss, protecting against Alzheimer’s disease, and preventing tooth decay.

Below we have compiled eight incredible ways drinking ginger tea can benefit your health:

1. Easing osteoarthritis pain

Join arthritis is a common problem that affects millions worldwide, mostly middle-age to elderly people. It involves degeneration of the joints in the body, leading to symptoms such as joint pain and stiffness. Although arthritis can damage any joint in your body, it most commonly affects joints in the hands, knees, hips, and spine.