The Best Fall Spices to Boost Your Family’s Health It’s the season of fall spices. Pumpkin spice — which is actually a mix of many different seasonal spices — is a favorite, but it’s not the only one we should try this year. Seasonal spices are a fun way to literally spice up your meals, and many of them also have surprising health benefits! properties of turmeric may also help reduce inflammation in the brain, which has been linked to depression and Alzheimer’s.
How to add more turmeric to your diet: Homemade curries are a great way to get a good dose of turmeric. You can also add turmeric to roasted vegetables or taco seasoning. Something for Your Stomach: Ginger If you’ve ever drunk ginger ale on a plane to calm your upset stomach, then you’ve already experienced the healing properties of ginger. Ginger can be used to treat nausea, including nausea due to motion sickness and pregnancy. Studies show that ginger can also offer relief to cancer patients suffering from nausea caused by chemotherapy. How to add more ginger to your diet: There are many baked goods that call for ginger. Your morning coffee or tea could also benefit from a hint of ginger.
Something for Your Heart: Cinnamon Cinnamon can actually help lower your blood sugar levels, which is especially beneficial for folks with Type 2 diabetes. The Johns Hopkins Medicine website also reports that cinnamon has heart-healthy benefits. For example, studies show that cinnamon can reduce high blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, thus decreasing the risk of developing heart disease. How to add more cinnamon to your diet: Sprinkle cinnamon on oatmeal or plain yogurt for a warming boost of flavor. You’ll also find cinnamon in pumpkin spice, a seasonal favorite. Something for Your Brain: Turmeric Recent research has found that turmeric can reduce inflammation. A compound in turmeric called curcumin has been shown to help reduce the pain and swelling associated with arthritis. The anti-inflammatory
These are just a few spices that are also superfoods! Do some research to discover the secret benefits of your favorite spices.
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Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the maintenance responsibilities that come with homeownership? Homes are supposed to be “assets,” but unless we keep on top of those responsibilities, they will deteriorate fast. Everything on a house wears out — the roof, the gutters, the siding, the driveway, the paint, the heating and air systems, the electrical systems and the plumbing systems. It’s a lot to stay on top of! That’s where a good maintenance agreement can alleviate some stress. A maintenance agreement is an agreement between you and a maintenance company or professional to provide a set of services — often at a discounted rate. The best thing about these kinds of agreements, in my opinion, is that they save you time. You can leave home maintenance to the professionals and focus on whatever you do best. In the past, I’ve looked into several prefab plans in the plumbing industry to see if any of them would work for my customers. However, they all seemed too expensive, too complicated, or too hard to keep up with. So, over the past several months, I’ve been in the process of creating my own simple, easy-to-understand maintenance plan for Plumb Smart customers called the Plumb Smart Preferred Membership Plan. Here is what that plan entails:
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