The more we learn about inflammation and its impact on our immune systems, the more it's abundantly clear that managing a healthy inflammatory response is essential to well-being and longevity. Of course, there are plenty of ways to calm inflammation, but according to research published in the journal JCI Insight, there's one common spice you don't want to miss.
Studying the impact of ginger on inflammation
For this study, researchers wanted to assess the impact of ginger on inflammation, namely looking at white blood cells called neutrophils, and further, neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation, known as NETosis. In the simplest of simple terms, when NETosis occurs, there's a cell death of neutrophils and the body is subjected to inflammation as a result.
As study co-author Kristen Demoruelle, MD, Ph.D., explains in a news release, "There are a lot of diseases where neutrophils are abnormally overactive," such as autoimmune diseases, which impact up to 10% of the world's population.
