Spices and wellness

Episode 25: In this episode, Angie Gust, talks about how spices and herbs have been in use for centuries both for culinary and medicinal purposes. Spices not only enhance the flavor of food, but they can also protect us from acute and chronic diseases. Research has shown that spices are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumorigenic, anticarcinogenic, and have glucose- and cholesterol-lowering activities as well as properties that affect cognition and mood.  Turning to the environment, in February, UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterrez said to the UN Environment Assembly, that human well-being will be improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions. He said that by the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China, on 17-30 May 2021, nations must show how they will reverse species and ecosystem loss with concrete targets and plans for implementation.

References

Barr RA. Nov 17, 2019. Fake news grabs our attention, appeals to our emotions and produces false memories.The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/fake-news-grabs-our-attention-produces-false-memories-and-appeals-to-our-emotions-124842

Cadsby, C. B., Du, N., & Song, F. (2016). In-group favoritism and moral decision-making. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 128, 59-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2016.05.008

Cikanavicius, D. 6 toxic arguing techniques used by narcissists and manipulators. Psych Central. https://psychcentral.com/blog/psychology-self/2018/08/narcissist-arguing#1

Jiang TA. Health Benefits of Culinary Herbs and Spices. J AOAC Int. 2019 Mar 1;102(2):395-411. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.18-0418. Epub 2019 Jan 16. PMID: 30651162.

Jost, J. T., Glaser, J., Kruglanski, A. W., & Sulloway, F. J. (2003). Political conservatism as motivated social cognition. Psychological Bulletin, 129(3), 339–375. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.129.3.339

McManamy, J. 2012. The Smart Idiot Effect: Why You Can't Reason With Republicans. Knowledge is Necessity. http://knowledgeisnecessity.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-smart-idiot-effect-why-you-cant.html

Murphy G, Loftus EF, Grady RH, Levine LJ, Greene CM. False Memories for Fake News During Ireland’s Abortion Referendum. Psychological Science. 2019;30(10):1449-1459. doi:10.1177/0956797619864887

Mooney, C. The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Scienceand Reality. John Wiley and Sons, NJ, 2012.

Pattee, E. Mar 11, 2021.Meet the Climate Change Activists of Tittok. Wired.. https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-tiktok-science-communication/

UN News. Feb 22, 2021. 2021: Critical year to ‘reset our relationship with nature’ – UN chief . https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085382

Williamson, O. Logical Fallacies Master List. U Texas El Paso. http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/ENGL1311/fallacies.htm

Episode 25: In this episode, Angie Gust, talks about how spices and herbs have been in use for centuries both for culinary and medicinal purposes. Spices not only enhance the flavor of food, but they can also protect us from acute and chronic diseases. Research has shown that spices are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumorigenic, anticarcinogenic, and have glucose- and cholesterol-lowering activities as well as properties that affect cognition and mood.  Turning to the environment, in February, UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterrez said to the UN Environment Assembly, that human well-being will be improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions. He said that by the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China, on 17-30 May 2021, nations must show how they will reverse species and ecosystem loss with concrete targets and plans for implementation.

References

Barr RA. Nov 17, 2019. Fake news grabs our attention, appeals to our emotions and produces false memories.The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/fake-news-grabs-our-attention-produces-false-memories-and-appeals-to-our-emotions-124842

Cadsby, C. B., Du, N., & Song, F. (2016). In-group favoritism and moral decision-making. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 128, 59-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2016.05.008

Cikanavicius, D. 6 toxic arguing techniques used by narcissists and manipulators. Psych Central. https://psychcentral.com/blog/psychology-self/2018/08/narcissist-arguing#1

Jiang TA. Health Benefits of Culinary Herbs and Spices. J AOAC Int. 2019 Mar 1;102(2):395-411. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.18-0418. Epub 2019 Jan 16. PMID: 30651162.

Jost, J. T., Glaser, J., Kruglanski, A. W., & Sulloway, F. J. (2003). Political conservatism as motivated social cognition. Psychological Bulletin, 129(3), 339–375. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.129.3.339

McManamy, J. 2012. The Smart Idiot Effect: Why You Can't Reason With Republicans. Knowledge is Necessity. http://knowledgeisnecessity.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-smart-idiot-effect-why-you-cant.html

Murphy G, Loftus EF, Grady RH, Levine LJ, Greene CM. False Memories for Fake News During Ireland’s Abortion Referendum. Psychological Science. 2019;30(10):1449-1459. doi:10.1177/0956797619864887

Mooney, C. The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Scienceand Reality. John Wiley and Sons, NJ, 2012.

Pattee, E. Mar 11, 2021.Meet the Climate Change Activists of Tittok. Wired.. https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-tiktok-science-communication/ UN News. Feb 22, 2021. 2021: Critical year to ‘reset our relationship with nature’ – UN chief . https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085382

Williamson, O. Logical Fallacies Master List. U Texas El Paso. http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/ENGL1311/fallacies.htm