Beneficial properties of cinnamon
The benefits of cinnamon are truly enormous. First of all, natural cinnamon powder is able to stabilize blood sugar levels, which means it is indispensable for diabetics and those who are simply watching their diet. It has been proven that a cup of coffee with cinnamon after lunch instead of dessert can reduce your appetite and allow you to hold out until dinner. That is why it reduces cravings for sweets. And its natural bright taste helps many people refuse dessert. Thus, cinnamon is taken for support during weight loss diets. You can add a pinch of spice to tea or coffee, or use it as a seasoning for cottage cheese and fermented milk dishes.
Cinnamon is a good helper in the process of getting rid of cellulite. In order to smooth and drain the skin, and get rid of unnecessary bumps and depressions, use cinnamon masks for problem areas, and special creams with the addition of cinnamon oil. Such remedies are easy to prepare at home. Take 70-150 grams of blue clay, and add to this amount one tablespoon of ground cinnamon or 5 drops of cinnamon oil. Add a little warm water and stir until the consistency of very thin sour cream. Then immediately apply to problem areas and wrap in cling film. You can wear a warm tracksuit over the top. Keep the mask on for 40-60 minutes, then take a warm shower without soap or gel. Repeat this procedure every other day, alternating with days of milk or mustard baths, the course is 15 masks, and can be repeated after a month's break.
To prepare an anti-cellulite cream, you need to add 5-6 drops of cinnamon oil to your regular body firming cream; this product can be used every day after a shower.
Application
The most famous use of cinnamon is in cooking. Its taste and aroma qualities perfectly complement chocolate and flour desserts. Fruit dishes are also often seasoned with this spice. In Eastern cultures, cinnamon is even added to meat dishes.
When preparing alcoholic and hot drinks, powdered and whole cinnamon is used - it wonderfully emphasizes the taste of coffee and complements it with new shades.
Its properties are widely used in folk and traditional medicine. There are many cosmetic products based on cinnamon powder.
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Cinnamon for weight loss
Powdered cinnamon has earned a reputation for weight loss. Periodically they write that the spice speeds up metabolism and losing weight becomes easy and pleasant. Well, if everything was that simple, coffee shop patrons all over the world wouldn’t have any weight problems. Somewhere, and there you’ll definitely get a double dose of spice with every cup of drink. One way or another, the product can help those on a diet, oddly enough.
The first real problem that cinnamon solves in the process of weight loss is a monotonous diet. Often people simply cannot “stick it out” on a diet due to the fact that they eat only apples, chicken breasts, cabbage and buckwheat. And of course, with such a diet, the emergence of an irresistible desire to eat something sweet is a matter of time. Many people save themselves with a cup of coffee or chicory with a spoon of cinnamon. You can also add sweetener for the complete illusion of consuming confectionery products.
By the way, cinnamon removes the unpleasant aftertaste of powdered stevia, which many beginners who are losing weight do not like. And in duet, these two additives work wonders with hot drinks and dietary baked goods.
Cinnamon dulls appetite due to the action of special essential oils. There is also information that it is absolutely not necessary to add it to your diet. You can simply apply a little oil to the aroma lamp and inhale throughout the day.
Folk recipes, as usual, tell us something completely different:
- pour cinnamon into kefir and replace your dinner with it. Apparently, it’s not destiny to count calories during the day or just eat clean and control portion sizes. Be sure to give us extreme sports. However, the trick with a glass of kefir can help, especially if a person successfully “eats” the calories of his basal metabolism in the first half of the day, and at the same time manages to eat something quite filling, so that after a glass of kefir he does not have to go for a full dinner;
- again pour cinnamon into kefir, but now add to this a little ground ginger, a spoonful of honey, and half a liter of mineral water per glass of fermented milk drink. This culinary miracle is called the “fat-burning kefir cocktail with cinnamon.” And, as usual, it has a laxative and diuretic effect.
Most homemade weight loss recipes offer us a comprehensive approach. Only we are not talking about rational nutrition and physical activity here. By an integrated approach, we most often understand...the process of spreading cinnamon powder mixed with clay and, for example, pepper and coffee on the skin. It is recommended to cover all this with cling film and sit there for half an hour. It's called a fat-burning cinnamon wrap. Actually, it does not burn anything, it slightly accelerates local blood circulation, due to which lymph flow can be slightly accelerated and volume reduced. But all this is like with a bathhouse - for a while.
