10 health benefits of eating ginger (slideshow)

Healthy Diet

Craig Cooper

Tags Superfoods

1. Fights free radicals

If you are looking for a potent natural substance to fight disease-causing free radicals, then ginger may be a great choice. The rhizomes (root-like structures) of ginger contain more than 50 different antioxidants. Plants that contain such a wide variety of antioxidants are better able to fight free radicals throughout the body.

Read: Best foods and herbs to stop a ‘free-radical’ attack

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By Craig Cooper

Craig Cooper is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and TV host of CNBC's "Adventure Capitalists". He is an “Ambassador” for both the global men’s health foundation “Movember” and 2XU, the performance sportswear company. He is the author of the Harper Collins book “Your New Prime: 30 Days to Better Sex, Eternal Strength, and a Kick-Ass Life After 40“. Follow Craig on Instagram @craigcooperrrr and Facebook.

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