Benefits and How to use Cinnamon to Lose Weight

Cinnamon is an aromatic seasoning widely used in various culinary preparations, and can also be ingested in the form of tea or its tincture, which associated with a balanced diet and physical activity, promotes weight loss and could help control diabetes.

Cinnamon is rich in mucilages, gums, resins, coumarins and tannins that confer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, digestive and hypoglycemic properties that help decrease appetite and control blood sugar levels. It can be used to replace sugar because it has a slightly sweet taste.


Why Cinnamon Slimming

Cinnamon can be used to lose weight because it improves the effectiveness of insulin in the body, is useful to control blood sugar levels. It also inhibits some pancreatic enzymes, allowing to reduce the flow of glucose into the bloodstream avoiding insulin spikes after eating. All this allows keeping blood glucose levels constant, helping to control hunger.

It is also rich in mucilages and gums that help increase the feeling of satiety and decrease the anxiety to eat sweets, also facilitating digestion and helping to eliminate accumulated gases. Because of its slightly sweet taste, cinnamon also helps reduce the calories ingested, because it can be used to replace the sugar used in certain foods.

It is also possible that cinnamon induces the thermogenesis process and increases metabolism, causing the body to burn more calories using fat accumulated at the abdominal level, favoring weight loss. However, more studies are needed to prove it.

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How to use it

To lose weight it is recommended to consume between 1 to 6 grams of cinnamon daily, and can be used in various ways, as shown below:

1. Cinnamon Tea

Ingredients

• 4 cinnamon sticks;
• Lemon Gothic;
• 1 liter of water.

Preparation Mode

Place the ingredients in a pot and boil for about 10 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks, squeeze a few drops of lemon and drink it warm. Consume 3 cups a day before breakfast, lunch, and dinner. To vary the taste of tea, you can also add a bit of ginger. If you cannot drink tea without sugar, you can add natural sweeteners such as stevia or honey.

2. Cinnamon Water

Cinnamon water can be prepared by directly placing 1 stick in 1 glass of water, letting it stand for a few minutes so that the cinnamon releases the mucilages and gums that will help increase satiety. It is also possible to prepare the tea and place it in the fridge or add some ice cubes.

3. Cinnamon Supplements or Tincture

There are cinnamon supplements that can be purchased in stores selling natural products or online, in these cases must follow the manufacturer's instructions, however, the recommended dose can vary between 1 to 6 grams per day.

Who does not like the taste of cinnamon tea can take the tincture of cinnamon, diluting a few drops in a little water. Take before the main meals.

4. Include Cinnamon in the Diet

It is possible to adopt some strategies to include cinnamon in the diet and get all its benefits, these are:

• Drink 1 cup of cinnamon tea before breakfast;
• Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder in breakfast cereals or pancakes, for example:
• Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in the fruit that is eaten during snack or dessert;
• 15 minutes before lunch and dinner, have 1 cup of cinnamon tea;
• Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder in a natural yogurt smoothie with ripe banana;
• Take 1 capsule of cinnamon after dinner or drink 1 glass of hot skim milk with cinnamon before bedtime.

In addition to this, you can substitute the sugar used in milk, coffee, teas, juices and milkshakes for a little cinnamon.

Contraindications

Cinnamon should not be consumed in case of suspicion of pregnancy, or during pregnancy, because cinnamon stimulates the contraction of the uterus and can cause abortion or premature delivery. It should also be avoided by people allergic to this seasoning or in cases of gastric or intestinal ulcers.