Spice Quiz
If you've read my book, "The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth" or tried any of the recipes in "The Healthiest Meals on Earth" you know I'm a huge fan of spices.
Not only do they make food taste terrific, they have multiple health benefits.
Kathy Kastan and Suzanne Banfield, authors of Women'sHeart All Heart Family Cookbook (Rodale) submitted this terrific "spice quiz" to the Sacramento Bee newspaper. Below you will find seven true/false questions about spices. Try it yourself when you have a minute. The answers are at the bottom, so don't peek.
Answers: 1) True; 2) True; 3) True; 4) False. In fact, it can help dissolve clots. 5) True; 6) True; 7) False
Not only do they make food taste terrific, they have multiple health benefits.
Kathy Kastan and Suzanne Banfield, authors of Women'sHeart All Heart Family Cookbook (Rodale) submitted this terrific "spice quiz" to the Sacramento Bee newspaper. Below you will find seven true/false questions about spices. Try it yourself when you have a minute. The answers are at the bottom, so don't peek.
- One recent study shows that consuming 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon after meals reduces blood sugar levels by as much as 29 percent in some people.
- In some studies, regularly adding cinnamon to your diet can reduce total cholesterol.
- Mustard seed lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides, and raises HDL (good) cholesterol.
- Ground red pepper causes blood clots.
- Oregano raises HDL (good) cholesterol.
- Ginger calms your stomach and reduces formation of blood clots.
- Peppermint raises LDL (bad) cholesterol.
Answers: 1) True; 2) True; 3) True; 4) False. In fact, it can help dissolve clots. 5) True; 6) True; 7) False
Jonny Bowden, PhD, C.N.S. is a nationally known expert on weight loss, nutrition and health and is the author of several best-selling books.
Yay for quizzes! That was fun. But come on, Jonny, that was WAY too easy!
:)
OK, next time i post one i promise it will be harder!
warmly
jb
Dr. Bowden,
Does the type of cinnamon make a difference?
e.g. is it more beneficial to consume cassia than generic cinnamon?
actually, according to Dr. Broadhurst over at USDA, the cheapest most ordinary kind you get in the supermarket is perfectly fine and may even be the best choice!
warmly
jb
Obviously it'll make some difference with flavor, but I wonder if the freshness of the spice comes into play with its effectiveness in this context?
I use cinnamon all the time, but a little bit goes a long way, so the bottle I have in my cupboard is probably a couple of years old and there's still probably about a fifth of the container remaining...
But how do you consume 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon? Easier said than done, it seems to me. Ideas?
I just put cinnamon on everything- coffee, oatmeal, etc. You can also make a tea with it. Most of it will dissolve.
best
jb
Hi Dr. Bowden.
I recently did some research on cinnamon and its potential benefits and dangers. Cassia contains a toxin called coumarin, which may cause liver damage. True cinnamon has very little coumarin and a water extract of either kind will have none. You can read the article here: http://carbwars.blogspot.com/search?q=cinnamon+warning
Thanks for the great blog; I'm a regular reader.
Judy Barnes Baker
Hi Dr. Bowden.
I recently did some research on cinnamon and its potential benefits and dangers. Cassia contains a toxin called coumarin, which may cause liver damage. True cinnamon has very little coumarin and a water extract of either kind will have none. You can read the article here: http://carbwars.blogspot.com/search?q=cinnamon+warning
Hi Dr. Bowden.
I recently did some research on cinnamon and its potential benefits and dangers. Cassia contains a toxin called coumarin, which may cause liver damage. True cinnamon has very little coumarin and a water extract of either kind will have none. You can read the article here: http://carbwars.blogspot.com/search?q=cinnamon+warning
Thank you Judy, that's great info
warmly
jb
Hi Jonny and everyone, your book 150 foods - yeah the bible in our house, mentions cardamom. Have been to just about every store looking for mysore cardamom, which you say is better, but the packages all read cardamom, nothing else. We've found the ground, we've found black seeds, and we've found black and green pods. Any additional help to distinguish would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. PS We've decided everyone in our family will be getting the book for Christmas, your sales should skyrocket! Cheers!
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