Health Benefits of Fenugreek

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Fenu what? Yes, I asked that too. It's not very often that you will hear the word fenugreek. Honestly, I have come across this seed here in Dubai. I have never heard of it and I'm so surprised to know that the small seed is packed with plenty of healthy benefits.

Fenugreek is a plant native to and widely used in the Middle East and the sub-continents of India. It is also known as methi. It is used as a herb, spice and vegetable. It has a distinctive sweet due to sotolon, a chemical responsible for the sweet taste of fenugreek.

Some of its health benefits are listed below:

Increase milk production for breastfeeding mothers due to the presence of diosgenin

Reduces menstrual cramps

Reduces cholesterol

Reduces cardiovascular risks

Helps control diabetes

Helps relieve sore throat

Prevents colon-cancer as it has anti-carcinogenic properties

Surpresses appetite


You can have fenugreek as part of a cooked meal or few seeds diluted in water and letting it steep overnight to be drank the next morning.

The Many Health Benefits of Turmeric

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Turmeric? Sounds like a chemical substance in the periodic table, right? Well, turmeric (curcuma longa) or in layman, the curry spice that we use when we cook chicken curry is a bright and deep yellow spice which belongs to the ginger family.

Aside from using it as a cooking herb, it also possess medicinal properties that is beneficial to one's overall health. Some of its health benefits are:

• A natural antiseptic and antibacterial great in disinfecting wounds, bruises or cuts
• Reduce the risk of childhood leukemia
• Liver detoxifier
• Helps in the treatment of psoriasis
• Natural anti-inflammatory
• Painkiller and cox-2 (inflammation and pain) inhibitor
• Helps in fat metabolism and weight loss management
• Natural treatment for rheumatoid and arthritis