Many spices, which are good antioxidants, are very popular these days in both cooking and medicine. Cinnamon (ground or in sticks) is considered to be the most popular seasoning in these branches: useful properties and contraindications have been studied for a long time, you also learn how it is useful and how you can use it.

Today it is customary to distinguish several of its varieties, which can be distinguished by taste and shade. Dried cinnamon strips, as well as ground powder, are found in the kitchen of every house, rightfully considered the spice of kings.

How to use cinnamon in cooking

Ground spices are conveniently added to drinks, pastries and prepared dishes, so the question often arises of how to grind cinnamon in sticks. The most difficult thing in the process of creating a powder is to achieve its homogeneity. If you use ordinary raw cinnamon sticks, you get not powder, but uneven pieces.

How to grind cinnamon

Experienced housewives have long learned the secret of how to grind cinnamon without effort.

• You just need to dry the sticks in a hot dry frying pan so that the excess moisture evaporates and the structure of the bark becomes soft. The aroma will only intensify.
• Then you need to put the spice in a bag and walk on it with a rolling pin or crumble the spice in a mortar.

At the last stage, it does not really matter how to grind cinnamon. Equally well suited for these purposes is a blender, food processor, coffee grinder, mill for spices.

Where to add cinnamon

Ground cinnamon retains its smell and astringent taste, so many are wondering why this spice is needed.

• For starters, this is an indispensable product for confectionery, such as muffins, gingerbread cookies and cookies.
• Spice goes well with desserts such as mousses, jellies, puddings and jams.

When compiling a list of dishes where cinnamon is added, do not forget about the main menu.

• This product fits perfectly with fruit salads, cold sweet soups.

In addition, the question that interests meat-eaters, whose favorite spice is cinnamon: what does powder or sticks combine with in the case of hot main dishes?

• In this case, poultry, such as chicken or turkey, as well as fatty pork and lamb, are great.
• Cinnamon will fit perfectly into hearty meat dishes with pears and apples.

How to replace cinnamon

Well, when there is not much spice on the shelf, another problem arises: how can cinnamon be replaced? It should immediately be determined that such a delicate aroma cannot be achieved, but it is quite possible to give the dish sweetish notes and a certain astringency.

1. In sweet pastries, for example, cinnamon substitute is nutmeg, cardamom, ground anise and cloves. You can add vanilla sugar.
2. How to replace cinnamon in main dishes? In this case, you will also need more than one seasoning. Perhaps the best option would be turmeric, coriander or ginger.

Cinnamon and pressure

Israeli doctors have found that cinnamon reduces pressure. For hypertensive patients, this is a spice that reduces the rate by three positions within a few days of its regular intake.

Cinnamon lowers pressure in the long run, gradually normalizing the general condition of a person.

In order for the spice to work effectively, you need to add it daily to different drinks and dishes, but not more than a teaspoon. Also, with high blood pressure, you can try kefir with cinnamon and ginger or tea with honey and spices.

But for hypotonics, cinnamon and pressure are a common stumbling block. Experts do not recommend completely abandoning the spice, since its benefit still remains. In this case, cinnamon, of course, does not increase pressure, but returns good mood and high body tone. One cup of coffee with spice per day is enough.

Cinnamon for men

An important factor due to which cinnamon is popular is its beneficial properties for men. Oriental healers have for many centuries been aware of the effects of spice on male power. Cinnamon for potency can be used as a natural essential oil, which is sometimes added to food.

To increase the erection, a drink with honey is also used:

1. A glass of boiling water accounts for 1 part of cinnamon powder and 2 parts of honey.
2. The remedy must be infused for 40 minutes, and consumed twice a day.

It should be noted that regular consumption of spice also heals the body due to the strong bactericidal and antifungal effects. As a result, men can get rid of many diseases of the genital and urinary systems (for example, urethritis, chronic prostatitis, pyelonephritis, candidiasis, cystitis).

Cinnamon also has an analgesic effect for men: this spice oil helps to heal bruises and sprains.

Cinnamon Vessel Cleaning

Cinnamon and cholesterol are incompatible, since spice perfectly destroys plaques on the walls of blood vessels and normalizes blood circulation. This product actively lowers sugar levels, so it is essential for diabetics.

Cinnamon for vessels is an indispensable helper, which was officially proven back in 2003. Cinnamon from cholesterol in combination with honey is especially effective. Vessel cleaning should be carried out regularly based on the intake of various drinks.

1. To begin with, you can destroy cholesterol with a milkshake with an incomplete teaspoon of cinnamon and a tablespoon of almonds.
2. 2 large tablespoons of sour cream are also added to the mixture, and then everything is actively crushed in a blender.

You can also warm up 2 cups of water and dissolve in them a teaspoon of spice with mint and lemon. Use the drug should be on an empty stomach. And it’s good to thin the blood with ordinary cereal bread with a layer of honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Cinnamon as a laxative

Cinnamon for constipation is very effective. In combination with honey, it quickly normalizes the metabolism, so this natural laxative is used to discharge gases and cleanse the intestines.

Please note that in traditional medicine you can also use the spice for diarrhea, but in general for the stomach this spice is incredibly useful due to the improvement of the general microflora. The product helps to cope with ulcers, high acidity and pain, especially with the addition of honey or kefir.

Cinnamon and Metabolism

Significantly improves cinnamon and metabolism. In this case, the effect of spices reduces to vigorous burning of fats, which is actively used in various weight loss systems. Read more in the article.

The influence of cinnamon in this regard is so great that the metabolism is accelerated by 20 times. It is especially useful to combine the product with green tea, apples and carrots.

Cinnamon and joints

Traditional healers also know some medical tricks in which cinnamon for joints can also become a faithful helper. What helps spice in this case?

First of all, from arthritis and arthrosis of varying degrees. Cinnamon treats inflammatory processes in the joint tissues with the addition of honey. So, compresses with camphor oil and gelatin are very effective. According to reviews, it’s good to add salt to such mixtures so that the pain in the joints decreases.

Cinnamon Harm

Please note that cinnamon has its contraindications.

