New study proves ginger may help curb autoimmune diseases like arthritis

If you like adding ginger in your food or drinks, well the benefits of the root never seem to cease.

New research has proved that the consumption of ginger daily may help control inflammation caused by auto immune diseases including lupus and arthritis.

Ginger has the potential to help with the management of certain autoimmune diseases because of its ability to halt white blood cell activity that causes inflammation.

According to Kristen Demoruelle, MD, PhD, a senior study author of the study which was published September 22 in the journal JCI Insight, when neutrophils act normally, they help the body fight infections.

But when neutrophils become overactive, they can cause the inflammation that’s at the root of many autoimmune diseases.

“Sometimes supplements are given less credit for their potential health benefits because studies detailing exactly how they work are not performed rigorously or in people,” Dr. Demoruelle says.

“What’s new with our study is that we demonstrate a specific pathway by which ginger exerts an anti-inflammatory effect, specifically in people, which more strongly supports the use of ginger supplements in people to lower inflammation.”

Adding ginger, whether fresh, preserved, crystalized, pickled, dried, or ground to dishes may offer some health benefits and an added flavour dimension, not forgetting the uderlying health benefits.