Ginger: Devon Locke

Devon Locke, a self-proclaimed ginger boy, is a big fan of this hunk of spice that adds the right kick to all sorts of culinary undertakings. Devon likes pumpkin spiced anything, DIY ginger beer (listen in on how he makes it!), and fermentation experimentation. He explains how in his work running a PET CT department (A.K.A. nuclear medicine technologist), he has found research showing that ginger’s high levels of antioxidants prevent free radicals from harming your cells; thus preventing cancer. He gives a fascinating rundown on how cancer grows and how it is detected by radioactive sugars highlighting the cancer on a PET scan. Learn where we source our ginger; traveling from very small farmsteads in the East to us. Ask him your ginger beer questions on Insta: @dev_locke. Check out the Next Ingredient website at www.nextingredientconsulting.com. Take a peek at the blog while you’re there: nextingredientconsulting.com/blog. Maybe you’re more of an Instagram person: @nextingredient Thank you for listening! Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments, or if you would like to be a guest on the show. This podcast is meant to be a survey and celebration of natural ingredients. Please remember that health topics mentioned in these episodes are general. This is not to be considered one-on-one consulting with Next Ingredient, and does not replace a partnership with a trusted healthcare practitioner.