1. Spice is not recommended at the time of the acute stage with pancreatitis, heart and kidney diseases, with increased excitability and a tendency to internal bleeding.
2. People who are taking antibiotics, or who have increased intestinal sensitivity, can also feel the harm of the product.
3. When using spices with honey, an allergy is also possible, manifested by redness and burning of the skin.

Many are wondering what will happen if you eat a spoonful of cinnamon. In fact, spice abuse is not very good for your health. So, an overdose leads to a blunting of taste buds and severe flatulence.

Consuming a whole spoonful of cinnamon very often leads to airway inflammation and asphyxiation. At a minimum, such an act will lead to nausea, a gag reflex, and a strong fit of coughing, since the body does not perceive dry, corrosive powder in large quantities.

But perhaps the most harmful use of cinnamon will be buns and pastries, which we eat without thinking about our health.

Cinnamon in the diet of pregnant and lactating

Representatives of the fair sex often wonder what cinnamon stick or ground spice is useful for women.

Firstly, it helps to keep your weight normal, and secondly, it improves mood and helps to cope with depression. Women can drink cinnamon drinks during menstruation to relieve pain.

Cinnamon for pregnant

During pregnancy, not all are decided on spices, since much is determined by the individual characteristics of the girls. Folk doctors believe that cinnamon during pregnancy helps reduce toxicosis, like any other spice. Competent doctors answer the question, but cinnamon is allowed for pregnant women, "it is possible, but carefully." Indeed, accurate adherence to dosage in this case is very important.

In large quantities, spice has a bad effect on pregnancy. In particular, it causes a sharp contraction of the uterus, which some pregnant women can suffer from premature birth and miscarriage.

Cinnamon for nursing mothers

After the birth of the baby, the question already arises whether nursing mothers need cinnamon. Some experts warn that with breastfeeding any spice can provoke an allergic reaction in the baby.

In addition, every nursing mother knows that many products significantly change the taste of milk, and cinnamon is no exception in this case. Therefore, it must be included in the diet very carefully. If breastfeeding will take place as usual even after taking cinnamon, you can not worry. In addition, do not forget that during the GV spice is able to strengthen the digestive mother, and helps the baby cope with viruses.

Like all unusual foods in our diet, cinnamon has beneficial properties and contraindications. To follow them or not is everyone’s personal business, but it’s always important to observe the measure and try to make your own menu varied even during diets and diseases.

With warmth and care, Ravila.

If the average resident of the former Soviet Union has managed to make friends with cinnamon powder somehow, then cinnamon sticks, which went on sale much later than their crushed counterpart, can still cause a lot of unnecessary questions. In fact, the use of cinnamon sticks is approximately the same as that of a powder, unless you add them to baking, but we will discuss detailed recipes below.

How to use cinnamon sticks?

Cinnamon rolled into a tube is nothing more than a very fragrant bark of Ceylon cinnamon, which is dried before sale. As a result, in order to get the maximum aroma and taste of spices, the cinnamon stick must be boiled or boiled with boiling water, which is why most often cinnamon in the form of a stick can be found in recipes of drinks, such as the following.

Cider with cinnamon stick

Ingredients:

• red apples (large) - 6 pcs.;
•   - 0.7 l;
• cinnamon sticks - 3 pcs.;
• anise stars - 2 pcs.;
• lemon - 1 pc.

Cooking

Pour the cider into the saucepan and bring it to a boil. After boiling, reduce the fire and put in the liquid spices: a stick of cinnamon and anise. We make a drink under the lid for 20 minutes.

During this time, we make “cups” from whole apples, extracting from the fruit a core with seeds and part of the pulp so that the walls and bottom remain intact. We fill each apple "cup" with a fragrant drink and decorate with the same cinnamon sticks.

How to make tea with cinnamon sticks?

Ingredients:

• water - 500 ml;
• favorite tea - 1 tsp;
• 3 buds of cloves;
• zest of lemon and orange.

Cooking

Pour half a liter of water into the kettle and set it to reach a boil. While the water is boiling, put a spoonful of favorite tea and spices in the teapot — clove buds and cinnamon sticks. In addition, remove the zest from citrus fruits and also put it in future tea. pour the aromatic contents of the teapot with boiling water, cover it with a lid and leave tea for 5 minutes. When the drink is brewed, it can be supplemented with a teaspoon of rum, or you can drink in a non-alcoholic version.

Classic Pakistani Coffee with Cinnamon Stick

Ingredients:

• water - 750 ml;
• milk - 750 ml;
• cinnamon stick;
• cardamom - 5 pcs.;
• ground coffee - 3 tbsp. spoons.

Cooking

Pour coffee into a small saucepan, send a cinnamon stick and chopped cardamom there. Pour the contents of the saucepan with a mixture of milk and water and put everything on fire. While the coffee is brewing, and this will take about 10 minutes, it is necessary to stir the coffee all the time, pick up the drink with a spoon and pour from a height so that a coarse bubble foam forms on the surface. Then it remains only to pour coffee into small cups and add sugar to taste.

Using Cinnamon Sticks in Main Dishes

With cinnamon sticks, not only drinks are more aromatic, but also meat dishes, such as beef stew.

Ingredients:

Cooking

In a preheated roasting pan, fry the diced beef until a distinctive golden color is formed on the meat slices. After, put the beef on a plate, and in its place we pass all the vegetables for 8 minutes. Mix them with meat, add cinnamon, laurel, rosemary and thyme, grated zest and orange juice, garlic paste and hold for another minute to “reveal” the aroma. Next, fill the contents of the frypot with water and vinegar and simmer for 2 hours under the lid. Before use, we extract both cinnamon and herbs.

Cinnamon belongs to those spices that help to lose weight and cope with cravings for sweets, maintaining a stable level of sugar in the blood. Its aroma invigorates and improves mood, normalizes the nervous system, activates the brain and improves memory. Cinnamon promotes the proper absorption and digestion of a product, smoothing the effects of the wrong combination of eaten dishes and complex side dishes, thereby speeding up the metabolism in your body.

Cinnamon doesn't mix ...

