How spices improve overall health | Kanchan Koya & Sarah Berry

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Can spices really contribute to improved overall health?
Molecular biologist Kanchan Koya joins Jonathan and Sarah to explore the incredible health benefits of spices. From controlling blood sugar to soothing a sore throat, we’ll discover what the latest research says about household favourites including ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
Kanchan Koya is a food scientist, founder of the spice-centric food blog Chief Spice Mama and author of the cookbook ‘100 Recipes with Healing Spices for your Family Table’. She will show us how to get the most out of spices, with simple cooking tips and delicious recipes.
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[@lucretiasulimay1968]

When I grind my coffee beans I add dried Ginger cloves star anise fennel seeds. Crushed red pepper flakes, fresh ground black pepper pink Himalayan salt and cardamom and I forgot the coriander 😊😊😊😊

[@jenna8378]

What a great idea I am going to try this

[@gwenryan58]

Great idea!! TY for sharing

[@keithpp1]

Why ruin good coffee? Specialty coffee high in polyphenols and fibre.

[@theancientsancients1769]

​@@gwenryan58You can get Somali coffee ☕ which has ginger cardamom and smells amazing !

[@flower7022]

You put all these I the grinder with your beans and then?

[@annasaville319]

I love your podcast. It's fascinating how food makes us feel, and at the same time, it makes a lot of sense. It is very informative, and just proving that adding a little spice here and there can be not only delicious but also super healthy. Small changes make all the difference 👍👍

[@KST9182]

Was very surprised recently to find out how many negative impacting heavy metals are in spices & lots of different ones taken often can really add up over time to potentially unhealthy levels. It’s made us reduce the quantity of each regularly but not the variety…

[@keithpp1]

And Lindt chocolate. Now subject to multi million dollar law suite.

[@keithpp1]

And Lindt chocolate, contaminated with heavy metals. Now the subject of a multi million dollar action.

[@dickschwanzstein1789]

Yes, it’s a worry of mine as well

[@AvatarMakusan]

It's a sad state affairs, that human beings have turned this planet into their own trash heap. Contaminating all water sources, the land, and the air. We have lost immense amount of nutrition from our food, and lack of clean, and uncontaminated food. Even organic food is not uncontaminated.😢

[@yummymealsss]

Good point! They even can't measure polyphenols in our body, so how we can know if we need them or not. Spices it just for good taste, but they have another side that you mention before like heavy metals.

[@jimcouch2348]

Thanks. What a great and informative conversation.

[@simba2597]

yes MashaaAllah

[@spurgendahl]

For a long time I've been brewing my morning coffee with some cardamom in the bottom of the coffee filter, and putting some cacao powder and ecological cinnamon in the cup, drinking all of it. The coffee has a great flavor and I've the gut feeling this is really great and healthy coffee.

[@keithpp1]

Why destroy good coffee? Drink speciality coffee: high in polyphenols and fibre.

[@jenliggins507]

Cure type 2 diabetes with a pinch of mixed spice, I should start making mince pies again?

[@stephenking2218]

in my breakfast mix i use up to 8 spices in half teaspoon amounts, is there any benefit or danger in this.

[@slim215]

I would love to see what is in your spice box. I would love to have a spice box.

[@StephenMarkTurner]

Lots of comments recommending one specific book on herbs. Probably a total coincidence. 🙂 🙂

[@jenliggins507]

Blimey, in a study of one thousand, sarah berry can detect those who use sices? Realistically, my nose hase been a reliable diagnostic test since about 1960, age 3.

[@HowManyMore]

I love the holistic approach to health on this channel but don't like the appraisal to pharmacology and drugs given the manipulations and dominance of Big Pharma on "medicine" that we have seen for decades now.

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[@yummymealsss]

So herbs can help for human or not ? Cinnamon can be toxic too same as others herbs. Most diet specialist saying herbs or spices are very healthy, but why some people have issues with stomach.

[@Kwippy]

I call utter BS on this one. The whole idea of eating special foods to combat free radicals is bunk. Completely unsupported by credible, respectable research.

[@zivzulander]

Can you share the specific research studies? Thank you.

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