Next time you want to add thyme to your meat and fish, don't just bear in mind that you are only adding seasoning but you acquiring some health benefits too. So from now, don't miss it :)
Thyme herb is packed with numerous health benefiting phyto-nutrients (plant derived compounds), minerals and vitamins that are essential for overall wellness. It is also known for its antibacterial properties and might have a future as an acne-fighting ingredient.
Thyme to Lower Blood Pressure:
A recent study found that an extract was able to significantly reduce the heart rate in rats with high blood pressure, and was also able to lower their cholesterol.
Thyme to Boost your Immunity
Getting all the vitamins your body needs every day can be challenging. Luckily, thyme is packed with vitamin C and is also a good source of vitamin A. it’s also a good source of copper, fiber, iron and manganese.
Thyme for cooking
It can be used while seasoning all kinds of kinds of meat or fish.
Thyme provides 0.35 mg of vitamin B-6 or pyridoxine; furnishing about 27% of daily recommended intake. Pyridoxine keeps up GABA (beneficial neurotransmitter in the brain) levels in the brain which has a role as stress buster
Thyme contains many flavonoid phenolic antioxidants. Fresh thyme herb has one of the highest antioxidant levels among herbs, a total ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value of 27,426-µmol TE/100 g.
Sources:
www.healthline.com
www.nutrition-and-you.com
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