With borsch and dumplings

Despite the fact that cinnamon is a great addition to cereals, pancakes and jams, it is unlikely to decorate other dishes of Russian cuisine. This spice is best not to add to salads (olivier, vinaigrette), dumplings and other traditional dishes.

With cabbage

In order not to stop loving cinnamon, try not to season it with cabbage (ordinary, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.). Their combination, frankly, is far from ideal.

From sushi

Eastern cinnamon is not suitable for all the cuisines of this region: ideal for Indian, Thai or Chinese dishes, it, alas, only spoil the Japanese dishes.

With fish

In the sauce for white fish, cinnamon looks great. But the taste will spoil if you season with aromatic spice not gravy, but directly a zander steak or perch fillet. This also applies to red fish.

With lamb and beef

Cinnamon decorates greasy white meat, but if you prefer red, it's better to forget about spices. In combination with lamb and beef, alas, it is not up to par.

Take a test

Having bought a bag of cinnamon, you can once again make sure at home that you have acquired the right spice. To do this, carefully examine the spicy tubes. Real cinnamon is yellowish or light brown, cassia is brownish brown. In addition, the fake is very fragile and during transportation it is often deformed - cracks appear on its surface, it becomes torn. Cinnamon is always smooth, with crisp, as if ruled, edges. On iodine drop powder: cassia will turn dark blue, and cinnamon will not change.

Keep the taste and smell

Thinking about what kind of spice to buy, give preference to cinnamon, packaged in an opaque container. Under the influence of sunlight, it quickly loses its qualities. That is why the spice should be stored at home in a dark place protected from moisture. However, after you open the package, the process of losing valuable properties will be irreversible. Despite the fact that the spice in the form of tubes retains taste and smell for a year, and in powder for six months, it is better to use it faster. By the way, you do not need to throw out the once used cinnamon stick. Wash it and dry it well. Each tube can be added to dishes and drinks up to 4 times.

But why is cinnamon in sticks better than ground, you ask yourself?

In pursuit of profit among suppliers of spices, a certain “cassia” is popular - fake cinnamon made from a plant, which is nothing more than just akin, but is much cheaper. And although both cinnamon look the same, they are completely different in their chemical composition and properties. It is fake ground cinnamon that can be found in supermarkets and ordinary stores. Unlike real cinnamon, the whole bark is used to make cassia, and not just its most valuable, delicate inner part. If iodine is added to real cinnamon, the reaction will be almost imperceptible, while cassia will acquire a bright, dark blue color. Cheap cassia contains coumarin, which is harmful to human health, which is found in very small amounts in real cinnamon. According to a number of studies, for children it is enough to eat only 4 biscuits with fake cinnamon to get a dose of coumarin, which is dangerous for health. Adults can be in mortal danger by eating 8 cookies. If you love cinnamon, try to buy it in sticks, only in this way you can be sure that neither yours nor the health of your loved ones will suffer!

On a note

As an independent medicine, cinnamon is ideal for the prevention of flu and colds, for diseases of the throat, as well as for the treatment of hoarseness. Cinnamon infusion has a beneficial effect on the body of people who have suffered long illnesses. It helps women with cystitis and delayed menstruation, and is great for recovering from childbirth. It is proved that the daily use of a spoonful of honey with cinnamon in a glass of water, in the morning on an empty stomach and in the afternoon, helps to normalize all vital functions of the body and restore strength after tiring mental or physical work. Anyway, the combination of honey and cinnamon helps maintain immunity and effectively fight viral diseases, which is very important for our weather conditions. An interesting property of cinnamon lies in the fact that it disinfects quickly perishable products. For example, adding cinnamon to freshly squeezed juice, which must be drunk literally within a few hours after pressing, will not allow any harmful microbes to appear in it.

Secret of use:

Cinnamon gives an unusual taste to yogurt, Varents, kefir, milk soups, puddings, porridge, pancakes and pies. Gives sophistication to coffee, mulled wine and compote.

It is combined with dishes, which include apples, pears, quinces and cherries. It is used in the preservation of vegetables, berries and fruits. Add to vegetable salads from carrots, cabbage, corn and cucumbers.

Attention:

Do not use more than 2 cinnamon sticks at a time. An overdose of cinnamon can cause an excited state, cramps, and heart palpitations. Hypertensive patients - people with high blood pressure, as well as allergy sufferers need to use this cute spice as carefully as possible.

Useful advice:

Adults do not have an enzyme that can digest milk, but if refusing it is not possible, remember that in combination with hot milk, cinnamon facilitates its absorption.

Recipe number 1 - for digestion

Take 1 stick of cinnamon, fill it with 1 cup of boiling water and leave to infuse for 30 minutes. Remove the cinnamon, add 1 tablespoon of honey. Drink the drink slowly, in small sips.

A magic drink is just a panacea or a universal natural remedy for overeating and bloating.

Recipe number 2 - for a slim figure

Take 1 stick of cinnamon, fill it with 1 cup of boiling water and leave to insist all night. Drink the drink in the morning on an empty stomach half an hour before breakfast. Drink this drink every morning until you get the weight you need. Due to the interaction of honey with cinnamon, harmful bacteria are eliminated from the body that slow down digestion, and cleansing occurs, which helps not to accumulate fat.

A natural way to lose some weight.

Recipe number 3 - to prolong skin youth

Take 1 stick of cinnamon, fill it with 3 cups of boiling water. Cool and add 4 tablespoons of honey. Drink 1 \\ 4 cups 4 times a day.

This simple drink will slow down the aging of the skin, as well as give it a radiant and fresh look.

Recipe number 4 - for acne

It is necessary to cook a kind of pasta from 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 pre-ground cinnamon sticks. Before going to bed, apply the paste on acne or sore skin. Rinse with warm water in the morning.

With regular use, after two weeks, all acne should pass.

Recipe number 5 - for hair

In case of severe hair loss, after dyeing or perm, and also to stimulate their growth, we recommend making the following mask several times a week: warm 3 tablespoons of olive oil, add 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 pre-ground stick of cinnamon. Shuffle. Apply first to the roots, then over the entire length of your hair. Hold for 15 minutes. Rinse with water and rinse twice with shampoo.

