Become a Spice Girl, For Your Health


Updated 03/09/11 1:30 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Become a Spice Girl, For Your Health

Me, I like it hot. You name it, I'll sprinkle a little hot sauce on it. I just like the taste (and the heat) but adding spice to your food can curb hunger, strengthen muscles, boost your brainpower and improve mood. Here's why: Staying slender: A study in the British Journal of Nutrition found that when women added 2 teaspoons of dried red pepper on their food, they consumed fewer calories and Read more

Love Your Liver


Updated 04/03/09 1:01 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 13 comments

Love Your Liver

There must be 50 ways to love your liver, but to truly love something you have to know what it is all about. Right? Well, what impresses me most about the liver is not that it is the largest internal organ of the body, but that it performs over 5,000 functions. A small list includes balancing your cholesterol, storing vitamins, activating hormones, and metabolizing fat into glucose to give Read more

Why You Should Be Adding Turmeric to Your Meals


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 0 comments

The Health Benefits of Tumeric

Did you know that it's the powerful Indian spice turmeric that gives curry dishes that nice bold yellow hue? Turmeric not only adds to the aesthetic of Indian dishes, but it is also a powerful healing aid. The active ingredient in turmeric, curcumin, works in a very similar way to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. For thousands of years, people in China and India have been using the spice to Read more