Health, wealth, happiness.

I'm Dr. Michael Greger and you're listening to the Nutrition Facts podcast.

And while I can't promise you all of those things, if you take a listen to the evidence-based

nutrition found in this podcast, chances are you'll learn something that you can use

to make a positive change in your diet and in your health.

My job here is to bring you the information you need to make that reality possible.

Today we look at inflammation.

It turns out that inflammation may play a role in a variety of disease states, premature

aging, periodontal disease, obesity, skin aging, diabetes, multiple sclerosis cancer,

and inflammatory bowel disease, of course.

And that's just for starters.

In our first story, we look at the results of an elegant experiment where spices, such

as cloves, ginger, rosemary, and turmeric are tested for their anti-inflammatory capacity.

Once in a while, I come across a study that's so juicy, I do an entire video about it.

It's like my which fruit fights cancer better video or the best cooking method one or that

one comparing thousands of foods.

Well, this is one such study.

A group of researchers at U of F gains, villain, Penn State set up an elegant experiment.

We've known ounce per ounce that herbs and spices have some of the greatest antioxidant

activities known, but that's in a test tube.

Before we can ask if an herb or spices health benefits, it's first necessary to determine

whether it's bioavailable.

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