Your hair will become soft, strong at the roots and a noticeable shine will appear.

Recipe number 6 - with toothache

Take 1 pre-ground stick of cinnamon mixed with 5 teaspoons of honey. Apply the resulting substance to a diseased tooth. Keep this compress, periodically updating it, until the toothache goes away.

Cinnamon sticks - a spice that is made from 6-10 layers of the same tree. Sometimes they are used to decorate the interior, some like to add them to coffee, but there are much more ways to use cinnamon sticks. They will serve as a flavoring seasoning for many dishes and drinks.

Tea with Cinnamon Sticks

Using cinnamon sticks, you can make tea, which will not only be a delicious tonic drink, but also serve as a remedy for colds and flu. To prepare it, you will need one stick for half a liter of water. Pour boiling water over the spice and let it brew well. After this, pour the mixture into a saucepan and heat over low heat, not bringing to a boil a little. Pour black tea into a teapot and pour it with water and a stick of cinnamon. After five to ten minutes, you will have a fragrant drink ready to be poured into cups.

Mulled wine with cinnamon sticks

Mulled wine is a hot alcoholic drink that becomes especially popular from the end of autumn and does not give up its positions until the end of winter. It is prepared on the basis of wine with the addition of various spices, one of which, as a rule, is cinnamon. To prepare a classic mulled wine, in addition to table red wine, you will need the following spices:
   - cinnamon stick;
   - 5-7 pieces of cloves;

Nutmeg;
   - vanilla (optional);
   - ginger (optional);
   - zest.
   Put the zest and spices on the bottom of the Turks, pour 100 milliliters of water there and put on fire. After the water has boiled, let the broth boil for a minute, and then cover it with a lid and let it brew for 10 minutes. Pour a bottle of red wine into a saucepan and set on fire. There, add strained broth, as well as a couple of spoons of sugar or honey to taste, so that the drink does not seem sour to you. Shortly before the mulled wine begins to boil, it should be turned off and poured into tall cups or special glasses.

Indian pilaf with cinnamon sticks

In Asian countries, cinnamon sticks are often used as a seasoning for meat and vegetable dishes. You can cook Indian pilaf using this spice. You will need:
- 400 grams of rice (best of Basmati);
   - 1 kilogram of chicken drumsticks;
   - 4 cloves of garlic;
   - 3 cinnamon sticks;
   - 2 onions;
   - 400 grams of canned tomatoes;
   - ground black pepper;
   - ginger;
   - cumin;
   - turmeric;
   - red hot pepper;
   - salt.
   Rinse the rice, fill it with cold water and leave for 30 minutes. Peel the meat from the drumsticks and cut it into cubes. Pour vegetable oil onto a heated frying pan and fry the meat in batches in it until golden brown. Put it on a plate, and in the same vegetable oil, fry the onions, simultaneously adding turmeric, garlic, ginger, cumin, two sticks of cinnamon, pepper and salt to it. Add canned tomatoes and meat to the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil, and then turn off the heat. Pull out the cinnamon sticks.

On a fire, put a pan with one and a half liters of water, add cardamom and a cinnamon stick to it. When the water begins to boil, pour in the rice and boil for 5-7 minutes. Then throw it in a colander and remove the cinnamon.

Pour 150 milliliters of water into a large pot, put half of your rice, pour the contents of the pan on top and add the remaining rice. Simmer for about half an hour without stirring. Finished pilaf can also be decorated with cinnamon sticks.

Cinnamon is rightfully considered one of the oldest spices known to man. Ancestors used it to make drinks, decoctions and many famous dishes, and we continue to add to our culinary undertakings. You will not surprise anyone with delicious pastries, caressing the smell with a delicate aroma of cinnamon, excellent coffee, warming mulled wine. Despite the abundance of famous dishes, most cooks are used to seeing the spice in powder form, and not everyone knows how to use cinnamon sticks in cooking.

Homeland of extraordinary spice

If you look at historical sources, you can find out that cinnamon is considered the birthplace, but this does not guarantee that any spice collected in this region will correspond to a high quality indicator. The best product is considered to be spice brought from Sri Lanka. The second producing country is India. It is important to pay attention to the place where the spice was collected, because goods from Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam and China not only do not compete with spices grown by leading manufacturers, but also harm health. In these countries, cinnamon substitute is actively grown - cassia, if you look at the appearance, it cannot be distinguished from the original spice, and only a person who is well versed in this matter can find differences in taste. Real cinnamon will never affect the body negatively, but in the case of cassia this is possible - coumarin is included in the spice, which reduces blood coagulation.

What is it used for?

Before you start cooking, you need to think carefully about how to use cinnamon sticks in creating a culinary masterpiece. For baking flour products, it is easier and faster to purchase a ground version of spicy spices; almost every modern store has this product on its shelves. A powder product can also be added to coffee. If the purpose of cooking is a cocktail or tea, where it is important to convey not only taste, but also a pleasant appearance, it is better to purchase cinnamon in sticks. She leaves no cloudy sediment. Tea with cinnamon sticks is not only original, but also endlessly delicious.

Recipes of some dishes suggest the presence of a flavoring shade left by the presence of spices during the cooking process. In the end result, the spice should not be in the dish, experienced cooks are here and give an example of how to use cinnamon sticks to get out of the delicate situation. They are fried in vegetable oil, and then discarded, thereby preserving the taste of the spice without being in the components of the dish. Thus, the powder cannot be pulled out.

How many times can cinnamon sticks be used?

Many housewives are wondering if it is possible to use cinnamon sticks several times, or to throw them away after the first use? It all depends on the hostess. If you cook compote, jam or add cinnamon to mulled wine, then, after cooking, you can safely get it and use it several more times. However, do not forget that with each new time cinnamon will give the dish less flavor, and the taste will become less saturated. The opinion of housewives agreed that the optimal number of sticks of spicy spices is three times.

How to grind cinnamon?

