One of the most common spices in home cooking can prolong life.
This was expressed by two experts in the field of public health nutritionists Sarah Brewer and Juliet Kellaway. They are advised to eat black pepper, reports healthinfo.
Black pepper is useful to strengthen the heart, as reduces the body's need for salt. Pepper acts as an antioxidant. Laboratory tests show that it is able to reduce inflammation. With it you can increase the life expectancy, experts said.
Due to its anti-inflammatory effect of black pepper is effective anti-aging. That long-term inflammation contribute to the development of "age-related" health problems such as bowel disease, some cancers, dementia and arthritis.
"Currently, the research provides evidence of the potential benefits of black pepper to health, including protection against cancer and improve memory," - noted Brewer and Kellaway.
In general, in order to live longer, Nutritionists strongly recommend added to the dishes containing no salt spices. Experts say that as black pepper, protecting against cancer properties are turmeric and ginger. Brewer and Kellaway added that laboratory studies have found curcumin's ability to kill cancer cells in the breast, intestine, stomach, and skin, as well as to stop the growth of tumors. As for the ginger, this spice is very good to reduce the pain associated with arthritis.