Healing Spices

Breakthrough scientific research is finding that spices, even more than herbs, fruits, and vegetables, are loaded with antioxidants and other unique health-enhancing compounds. Studies of dietary patterns around the world confirm that spice-consuming populations have the lowest incidence of such life-threatening illnesses as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's. Bharat B. Aggarwal, the world's foremost expert on the therapeutic use of culinary spices, takes an in-depth look at 50 different spices and their curative qualities and also offers spice "prescriptions", categorised by health condition, to match the right spice to a specific ailment.