Life presents many surprises: when you come to the store for cinnamon powder, you may not find it, but you will get spice in the form of sticks. Inexperienced cooks may wonder how to use cinnamon sticks in baking. The answer is quite obvious - to grind, but here a person warns a number of technical subtleties.

Grating such cinnamon on a grater is extremely problematic, trying to do it in a coffee grinder or using a blender is not a good idea, instead of fine powder you will get large and uneven pieces. Drying the sticks in a dry frying pan will be the right solution, which will remove excess moisture from it, making it fragile, and the pleasant aroma, for which people love the spice, will increase several times.

The second step is to place the dried sticks in a tight bag and chop it with a rolling pin, only after that the obtained pieces can be grinded in a coffee grinder or blender. It is not necessary to crush all cinnamon at once, whole sticks keep the aroma saturated throughout the year, and the powder is only half this period.

Cinnamon oil

The amount of essential oils used by humans for cosmetic or medicinal purposes, today reaches a huge value. Cinnamon oil is not popular. Not from the fact that the positive qualities of this tool are exaggerated, but because most people follow fashion and acquire only publicized trends. History confirms the facts: in ancient times, cinnamon was in high demand, and the cost of spice successfully competed with gold products. Supporters of Chinese medicine consider cinnamon to be one of the strongest healing components, but despite this, few people purposefully look for this particular essential oil.

Ceylon Cinnamon. How to distinguish from a fake?

The best spice is extracted from the bark of a tree that sprouts in Sri Lanka or in Western India. Today, when many people know stories about how shops cheat customers by giving cassia, which has a number of negative properties, as a real spice, Ceylon cinnamon is in great demand among lovers of aromatic spices. You can check your purchase in the store in several ways. To do this, you need to carefully study the cinnamon sticks: the real spice has a pleasant light brown color, the fake is famous for its brownish-brown hue. Cassia in the process of delivery from the collection and packaging point to the store is deformed, it itself is very fragile, its surface will always, well, or almost always, be decorated with a cobweb of cracks. The third way, which allows you to guarantee that the purchase is correct: drip iodine on the chopped stick - the cassia turns blue.

Cinnamon Properties

Like any other product, cinnamon has a list of positive and negative properties. The spice itself is not capable of harming human health, but everything can change if he begins to abuse the spice: you should not eat it with whole spoons, especially several times in one day. Cinnamon contributes to weight loss, which leads some people to believe that increasing the dose will help to achieve a better result, but this is not the spice with which this method will go off with a bang. In a moderate amount, seasoning contributes to the overall healing of the body, but it is worth crossing the line, and the effect may seem inversely proportional to the desired. A small amount of cinnamon will positively affect the functioning of the brain, and eventually the visual system, however, the body will respond to an overdose with a breakdown, an emotional state will be suppressed, and severe pain in the head may also appear.

Where to buy cinnamon sticks?

This question is asked by many culinary specialists. Especially those who know how to use cinnamon sticks in cooking, because the aroma of seasoning sold in this form is stronger and more pleasant than that of the powder, which makes people make a choice in its favor. Not all stores can find this product, but to the services of users of the World Wide Web online stores.

It turns out that spices not only can significantly improve the taste of our culinary masterpieces, but significantly reduce our volumes, making the figure slimmer. Today we’ll talk about cinnamon and its ability to lose weight.

Such a spice as cinnamon has been known all over the world for a long time. In the old days, it was used in folk medicine, cosmetology, cooking, and also used as an air freshener. Today, it is increasingly used for weight loss, since it is believed that it has the ability to burn fat. For many of us, the very word “losing weight” causes a lot of unpleasant associations: hunger, a strict diet, constant training in gyms, etc.
  because besides all this there are simpler, and at the same time effective ways to reduce weight, while they are safe for the health of our body. In particular, this is the use of cinnamon. Nutritionists around the world recommend adding it to semolina and oatmeal, cottage cheese, coffee, tea, juice, milk, etc. It should be noted that any baked goods with cinnamon do not help to get rid of extra pounds. This is due to the high content of fats and sugar in it, which, in fact, increase the calorie content of the product several times. And here no cinnamon will help.

The benefits of cinnamon for weight loss.
This spice has the property of lowering blood glucose levels, which is especially important for patients with diabetes. It is high blood sugar that stimulates the formation of fatty deposits. Eating just a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon will boost your sugar metabolism several times daily and prevent unwanted problems. In addition, this spice favorably affects the general condition of the body and the nervous system, increases vitality and energizes. It is also known for its properties to remove accumulated toxins and toxins from the body. The benefit of cinnamon for weight loss is that it dulls the hunger, reducing appetite. After all, the less we eat, the higher the chance to maintain our weight at the optimal level for you.

In addition, the use of cinnamon helps to improve blood circulation, which is the prevention of venous insufficiency.
  By adding it to milk, colds can be cured. The combination of cinnamon with honey helps lower blood cholesterol, is an excellent prophylactic against heart attack, strengthens the heart muscles. In addition, this combination slows down the aging process of the body, perfectly cleanses the intestines, neutralizing the pathogenic flora and normalizing the digestive system.

The use of cinnamon for weight loss.
In order to maximize the benefit of cinnamon in the process of weight loss, two factors must be taken into account: freshness and the quality of the spice itself, which can be determined by aroma. Cinnamon for weight loss can be used not only in powder form, but also in the form of sticks. The powder should be stored no more than six months, and the sticks - no more than a year in a dark place in a glass bowl.

For weight loss, apply cinnamon effectively in the following ways:

• Add to various dishes, at one meal you can eat up to half a teaspoon of cinnamon. The regular use of this spice positively affects the work of all internal organs: the metabolism is normalized, the absorption of food and the process of its digestion are improved, and the work of the kidneys is improved. But everyone knows that weight lost due to the normalization of the work of all organs and systems of the body gives longer lasting results, that is, weight gain will not occur, as is the case with the end of the diet.
• Since cinnamon has a sweetish flavor, it is recommended to add it to all sweet dishes and drinks instead of sugar or to make a partial replacement.
• Drink a honeyed cinnamon drink daily.

