Ginger wierdness
Posted by yabbitgirl on Apr 23, 2010 · Member since Apr 2006 · 14266 posts
Lately I've been eating a lot of stirfries and soups with fresh ginger in them. And for some reason it makes me sweat like mad! At first I put it down to hot soup, since our weather has warmed up. But lately I've traded soups for stirfries--with ginger. I just ate supper and have sweat through my t-shirt.
Is this, like, "normal" in any way? What's IN ginger, anyway?
I don't know if it is normal, but sometimes I have weird reactions to food. Occasionally raspberries and pineapple make my mouth all tingly.
I thought this was going to be about redheads being weird.
I thought this was going to be about redheads being weird.
Well, they are. But aside from that... ;)b
I thought this was going to be about redheads being weird.
I know. I was hoping for pics. I love gingers
I thought this was going to be about redheads being weird.
Well, they are. But aside from that... ;)b
Hey!! :P
Ginger is a warming spice so maybe you are just now extra sensitive to it. Just a guess.
I'm not really sure what chemical in ginger you may be reacting to.....but I know other people who have strange reactions.
One of N's friends has a funny one - whenever he eats curry his cheeks sweat. No where else, just his cheeks. I didn't even know that there were sweat glands in the cheeks!
So YG, no help from me at all ::)
a ha! I knew it!
Ginger is thought of as a "hot" spice, which means in produces a warming effect on the human body. It is this warming effect that produces a sweat, which provides an increased immunity, yes there is some truth behind "you have to sweat out a cold." The sweat glands produce a compound called dermicidin which once delivered to the skin provides protection against infection. This compound fights off any infection that may come in contact with the skin. "Ginger can not only be warming on a cold day, but can help promote healthy sweating, which is often helpful during colds and flu's" (the world's healthiest foods p.5)
a ha! I knew it!
Ginger is thought of as a "hot" spice, which means in produces a warming effect on the human body. It is this warming effect that produces a sweat, which provides an increased immunity, yes there is some truth behind "you have to sweat out a cold." The sweat glands produce a compound called dermicidin which once delivered to the skin provides protection against infection. This compound fights off any infection that may come in contact with the skin. "Ginger can not only be warming on a cold day, but can help promote healthy sweating, which is often helpful during colds and flu's" (the world's healthiest foods p.5)
Interesting! Thanks for posting that. :)
See, now--that's why I posted this!
I knew I was weird in general terms, but...this is "all about the yang" as a friend of mine would say. No wonder Hot and Sour Soup tastes so good when you don't feel quite the thing.
I thought this was going to be about redheads being weird.
I know. I was hoping for pics. I love gingers
http://workboywork.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/ginger-baby.jpg
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/Th3Cra1gMach1n3/Funny_Pictures_512.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sBLxX3sph8M/SxQIBUojXoI/AAAAAAAAH_c/iYS22sHAizg/s1600/ginger.jpg
http://www.food-info.net/images/ginger.jpg
Ahhh...Rodin's missing sculpture! :-D
So this is where you guys secretly talk about me...
you
have
been
foiled.