Foods for nausea
What APEX holds on the table for nausea: 21 foods, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.
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Drinks
Ginger Ale Canada Dry when you're sick; ginger beer as the cultural crossover. Ginger Beer The ginger beer your West Indian neighbors make — from a ginger bug culture, two to three… Ginger Tea The something warm you drink when you're sick. Brewed from fresh or dried ginger — a home… African Ginger Tea Not ginger ale. Not ginger powder in a bag. The real thing is a 20-minute boil of a whole… Peppermint Tea Peppermint tea after a heavy meal is not just a habit — menthol activates TRPM8 cold… Ginger-Honey-Lemon Sick Tonic Hot water with fresh ginger, honey, and lemon — the warm cup pressed into your hands at… Peppermint Dried peppermint leaves or peppermint essential oil. Tea: brewed leaves for digestive and… Lemongrass-Ginger Cooler A chilled, lightly-sweetened infusion of lemongrass and fresh ginger over ice — the… Masala Chai Black tea simmered with milk, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, and pepper. Clove Tea The clove from the ham and the holiday punch, brewed for a toothache, a sore throat, or a… Ginger-Turmeric Tonic Fresh ginger and turmeric root juiced or simmered with black pepper, lemon, and honey… Star Anise Tea The eight-pointed star pod brewed for flu and a sour stomach.
Herbs & Spices
Ginger Fresh ginger contains gingerols (primary anti-inflammatory and antiemetic compounds)… Kola Nut (Bitter Kola / White Kola) The sacred nut of West Africa — the original cola plant, the supreme ceremonial offering… Galangal Root Rhizome similar in appearance to ginger but firmer, denser, and more pungent. Calabash Nutmeg The warm, clove-and-nutmeg seed the elders toast into a pepper soup for a new mother.
Desserts & Sweets
Coconut Drops Coconut drops are an old-time Jamaican confection — cubes of dry (mature) coconut boiled…
Dishes & One-Pots
Kelewele Kelewele is Ghana's most beloved street food — very ripe plantain cubed and marinated in…
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