Who would guess a little black seed could fight metabolic disease risk factors and help you prevent heart disease?
Black seed—also known as Nigella sativa—is a flowering plant native to Asia and the Mediterranean, which has been used to make medicine for thousands of years.[i]
Some of the biggest benefits of black seed are its ability to lower metabolic factors that can lead to heart disease. These include high blood pressure, imbalances in cholesterol, like reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, or high triglycerides. Black seed can also decrease obesity—particularly belly fat—and help with diabetes, including abnormal blood sugar or glucose levels.[ii]…