Kourtney Kardashian’s health-food obsession
Kourtney Kardashian is known for sharing her interesting health fads. From her obsession of mauna honey to her daily intake of ghee, Kourt doesn’t skip on detailing her health regimens.
She recently shared on her website her new health-food obsession… Fennel Seeds. In her latest post, she tells explains that she has always had the healthy seed in her pantry but left it untouched, but it changed when her friends shared it’s amazing health benefits. She says, “I always had fennel seeds in my kitchen with all of my spices but never really used them until one day my friends Jaden, Moises and Mateo came over and got really excited about the fact that I had them in my kitchen…They explained to me that they are so good for you and they are basically like chewing gum.” Kourtney then shares three ways to use the power food; Seeds, Fennel oil and Fennel seed tea.
According to Organic Facts fennel helps with over 15 health issues! Some of them being:
Heart disease: fennel is a great source of fiber, as mentioned above, but besides the advantages to digestion that fiber provides, it also helps to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol in the blood stream.
Indigestion: It is a common practice, particularly on the Indian Subcontinent, to chew fennel seeds after meals. This is done to facilitate digestion and to eliminate bad breath.
Diarrhea: Fennel is helpful in curing diarrhea if it is caused by bacterial infection, because some components of the essential oil in fennel such as anetol and cineole have disinfectant and antibacterial properties.
Blood Pressure: Fennel is a very rich source of potassium, which is an essential nutrient in our bodies and is vital for a number of important processes. One of the attributes of potassium is its quality as a vasodilator, which means that it relaxes the tension of blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure.
Cancer: The raw vegetable itself hasn’t been extensively studied in regards to cancer protection, but the fennel seed extract has, and the findings regarding cancer protection are quite impressive. It shows that the extract can’t only inhibit the growth of tumors, thanks to its concentrations of flavonoids, alkaloids, and phenols, but that it can even be somewhat chemo-protective against the harmful effects of radiation during cancer treatment.
Hopefully you will take a minute and reevaluate some of these interesting facts. Thanks to our favorite Kardashian, Kourtney, you might just be on your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Amanda Rey 🙂
