Ginger is a very common kitchen ingredient in Indian households. From adding a tad bit of it to our daily chai to adding its flavour to curries and other food items, ginger has really been on top of the favourite list when it comes to adding a strong flavour. Along with its taste, ginger also has a lot of health benefits. If you're someone who doesn't add ginger to any of the foods, there's another easy way with which you can still consume it on an everyday basis, and that's by making some ginger water.
Here's how you make ginger water:
You need to take a little part of the ginger and grate it. Then take a pan and add two cups of water to it. Add the grated ginger to the water, mix it well and then strain the water and drink it. You can have it however you like it, cold or hot. If it doesn't taste good, you can add a little honey or lemon to it. You can even store more ginger water for a few days in the fridge. Also, make sure you don't consume more than 3-4 grams of ginger per day.
Here are some benefits of ginger water:
- A study says that drinking ginger water will help in lowering the cholesterol level. Bad cholesterol can put you at risk of heart problems.
- Ginger water works well for blood thinning. It can help in regulating the blood pressure level of your body. It also deals with high blood pressure.
- When you start getting hungry, your blood sugar level starts to go up. This in turn makes you overeat which then adds to your weight. Drinking ginger water helps in regulating blood sugar level which controls your hunger pangs and prevents you from consuming more calories.
- Ginger is is amazing for your skin and hair as well. It contains vitamin A and C which works great for your hair. Ginger also has antibacterial properties that cleans your blood and keeps you away from skin problems.
- The antioxidants in ginger water can fight the free radicals of your body and prevents them from causing any damage to your body.
- Drinking ginger water can prevent you from diabetes. It has zinc that helps in regulating the secretion of insulin.
- You should drink ginger water to keep you hydrated all day long. Your body needs enough water to survive and ginger water is a good way to consume more water.
