Cinnamon and weight loss have been shown to go together. Cinnamon is a very well-know herb that offers many health benefits and one of its properties is to reduce the weight. Benefits of cinnamon for weight loss are here:
How cinnamon works on weight loss?
1. Help to control blood sugar level. To understand this benefit, it is needed to look overall effect first. When your blood sugar rises rapidly from the food you eat, insulin is released by your body to neutralize the effects of the sugar. Actually, primary role of insulin is to carry glucose into the cells stored for future use. Therefore when blood sugar spikes, much insulin will be thrown which result in excess fat storage and inefficient use of nutrients.
As one property of cinnamon to regulate blood sugar level, then this can lead to lower amounts of insulin in the body. Food you intake thus has been less stored as fat and been used more efficiently by metabolic processes. Result from a study shows that by taking only 1-6 grams of cinnamon a day for 40 days, blood glucose level is reduced by 18-29%.
2. Cinnamon causes "thermogenic burns". Many warming spices including cinnamon are believed to be thermogenic making body temperature is elevated temporarily. Your metabolic rate is thus raised slightly. Around 50-60 calories can be additionally burnt.
3. Lowering cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol. Cinnamon also works on reducing blood clotting since it is an anti-coagulant.
How to use cinnamon for weight loss?
The recommended dosage of cinnamon is a half teaspoon of real cinnamon per day. The most common way of consuming cinnamon is by adding it to the cup of tea. Many flavored teas blend well with a tinge of cinnamon such as apple and berry flavored teas.
Another way is to mix half teaspoon of cinnamon with 1 teaspoon of honey in a cup of boiling water. Leave this concoction with the cover for 30 minutes before serving. Divide a half of this for drinking before breakfast and drinking the rest before going to bed.
Someone might concern with the high calories of honey. Anyway, taking honey alone may not help you lose weight but mixing it with lemon or with cinnamon can result to a weight loss miracle. Also with its health benefit in helping better digestion can lead to faster metabolism.
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