The addition of cinnamon to honey is also effective. Such a mixture can be smeared on bread (bran bread is suitable). You will get a wonderful and healthy breakfast, especially for the heart.

In order to achieve maximum results in the process of losing weight with the help of cinnamon, you should adhere to some rules:

• for the preparation of the drink, non-pasteurized (natural) honey is recommended, since it contains much more vitamins and beneficial enzymes;
• in no case add honey to hot water, this negates all its beneficial qualities;
• a honey drink with cinnamon for weight loss should be drunk chilled, you do not need to warm up.

Regular intake of such a drink will help to get rid of one to five kilograms of excess weight, it all depends on the initial weight. And all this without exhausting workouts and hard diets. But gradually, the process of burning body fat will begin to slow down. This is due to the fact that this process was carried out mainly due to bowel cleansing. As soon as the digestive system is normalized, the weight will also become stable. Therefore, in such cases, you should take small breaks (three to four weeks) in taking the drink.

Tea with cinnamon.
Daily aromatic spice can be added to your favorite tea. According to your preferences (number of infusions), brew green tea in a liter of boiling water. Add half a teaspoon of cinnamon and a tablespoon of lemon juice to it. The resulting drink should be divided into several receptions and consumed throughout the day.

"Food models."
200 ml of kefir mixed with half a teaspoon of cinnamon, the same amount of ginger, add a small amount of red pepper and mix well. Drink the resulting mixture. Such a drink speeds up the metabolism, which contributes to weight loss. The amount of pepper can be added at will, but it cannot be excluded from the drink.

You can mix cinnamon and ginger in half a teaspoon and add the mixture to tea. Such a drink also affects the normalization of the functioning of the stomach and intestines, which is important in the process of weight loss.

Cinnamon wraps.
Wrapping with this spice can reduce your volume by one centimeter in one session. Efficiency is achieved due to the fact that cinnamon wraps contribute to the removal of toxins and excess fluid from the body, significantly improve lymph outflow, stimulate the enzymatic process, improving blood microcirculation.

Before a wrapping session, it is necessary to thoroughly cleanse the skin using a scrub or peeling. For the same purpose, you can use anti-cellulite cream. After that, already on clean skin on the problem areas, apply a mixture for wrapping and wrap with cling film. Then you should lie comfortably and wrap yourself in a blanket. In this position, you should rest for at least an hour. After the session, the mixture should be washed off, and for greater effectiveness apply anti-cellulite cream to the skin.

The wrapping mixture is prepared as follows: combine fifteen grams of any cosmetic clay with a small amount of warm water, add a cinnamon stick, a few drops of grapefruit or orange essential oil.

Cinnamon cocktails.
Such cocktails can even replace snacks. In addition to great taste, they also benefit. For example, a pear cocktail with cinnamon: the pulp of half a pear mixed with twenty grams of condensed milk, half a glass of milk, two teaspoons of lemon juice and add half a spoon of cinnamon. Mix all the ingredients well.

Similar cocktails with the addition of cinnamon can be prepared from any fruit, combining with milk, oatmeal, sour cream, cocoa and other components.

Contraindications
Despite the benefits of cinnamon, its use has some contraindications. They mainly concern pregnant women, since cinnamon can cause uterine contractions, which may result in spontaneous abortion (miscarriage). You can not eat cinnamon also to nursing mothers, in the presence of internal bleeding of various genesis, high blood pressure. Avoid cinnamon is also recommended for people with individual intolerance or hypersensitivity to this spice. In addition, it should be borne in mind that an excessive amount of cinnamon in the diet can provoke a rapid heartbeat, as well as lead to increased excitability.

Everyone can choose their own version of cinnamon. The main thing is that the effect will be amazing in any of them. The loss of a few extra pounds is guaranteed. And if you add sports and proper nutrition to the use of this miracle of spice, then your figure will always be slim and toned.

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Spices in our lives are more than flavors. History knows the times when they were killed and robbed, they paid debts and accumulated millions of fortunes. And cinnamon has always been the queen of spices - the most fragrant, warm and precious. Before using cinnamon sticks, they were offered prayers and asked for luck, and cinnamon helped: relieve ailments, relieve fatigue, give strength and faith. So maybe today you can use cinnamon sticks just as effectively, awaken their magic and healing properties?

Unfortunately, our contemporaries often simply do not know what to do with cinnamon sticks and how to use them. In supermarkets and even in markets, ground cinnamon is mainly sold, which, although it retains its characteristic smell, loses the lion's share of charm and wonderful properties. It is better to buy cinnamon sticks, chop them yourself as needed and use them in baking, in coffee, in recipes and even in the interior. Although in practice, as a rule, it all comes down to more mundane and practical tasks - for example, use cinnamon sticks for weight loss. Well, any task is good if you approach it with feeling and sense. And cinnamon sticks can be used in many different ways.

What is cinnamon? Composition and properties of cinnamon in sticks and powder
The “sticks” of cinnamon are not sticks at all, that is, not twigs, but the bark of the evergreen tree Cinnamon, a close relative of the laurel, shot in a thin layer and twisted into a tube. Cinnamon has been growing in the tropics and has been used by people for many thousands of years, starting long before our era. During this time, our ancestors learned not only to use cinnamon sticks in cooking, medicine and perfumery, but also were able to cultivate the cinnamon tree and distinguish its varieties. For example, cinnamon from Ceylon has a deeper and warmer flavor than Chinese cinnamon, and Malabar cinnamon is superior to other varieties with astringency and a dark color. But all these are trifles in comparison with the main properties of cinnamon:

Now you see, you can use cinnamon sticks with benefit and pleasure, in a variety of areas of life. Ground cinnamon, which is much more common on sale and delivers less troubles in everyday life, does not have the same strong properties and quickly loses a bright aroma. In addition, cinnamon powder is difficult to distinguish from ground cassia - a cheaper and less healthy spice that unscrupulous manufacturers and sellers often pass as cinnamon. But real cinnamon in sticks retains its qualities for a long time, if stored correctly and chopped a little as needed.

