Kingsbury has recommended turmeric to his patients as an anti-inflammatory and to aid digestion. Ancient physicians also used turmeric as an antibacterial agent to relieve upper respiratory and sinus infections, he says. And don't even get him started on ginger. It's highly beneficial to the digestive system. It's a blood cleanser.
People take it for nausea, especially with air or car sickness.
I've recommended to patients to put slices of raw ginger in the bottom of a cup and add boiling water. Soni is also familiar with the healing properties of spices. Cinnamon isn't just for toast, Soni says. A concoction of cinnamon, honey and water is what he calls for to cut your cholesterol. If you've overdone it at the gym and are out of muscle-soothing ointments, chopped chili peppers on the sore area will do the trick, Soni says.