Cinnamon for weight loss
Currently there are the following varieties of this spice:
- Ceylon cinnamon has a sweet-spicy taste and delicate aroma;
- Chinese has a pronounced taste, much hotter;
- cinnamon – has a very spicy aroma;
- Malabar is the most bitter variety, reminiscent of hot pepper varieties.
Cinnamon is rich in various microelements and vitamins E, which are also called “vitamins of youth.” The spice can provide the daily requirement for essential substances from 40 to 80%, thereby allowing you to reduce weight.
The spice is unique in its chemical content and has the following properties:
- antibacterial and warming effect. Has an antioxidant effect during weight loss
- contains tanning components, they are what is needed for ailments of the gastrointestinal tract;
- has an analgesic and antiseptic effect, lowers blood sugar levels - this is of great importance for diabetics;
- has the ability to lower blood pressure, an excellent remedy for hypertension and diseases of the cardiovascular system.
True Ceylon cinnamon has a fairly high price and is quite difficult to find on supermarket shelves. The alternative in the form of ground cinnamon is often counterfeit or contains additional unnecessary impurities, so it does not have all the necessary properties for weight loss.
Long-term experiments by scientists have indeed confirmed the fat-burning properties of the spice for weight loss.
Nutritionists recommend adding it to food, cocktails or drinks, and using it as an essential oil during massage or water treatments.
With regular consumption of cinnamon in food or drinks, the presence of glucose is reduced by 30% and it is converted into energy. Metabolic processes are activated, the functioning of the digestive system is normalized. And essential oils have a positive effect on the sense of smell and improve sleep.
Cinnamon for hair lightening
A honey and cinnamon hair mask can have a brightening effect. Why so insecure? Look for photo reports of people who have tried this recipe on the Internet, and you will understand everything yourself. Most reviews either talk about the benefits or scare me with a burning sensation; in the end, the masks either help or don’t help. Moreover, all this is usually told in one review. The photographs demonstrate the effect of a “sun flare” lightening gel, that is, the hair becomes 2-3 shades closer to blonde. No one has yet succeeded in becoming blonde with honey and cinnamon; to obtain a visible effect, the mask is applied several times every 2-3 days.
The recipe is:
- mix fresh flower honey, a spoon, and 2-3 tablespoons of balm in a non-metallic bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of cinnamon and stir so that there are no lumps. Apply to hair, comb, and leave under a plastic cap. It can burn a lot.
The mask is washed off with regular shampoo, and then the hair is rinsed with acidified water. Next, you should comb out the grains of cinnamon from the already dried hair.
Such folk recipes are considered better than coloring. But this is a controversial issue. Cinnamon can cause severe allergies and cause strange color changes on colored hair. So you should first try the mask on a small strand of hair.
Face masks with cinnamon
Cinnamon causes a burning sensation and a rush of blood to the skin. Masks, recipes for which are distributed on the Internet, are usually called anti-aging products, for a good complexion, etc.
The specific composition is determined by skin type:
- for dry skin - a tablespoon of clay, a tablespoon of cream, water for diluting to the required consistency, cinnamon in the amount of a quarter of a teaspoon (in some recipes - up to a full spoon), mix in a non-metallic bowl, apply to the face for 20 minutes, remove with a napkin, rinse with water;
- for oily skin - mix a tablespoon of milk with a tablespoon of clay, add a little cinnamon and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply to the skin, rinse with water, wash with soft (melt or acidified) water after the procedure;
- for normal skin - grind a banana in a ceramic bowl with a wooden spoon, add cinnamon and honey, apply to the face.
Cinnamon Honey Drink Recipe
Cinnamon with honey for weight loss, when taken regularly, will help speed up metabolic processes and remove fat deposits in the abdominal area. The tonic qualities of honey will gently cleanse the intestines of pathogenic microorganisms and add vigor.
