15/01/2022

Go Ahead, Spice Up Your Diet

It’s Good for Your Heart
Two new studies have found that herbs and spices add more than just flavor to food. They also provide potential benefits for your health, such as lowering cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Getty Images

Herbs and spices add more than just flavor to food. They also provide potential benefits for your health.

“Studies have shown positive health benefits when including herbs and spices in the diet, including anti-inflammatory [properties],” Kayla Kirschner, RDN, a nutritionist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, told Healthline.

“Chronic inflammation is associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more,” she continued.