How to use cinnamon sticks in coffee?
Coffee with cinnamon is so delicious that it can replace dessert. And if you consider that it will also be more useful than all desserts, it becomes clear why this classic combination does not lose popularity. There are many ways to make coffee with cinnamon, so we offer you several recipes at once, to choose from:

Depending on your habits and capabilities, cinnamon sticks can be chopped and coffee makers added to the holder to make cinnamon espresso. Coffee with cinnamon is good in hot and cold conditions, with liqueur and cognac, cream and ice cream. Adapting to each recipe, cinnamon softens the taste of the drink and gives it its own deep aroma.

How to use cinnamon sticks in baking and recipes?
Both cooks and gourmets adore cinnamon for its taste, culinary properties and digestion benefits. Cinnamon as a seasoning and flavoring is used almost more often than other spices, from desserts to meat dishes. Widely known are combinations of rice, cottage cheese, fruits, and alcoholic drinks with cinnamon. It will take a lot of time to try everything, but the most successful recipes can be implemented now:

• Strudel with apples and cinnamon. Take 1 cup (250 g) of flour, 1 cup of sugar, the same amount of water, 5-6 medium-sized or larger apples, 1 yolk, 100 g of walnut kernels, 2 cinnamon sticks, 50 ml of rum or cognac, 50 g of butter, 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon of odorless vegetable oil, juice of 1 lemon, half a pinch of salt and a little icing sugar. Knead the dough from yolk, flour, half a glass of water and salt. Lubricate the dough with vegetable oil and leave for half an hour. Peel the apples from the skin and the middle, cut into cubes and pour with lemon juice. Fold the apples in a dipper, pour the remaining water, add sugar and a stick of cinnamon and cook on low heat for about 5 minutes. Then remove the pulp and add cognac or rum to the syrup and cook for a few minutes until thickened. Chop and mix nuts with boiled apples. Roll the dough thinly and grease it with butter. Oil the breadcrumbs and apples and nuts. Roll the strudel and bake for 40 minutes in the oven, preheated to 200 ° C. Sprinkle the finished strudel with powdered sugar and serve with cinnamon-cognac sauce.
• Pilaf with cinnamon.  Take 400 g of basmati rice, 1 kg of chicken, 400 grams of canned tomatoes, 3 sticks of cinnamon, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 onions, a little ground red and black pepper, turmeric, ginger, cumin and salt. Rinse the rice three times under the tap, then pour clean water and leave for half an hour. Meanwhile, cut the meat into small pieces and fry in a pan until golden brown. Peel the onion and cut into cubes, fry with ground spices. Add two cinnamon sticks, tomatoes and fried meat to the onion, bring to a boil and remove the cinnamon sticks. Boil a half liter of water in a cinnamon stick. Put rice in boiling water. After 7 minutes of boiling, remove the cinnamon and discard the rice in a colander. Put half of the rice in a bowl, put the meat with tomatoes and onions on it, cover with the remaining rice. Simmer under the lid over low heat for 30-35 minutes. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and serve hot.

As you can see, cinnamon organically fits into both sweet and main dishes, and does not quarrel with meat or vegetables. Therefore, feel free to use cinnamon sticks in your culinary experiments and do not be afraid to make a mistake - this spice will come in handy.

How to use cinnamon sticks for weight loss?
Cinnamon activates metabolic processes, including energy metabolism, therefore it is often found in recipes for weight loss. Here are the most effective ways to use cinnamon sticks in the fight against excess weight:

1. Kefir with cinnamon.  Break off 1 cm of cinnamon sticks and put in a blender. Grind at maximum speed, then add 1 cup of kefir 1% fat and mix with freshly ground cinnamon. Such a cocktail can be drunk even before bedtime.
2. Tea with cinnamon.  Break the cinnamon stick into several pieces and place in a teapot. Add dry tea leaves and pour boiling water, making tea as usual.
3. Cinnamon infusion for weight loss.  In the morning after waking up, grind a piece of cinnamon stick and dissolve this powder in a glass of hot water. Cool to room temperature and add a teaspoon of honey. Drink water with cinnamon and honey half an hour before breakfast.

Adding cinnamon to other drinks and dishes reduces appetite in general and cravings for sweets in particular. Try replacing the curds and dessert curds with low-fat cottage cheese mixed with a teaspoon of cinnamon powder. The aroma and taste of spice quickly saturates and permanently relieves hunger.

How to use cinnamon sticks? Folk recipes with cinnamon
The healing properties of cinnamon have found application not only in alternative, but also in official modern medicine. Instead of another visit to the pharmacy, try using chopped cinnamon sticks to treat and prevent various ailments:

• For nausea and flatulence, take 2 tablespoons of cinnamon infusion half an hour after eating. To prepare the infusion, pour a full tablespoon of ground cinnamon with boiling water and leave at room temperature until cool, and then strain.
• For colds and for the prevention of acute respiratory infections, make 1 cup of chopped cinnamon stick and a pinch of ground black pepper in a glass of boiling water. Cool to room temperature, add 1 teaspoon of honey and drink half a glass 3 times a day.
• In case of headache, grind a stick of cinnamon, add a little water to the powder and knead to a creamy consistency. Lie on your back, apply cinnamon paste on your whiskey and try to sleep.

Aromatherapy and oral cinnamon are effective and almost safe. Cinnamon is prohibited only during pregnancy, in case of blood coagulation and individual intolerance. In all other cases, feel free to use cinnamon sticks in cooking, home medicine, and even in interior decoration. Let the cinnamon flavor fill your home and keep it warm and comfortable.

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Cinnamon Slimming Properties

According to studies, the use of cinnamon leads to lower levels of glucose, cholesterol in the blood and stabilizes the production of insulin. Cinnamon also reduces appetite and prevents the formation of new fat cells in the body, and starts the process of splitting old ones. All these properties make cinnamon an effective tool for weight loss. It was on this positive effect that new weight loss programs by nutritionists began to line up. But you can not resort to their services - cinnamon for weight loss can be used independently.

