A new study says that peppermint oil can be good for your health.

Peppermint oil can ease the symptoms of Irritable Bowl Syndrome, a painful condition that affects between five to 20 percent of the population. Peppermint also appears to prevent the growth of bacteria in foods. Some researchers are now advising people to eat a tablespoon or more of fresh peppermint every day.

However, I cannot countenance the opinion of the article linked below, which makes the bizarre leap from recommending peppermint to suggesting that candy canes might actually be good for you, because they contain peppermint oil! They of course fail to mention that the sugar in candy canes outweighs the peppermint oil by a considerable margin.