The well-being of our body, as we all know by now, is the combination of a good physical activity accompanied by a varied and balanced in which the elements are selected ad hoc based on our real needs.
Some foods are definitely needed and promote our health preserving us from chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, these are mainly spices of various kinds that are almost like drugs, remedies "miracle" for eating disorders and health of different origin and extent. It would therefore be good practice to create a small reserve of spices to be used continuously, which will contribute to flavor and make our creative cuisine and simultaneously to improve the welfare of our body.
There is a vast literature on spices and their various antioxidant powers, the most prodigious we can include cloves, allspice, mint and cinnamon, and for this reason some spices should always be present in our kitchen as d 'Besides, my.
Here are some mix in my opinion prodigious: Mix sweets, the Italian Mix and Oriental Mix, individually examine their composition and their respective benefits. We start from the Mix sweet, contains cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg, can be mixed in various dishes or drinks, it is a tasty blend of sugar and devoid of extraordinary antioxidant, works as a sort of "rust" fighting stress oxidative accorded to our arteries over time, especially the cinnamon would help to balance the levels of blood sugar and to counter the bad cholesterol, blood pressure would lower the allspice and nutmeg might be useful to lower levels cholesterol, treat depression, improve memory and why not fight wrinkles.
Turning to mix Italian, it is a mixture of green herbs, oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary and sage each with its own specific characteristics. The oregano contains carvacrol and thymol the antibacterial and antiviral properties, can then calm the stomach, prevent food poisoning, improve the health of the liver. Marjoram has the same two active components of oregano to which is added a third, ursolic acid, all three components work synergistically and help to delay the progression of diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, to thin the blood thus preventing possible attacks heart, would also enhance the digestive process. As regards the thymus, it would be the various anti-inflammatory properties while the basil would act as an "adaptogen" making it easier to cope with stress. Finally what about rosemary and thyme? The first known since the days of Shakespeare improve memory and counter the production of substances that favor aging and the onset of cancer, the second would limit the formation of arterial plaques.
Last but not least the eastern Mix, it contains coriander, cumin, turmeric, pepper, ginger, cardamom, mustard, cloves, nutmeg, black pepper and saffron. Turmeric is the yellow spice well known Indian spices for centuries considered a healer for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties due to the presence of curcumin, however numerous are the research (and many articles published by us), conducted on animals but also humans, who tested and shown widely the health benefits from the consumption of turmeric and curcumin in dozens of medical diseases of various kinds, such as heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, Alzheimer's and cancer. Having said that we have to create our own personal "pharmacy" of spices in which they will certainly miss those so far examined, have fun with them to create highly original and tasty dishes that will delight our palates and will do good for our health.
Here are some tips on how to mix the spices and why not even the flowers:
Floral blend (mix the flowers in equal parts)
Flowers of thyme
Flowers calamint (mint)
Basil flowers (leaf lettuce)
Flowers of Monarda citriodora
Chive Flowers
Flowers of salvia coccinea
Flowers of Chinese garlic
Preparation
Do dry in a dry and ventilated, not exposed to sunlight or flowers lose all their color. Crumble hand inflorescences larger as those of Monarda or thyme, so that they can better dry. Mixture of aromatic flowers when the harvest season ends, chop the mixture of flowers with a blender.
Spicy mix (spreadable)
2 teaspoons of thyme powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley leaves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
½ fresh chilli
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 chopped onion
Spicy mix (dry)
4 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1 tablespoon minced onion
2 tablespoons black pepper
2 tablespoons white pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tsp oregano powder
a pinch of thyme powder
a pinch of mustard powder
a pinch of ground cloves
a pinch of ginger
Mix green
2 tablespoons thyme
2 tablespoons rosemary
2 tablespoons lavender
2 tablespoons marjoram
2 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons mint
2 tablespoons bay
2 tablespoons basil
Curry
8 tablespoons cumin
7 tablespoons coriander
2 tablespoons ginger
4 tablespoons turmeric
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cloves
Mix Chinese
2 tablespoons anise
2 tablespoons fennel seeds
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cloves
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
Mix Pakistani (spices are toasted 4-5 minutes before pulverization)
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
2 tablespoons cardamom seeds
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
1 teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 tsp turmeric powder
Andrea Busalacchi
