10 health benefits of eating ginger (slideshow)

6. Calms coughs

When cough and sore throat come on we usually grab for lozenges and cough syrups. But ginger may work just as well, if not better, than the common brands you have been using.

Use of ginger tea, candy, or supplements may increase the release of mucus associated with cough.

Read: Is it a chest cold or bronchitis and is pneumonia far behind?

Craig Cooper

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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