Drinking spices?

[counterfugue]

Hi -- I've recently been reading a lot about various spices and they have enormous benefits.

I cook frequently with some spices -- cinnamon, cumin, ginger -- but I would love to take in a broader spectrum daily or every few days.

Does anyone take spices nutritionally or medicinally? Whole or ground? Toasted or raw? In a cup of water - cold or hot? In oil? In milk? Will it dissolve? How will it taste? Will I gag?

Any insights are appreciated!

[kind2creatures]

I take a small spoonful of ground Turmeric every morning in orange juice with my Chlorella. I sometimes put in a bit of black pepper, as it's supposed to help the body absorb the Turmeric. I cook with various spices, and use cinnamon in my tea when I have it in winter. If I have a cold, although that's rare, I'll also put some Ginger in the tea.

[counterfugue]

ok thanks

[Solstice Goat]

I do my turmeric in tepid water from the tea kettle.

[ophiuchus]

taking in "more" spices isnt necessarily better for you. id focus instead on cooking with spices. most spices are antibacterial, which can be good, except that 90% of the cells in human body arent human cells. what do you think will happen to the good bacteria that you have if you take a bunch of antibacterial plants at once? why i mention cooking. if you eat a diet that doesnt contain many refined grains/ refined sugars, then you shouldnt have much of a problem to deal with, and given a long enough timeline of this, many, if not most issues will work themself out, as long as one rotates the different foods in their diet.

[counterfugue]

I'm interested in spices beyond the anti-bacterial effects.

I do try to cook with spices, but I find that certain ones do not get used regularly enough. This is why I'd like a less culinary method of consuming some spices.

[d0ug]

Get yourself a capsule maker and you can take all your spices. Make them into a powder and put into capsules. Most all spices have a high ORAC score which fights of damage to the body. I personally take cloves, moringa, turmeric, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme, sage, basil, oregano, ginger, parsley, every day.