Good for ginger
Ginger supplements could help lessen the side effects of chemotherapy according to recent research. In a trial carried out by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center, a group of 600 patients, who had felt nauseous during previous chemo sessions, were given one of four treatments – 0.5 grams of ginger, I gram of ginger, 1.5 grams of ginger or a placebo. Overall all the ginger-taking patients felt less nauseous than those given the placebo
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