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Nutritionist Lyndsey Heffernan reveals the real health benefits of spicing up your food

- Lyndsey Heffernan

Аdding more spice to your meals will give your wellbeing a boost, whether you 'slam it to the left' or 'shake it to the right'. Because whichever way you choose to turn up the flavour in the flavour in your meals, the Spice Girls were onto something when they urged us to spice up our lives to 'feel fine'.

Adding just a teaspoon and a half of herbs and spices to your diet a day could lower blood pressure, according to recent research*. And the good news is it's not just heart health it helps, from fresh breath to preventing COVID-19 and fighting depression, spice can do you good. So, it's time to turn up the heat and reap the rewards...