Cut carcinogens

with ginger!

Gingerols, the compounds that give this spice its zingy taste, lower your cancer risk by counteracting carcinogens, reports the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Although ginger is nontoxic to healthy cells, preliminary University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center lab tests suggest it kills ovarian cancer cells as effectively as chemotherapy by tricking them to self-destruct!

✤ ”Thai” it yourself! Sip two cups of ginger tea daily, such as Organic Thai Ginger Tea, $13.05, 4Allvitamins.com. Or take a ginger detox bath weekly: Simmer two tea bags or a quarter cup of freshly grated ginger root in a pot of water for 15 minutes, strain and add liquid to the tub; soak 10 minutes.