Cinnamon is a popular pie spice that has quite a strong aroma. It turns out that, in addition to its qualities in cooking, cinnamon also has useful properties for our body. Of course, these beneficial properties cannot be extracted if we eat a pastry with cinnamon, which also has an sugar.
To be able to extract all the useful properties of this confectionery spice, it is necessary to add a pinch of cinnamon to a glass of juice every day, for example. Do not think that you will feel anything unpleasant or that the juice will acquire a special taste. Just a pinch won't change the taste of what you're eating, but it will add the beneficial ingredients cinnamon contains to your body.
If you are a lover of its taste, you will be able to get used to having breakfast every morning with a bread slice smeared with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. A combination of the two can help you with various heart problems. Long-term, you will be able to lower and normalize your cholesterol, as well as greatly reduce the chance of having a heart attack. The combination of honey and cinnamon helps the heart muscle to strengthen and become healthier.
Other properties of cinnamon are related to the gastrointestinal tract - it has a diuretic effect, it also helps with liver and kidney problems, strengthens the nerves and maintains a good mood. It is quite often used to overcome colds, but in the presence of a high temperature it is avoided.
Cinnamon can have a positive effect on people suffering from type 2 diabetes. But regardless of the good assessment of the confectionary spice, it is good to consult your doctor first, because each case is individual. The same advice can be given to pregnant women – cinnamon in larger quantities has the property of a uterine stimulant.
The aromatic spice can help even with weight problems – you need a glass of hot water, honey and cinnamon, with honey being twice as much as cinnamon (1 tsp. cinnamon - 2 tsp. honey). You have to add the cinnamon to the water, then wait 30 minutes and add the honey. Refrigerate the tea and the next morning drink half the amount before breakfast. The other part of the tea is drunk in the evening - immediately before going to bed.
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