Preparation of the drink: add a teaspoon of natural honey and half a tube of cinnamon to 200 milliliters of water at a temperature of 70 degrees, leave to infuse for two to three hours. Drink 100 milliliters twice a day.
With this drink you can lose from 1 to 5 kilograms in four weeks, and if you combine it with physical activity and proper nutrition, you can lose even more weight.
The duration of taking honey-cinnamon tincture is not limited, but after three months it is worth taking breaks for 14 days.
Cinnamon Recipes
Marinade for meat with cinnamon and ginger
Mix a glass of apple juice and a glass of mineral water, add a teaspoon each of cinnamon and ginger, and chopped onion into rings. Marinate chicken breasts or beef in the prepared mixture.
Baked oatmeal with apples and cinnamon
Grind a glass of oatmeal in a coffee grinder, add cinnamon, and 1-2 grated apples, add 4 beaten whites and 1 egg, and 1 tablespoon of soy flour, plus a little baking powder. Knead the dough, place in a casserole dish, bake for half an hour at 180 degrees, or 12 minutes in a microwave oven at 600 W.
Cinnamon Cupcakes
1-2 tablespoons oat bran, teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon natural cocoa, baking powder, 3-4 egg whites, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder or 30-40 g soy flour, 120 ml almond milk.
Mix the bulk ingredients in a separate bowl, beat the whites until stiff. Mix, top with a little almond milk, stir, place in silicone cupcake molds and bake in the microwave for 12 minutes.
Cinnamon Recipes
Cinnamon not only has many medicinal properties, it is also widely used in cooking.
It is used to prepare a variety of desserts, chocolate, and baked goods. Coffee lovers add a pinch of seasoning to a cup of this aromatic drink. But Easterners love to season their meat with cinnamon. Recipes with cinnamon:
- Buckwheat and cottage cheese casserole with cinnamon
. Ingredients: 2 faceted glasses of cereal, 2 tea glasses of milk, 1 faceted glass of water, 400 g of cottage cheese. So few components? No, that's not all. We will also need: butter (100 g), 2 eggs, sugar (4 tablespoons), lemon zest (1 tablespoon), breadcrumbs (3 tablespoons) and, of course, cinnamon (0.2 tablespoon). First of all, fry the buckwheat in a dry frying pan, then cook it until it swells in water with salt and oil. Then pour in the milk and continue cooking until thickened. Cool the porridge and add cottage cheese mixed with eggs, sugar, and spices. We put all this mass in a greased form (it can be a deep frying pan), sprinkle breadcrumbs on top and put another piece of butter. Bake in the oven. This easy-to-prepare dish can diversify your menu. - Potato bits
. First, let's prepare the dough. To do this, boil 8 potatoes and pass them through a meat grinder. Beat 1 egg into this potato mass, add also half a glass of flour and semolina, 2 g of cinnamon and salt to taste. From this wonderful dough we form balls and fry them in vegetable oil. You can eat it both hot and chilled. - Cabbage stewed with cinnamon
. First, cut the cabbage (600 g) into strips and chop 1 onion, then fry these vegetables in vegetable oil (1 tablespoon) until half cooked. Then add 0.5 cups of water and 1 cup of apple juice. We simmer our dish under the lid. We also add 0.5 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 cloves and 2 g of cinnamon. 200 g of apples cut into pieces will add an unusual taste and aroma to the dish. Now all the ingredients have been added, cook the dish until all the liquid has evaporated. Our cabbage goes well with roast goose, duck or game. - Black bread casserole
. Ingredients: 400 g rye bread, 100 g sugar, 500 g apples, 2 g cinnamon, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, 100 g butter and 300 g sour cream. When preparing this dish, we successfully use stale bread. So, you need to grate it and mix it with half the sugar, cinnamon and zest. The apples should be cut into slices and mixed with the remaining sugar. Grease the pan with butter, lay out bread and apples in layers, adding another piece of butter and sour cream to each layer. Cooking the casserole in the oven. Eat for your health! - Pancakes with carrots
. First, prepare a batter from 3 eggs, 1 cup flour, 2 tea glasses of milk and a pinch of salt. Now we make the minced meat in this way: grate peeled carrots (400 g), add 2 teaspoons of sugar, 0.1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 0.5 tablespoon of lemon juice. We bake thin pancakes, put carrot filling on them, roll them up and fry on both sides. - Lingonberry jam
