Quality of life in the toilet? Here’s how this tummy tonic can help
If you’ve struggled with chronic inflammation in your colon and lower intestine, you know the deal.
One minute you could feel fine. You might even think the condition has miraculously DISAPPEARED.
And then the next… a DEBILITATING flare-up.
One of those could mean frequent, urgent runs to the toilet… and nausea so bad, you find yourself dropping weight without even trying.
We don’t know what causes this condition, known as ulcerative colitis…
And there’s NO conventional cure.
But if you don’t figure out a way to keep it at bay naturally, you could wind up on risky pharmaceutical meds.
Or, your doc could try to CUT OUT sections of your lower intestine!
You don’t have to let them SLICE you open… and you shouldn’t have to LOSE any body parts to this condition.
Fortunately, there’s a way to HEAL your gut…
And it’s with a simple culinary ingredient that’s been used since ancient times.
You may already know how it can settle your stomach…
But research shows how its powers extend into the nether regions of your intestinal system as well.
Pungent spice packs a gentle punch
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a STAPLE of Asian cuisine – not just sushi, but Thai curries and Chinese dishes, too.
But unless you’ve got an exotic-leaning palate, you may have only encountered it when you’ve had a stomach bug… or something else that’s made your belly do flip-flops.
I mean, who hasn’t sipped a little ginger ale to help ease a tummy ache?
Well, it turns out that this kitchen spice is even MORE powerful than you ever imagined.
Because it can help beat back one of the worst forms of IBD that can strike.
I’m talking about ulcerative colitis.
In a 2019 study out of Iran, ginger significantly improved 2 of the most important factors UC patients care about:
- disease severity
- quality of life.
And those improvements were significant after just 12 weeks.
Compare that to the LIFETIME of torture that too may folks with UC have to endure!
But researchers in that study also discovered something ELSE — something that may reveal HOW ginger works in cases of UC.
It reduced levels of a key biomarker of oxidative stress.
Ginger is, indeed, a proven antioxidant, but that’s not all…
Turns out it’s also a potent anti-inflammatory.
In one animal study, ginger root extract beat back the levels of common inflammatory markers like TNF-alpha and PGE2.
It worked so well, in fact, that it stood TOE TO TOE with even the HIGHEST dose of the anti-inflammatory drug sulfasalazine, often given to UC patients.
But while THAT drug could upset your stomach… or make you nauseous or even throw up…
Ginger is the ultimate stomach SOOTHER!
According to a more recent animal study… this one out of Georgia State University… the key to ginger’s success may be a pungent compound called 6-shogaol.
Not only did giving this compound to UC-induced mice reduce several different measurements of inflammation… and alleviate symptoms in vivo…
But it also triggered tissue repair!
If you suffer from UC yourself, you know how your intestinal lining can become damaged – in fact, downright WOUNDED.
But this ginger-derived compound stimulated the mice’s innate wound-healing processes.
That study derived 6-shogaol from dried ginger… because you won’t find this compound in fresh ginger.
Now, many ginger supplements you’ll find have been standardized to contain a certain percentage of gingerols…
But shogaols are the DEHYDRATED form of gingerols.
Check the label to be sure of what you’re getting. One option is Pure Synergy’s SuperPure Extract, which contains both shogaols and gingerols.
You can also use whole dried ginger, ginger powder, or ginger tea. As long as it’s been dried or cooked under heat, it’ll contain shogaols.
And you really can’t go wrong with ginger in any of its forms, as long as no sugars or sweeteners have been added.
To healing your wounded gut,
Melissa Young
