It may be time to look differently at your spice rack. The medicinal properties of herbs and spices were once a central part of a healers toolkit, but much of the knowledge and understanding of their properties is lost in our ultra modern world. What if we took a trip to our spice cabinet rather than the pharmacy for our medicine? Or better still, what if we used our spices to keep us well in the first place?

The wonderful spice cinnamon is a good place to start as there is lots of research on its medicinal properties. Also, cinnamon is such a versatile spice; it is easy to incorporate it into every day cooking, which is fantastic given the multiple demonstrated health benefits.