Watch as Integrative Medicine Specialist Dr. Roberta Lee discusses some of the valuable health benefits of fennel seed.
I love fennel seeds. They've been used in Ayurvedic culture, East Indian culture for a hundreds of years. Fennel seeds have a lot of magnesium, [xx] and vitamin C, and it is not accident that when you chew fennel seeds or if you take fennel seeds as a tea, it will relax your intestinal system.
One of other things I do when I travel, is carry a little bit of fennel seed in a little baggy, and if I have an upset stomach with stomach cramps, I will chew on it and in 10 minutes I don't have any cramps. Or if I don't want to chew the fennel seeds, I will chew the fennel seeds, I will take the teabags, and I will just brew a regular cup of fennel seed tea, drink it and again in five minutes, 10 minutes, my intestinal systems feels a lot better.
Roberta Lee, MD, is vice chair of the department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital where she directs and develops new integrative programs within the hospital. Her book, The SuperStress Solution, was released in 2010.
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