Lower bad cholesterol - Herbal Health - Brief Article

Men's Fitness, April, 2002

WHEN Ginger, the spicy bombshell on Gilligan's Island, sauntered onscreen, we all knew she could do a body good, but now scientists report that ginger the spice packs a wallop of its own. In a study published in the Journal of Nutrition, researchers show that ginger can decrease your levels of low-density lipoproteins, the cloven-hoofed LDL cholesterol.

When you factor in that ginger has almost zero calories, and that herbalists claim it aids digestion and combats motion sickness, there's no reason why you shouldn't break off a piece of this fine spice.