. We will need: 1 kg of berries, 500 g of sugar, 10 g of cinnamon, 0.5 cups of water and 5 g of lemon zest. Let's start cooking. Pour boiling water over the lingonberries and place in a colander. Place the berries in a saucepan, add sugar, water, cinnamon and zest. Cook the jam until ready. Let it cool, put it in sterile jars and seal them, or better yet, cover them with parchment paper and tie them. This jam is perfect for fried meat, be it game or poultry, lamb, beef or veal. - Mat "Dietary"
. Let's take the following products: kefir (2 cups), wheat bran (50 g), oatmeal (1.5 cups), starch (3 tbsp), cinnamon (2 tsp), sugar (0.5 cup ), eggs (2 pcs.). Well, let's get ready! First of all, you need to grind the rolled oats in a coffee grinder, then mix it with kefir and bran, add cinnamon and sugar, then add starch and yolks. But the whites should be beaten, and the resulting protein foam should be carefully poured into the oatmeal mass. The dough should be as thick as liquid sour cream. Let's add a little soda. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 200 degrees. The finished gingerbread can be greased with jam or sour cream. This dish is both tasty and healthy, and will not spoil your figure.
Harm of cinnamon
Any remedy may not be very useful if used without control, in high doses. So, the harm of cinnamon can appear if you add too much of it to various dishes. Cinnamon can be quite harsh on your taste buds, and overusing it can dull your taste in other foods. This can increase your appetite for foods with different flavors, and ultimately lead to weight gain.
Cinnamon improves peristalsis, so an “overdose” can lead to such unpleasant phenomena as flatulence and diarrhea. An allergic reaction, skin rashes, and even “hives” are also possible, especially if you eat too much cinnamon and honey. People with high acidity of gastric juice and a tendency to heartburn should not use cinnamon. In them it can provoke an exacerbation of the disease.
The use of creams and masks with cinnamon should be strictly dosed. In no case should you leave the mask on the skin too long, because the warming effect of the spice can even provoke allergies, and in combination with other warming oils - ginger and grapefruit, even thermal burns. Use natural healing remedies wisely, and beauty and health will be your companions for a long time.
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The magical properties of cinnamon for weight loss
Perhaps the most significant property of cinnamon for weight loss is the ability of this spice to speed up carbohydrate metabolism significantly. In other words, eating foods and drinks with cinnamon while losing weight accelerates the burning of simple carbohydrates obtained from eating sweet foods. It is believed that adding just a quarter teaspoon of this spice to your daily diet is enough to lower blood sugar levels. In addition, the specific taste of cinnamon allows you to partially replace sugar, reducing its amount in dishes.
Cinnamon also improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system, strengthening the heart muscle and lowering blood pressure. This quality of the spice is especially useful for obese people, because with excess weight the load on the heart is increased.
Consuming cinnamon while losing weight normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract : the digestion process improves, the functioning of the stomach, intestines, kidneys, gall bladder and liver is restored. Thanks to the coordinated work of the organs of the digestive system, the process of digesting food, assimilation of useful substances and elimination of harmful substances is improved. Consequently, the body's sludge levels are reduced, metabolism is normalized, and the body no longer has the need to store nutrients in reserve. This is how you can lose weight with cinnamon, and the low calorie content of cinnamon allows you to use it every day and with any meal.
Vitamins and minerals found in cinnamon
Vitamins:
beta-carotene – 0.112 mg, A – 15 µg, B1 – 0.022 mg, B2 – 0.041 mg, B5 – 0.358 mg, B6 – 0.158 mg, B9 – 6 µg, C – 3.8 mg, E – 2.32 mg , K – 31.2 mcg, PP – 1.332 mg, choline – 11 mg.
Minerals:
calcium – 1002 mg, magnesium – 60 mg, sodium – 10 mg, potassium – 431 mg, phosphorus – 64 mg, iron – 8.32 mg, zinc – 1.83 mg, copper – 339 mcg, manganese – 17.466 mg, selenium – 3.1 mcg.
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