ginger

[Guest guest]

I have been hearing lots of good things about ginger for a while

now, but had resisted because I have never liked the flavor of ginger.

Well, the other week I bought some ginger & vowed to put some in my morning

fruit smoothie each day until I finish up one root.

 

Day one the ginger tasted awful! Foulest yuck I have had in a long

time. I used a piece about as big is the tip joint on my pinky.

 

Day 2 I cut back the ginger to about 25% of day one. Taste was not

great, but manageable.

 

From day 3 until now (about day 10) I have slowly been increasing my

ginger intake. I am getting used to the taste. Not what I would call

yummy, but certainly no longer foul.

 

One strange side effect. When I started using ginger I started

getting the foulest smelling gas. People would gasp 20 feet away outside

even when they could not hear me breaking wind. I assumed this was some

sort of intestinal detox & not harmful (except fainting for people too close

to me). After about 5 days, the gasses started to abate. Less gas & far

less evil smelling. Gasses not completely gone after 10 days, but nearly

so.

 

Now for a question. How much ginger is good to take on a daily

basis? I am now using a piece about as big as my first joint on my thumb

(I have big hands). Is there a problem if I use too much?

 

Alobar