It is becoming a well-known fact that certain herbs and spices that we use in popular food dishes are actually more valuable to use than just sustenance. These herbs and spices can actually help prevent us from getting certain diseases.

What exactly is a spice? The accepted definition of spice is: any substance that is used in a nutritionally insignificant amount for the purpose of flavoring food.

What exactly is an herb? The definition found in The American Heritage dictionaries that applies to food is: a variety of aromatic plant that is used as a seasoning.