Cinnamon with honey for weight loss: recipes

Cinnamon is on sale in the form of sticks or in the form of a powder, like a spice. The most convenient way to use cinnamon for weight loss is to make tea with honey and cinnamon. You can dip a hard stick of cinnamon into tea, stirring it, pre-adding honey, or you can sprinkle with cinnamon powder - as is often done in a cafe. Buy cinnamon in powder form and sprinkle coffee on it or add it to tea when brewing in a teapot. Cinnamon can also be added when baking. But still, to speed up the metabolism, nutritionists recommend consuming cinnamon in drinks.

Convenient recipe - 1 tsp. add cinnamon to tea with honey or juice. You can also add a teaspoon of ground ginger and a pinch of ground black pepper to it. You need to drink such a drink immediately and once (250 ml) in two days.

Before drinking such a mixture, insist it for 30 minutes, but rather cook it in the evening, put it in the refrigerator and drink without heating in the morning.

Be careful with the dosage of cinnamon for weight loss, as each organism is individual, and it is better to consult a doctor for contraindications.

Want to lose weight? Drink kefir with cinnamon!

Kefir with cinnamon as ingredients are part of the most popular and effective cocktails for weight loss.

In addition, there are several simple recipes that allow you to make kefir with cinnamon as your daily weight loss aids:

• mix 1 tablespoon honey with warm boiled water, add 1 tsp. ground ginger, a pinch of cinnamon and a slice of lemon, then pour 200 ml of low-fat kefir and mix;
• in 250 ml of low fat kefir add 0.5 tsp. cinnamon and as much ginger in powder form, you can add a pinch of red pepper;
• take 300 ml of low fat kefir, add 5 grated apples without a peel, and beat the mixture in a blender. Finally add 1 tsp. mix cinnamon.

Slimming Cinnamon Tea

You can also make tea from drinks with cinnamon for weight loss. The easiest recipe is to add 1 tsp. cinnamon powder in a teapot with green or black tea. There are also such recipes:

• brew black tea, pour into a mug not to the brim, add milk and 0.5 tsp. cinnamon
• you can make tea with the addition of cinnamon and honey, and just make a decoction of 1 liter of hot water and 1 tbsp. cinnamon, and when it becomes room temperature, add 2 tbsp. honey.

Lose weight with pleasure and delicate aroma of cinnamon!

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Slimming with cinnamon. Why is this effective?

Allegations that cinnamon is good for weight loss are based on a study by scientists of the beneficial properties of cinnamon. As a result of such studies, it became known that:

1. Cinnamon reduces the level of glucose in the blood, normalizes the production of insulin. As you know, our extra pounds are often the consequences of excessive accumulation of glucose. But regular consumption of cinnamon helps our body to properly and efficiently assimilate this very sugar so that it does not turn out to be superfluous for our figure. Plus, blood glucose levels are normal and cinnamon is very useful for type 2 diabetics. Pay particular attention to this.
2. Cinnamon promotes proper metabolism, activates metabolism, normalizes the digestive tract. With the use of cinnamon, the intestines receive the necessary stimulation, without burdening our body with unnecessary accumulations. And for weight loss, a well-established metabolism is one of the paramount conditions.
3. Cinnamon dulls hunger, saturates and reduces appetite for a long time. And this, you see, also affects the pace of weight loss.

What to consider when you decide to use cinnamon for weight loss?

• See all contraindications. Very often we miss these subtleties. I wrote about everything in detail here
• It’s best to use cinnamon sticks for recipes, rather than ground cinnamon.
• Keep track of dosage. To be very wise in this matter. The daily rate of ground cinnamon is considered acceptable about half a teaspoon, not more.
• Cooking recipes is best for the day. No need to store everything. Apply everything as you did during this day.
• Be wise if you want to lose weight, read also all the tips from me in the article How to lose weight effectively?

Cinnamon for weight loss. Recipes and reviews.

About how cinnamon in combination with honey helps for weight loss, I told in the article Cinnamon with honey - a sweet couple for weight loss. I will not just repeat here. For everyone who is interested in such recipes, I invite you to read this article. Everything is very, very effective. The main thing is to accept everything in the system and at the same time not to lose wisdom. The article aroused your keen interest, and many decided to use the recipes I proposed. Judging by your reviews, you liked the honey-cinnamon method of losing weight. I hope you remember how to make a drink based on cinnamon and honey for weight loss. And today I want to introduce you to a few more recipes and ways to use cinnamon for our harmony.

Cinnamon Slimming Recipes

The easiest way is to add cinnamon directly in dry form to your meals. It can be soup, and lean meat, and cottage cheese, and anything else. Unless baking cinnamon is unlikely to be beneficial in terms of weight loss. So we eat fragrant cinnamon rolls just for pleasure, putting claims to the waist away. You can add cinnamon to juice - about a quarter of a teaspoon per glass. Below are some examples with specific recipes.

Slimming Cinnamon Tea

The recipe is pretty simple. In the teapot where you make tea (I emphasize that it should be natural pure green or black tea without flavoring), add a teaspoon of cinnamon or one or two or three cinnamon sticks. It all depends on the size of the kettle and on your preferences.

If you add kritsa in powder, then be prepared and calmly react to this, that the tea will be a little unclear. This is normal. Brew and consume as usual. You can dilute such tea with boiling water. If you want to soften the taste, you can add some milk to the tea. Such tea with cinnamon is very useful for drinking with type 2 diabetes.

Cinnamon Tea Video Recipe Option

Inveterate coffee lovers can also lose weight with cinnamon, adding it to your favorite drink. The combination of cinnamon and coffee is not only effective in fat burning. It turns out that cinnamon can soften the excessive nervous excitement that usually appears after caffeine is consumed.

I want to add that when drinking tea or coffee with cinnamon, it is better to forget about sugar. Firstly, sugar will level the effect of cinnamon, and secondly, it will only interfere with the real taste and good combination of the drink.

The recipe for coffee with cinnamon is the same as tea.

How to make coffee with cinnamon in a turk?

For a small Turk, take a teaspoon of coffee, (of course, it is better to use better coffee) who love sugar, you can add 1 tablespoon of sugar (better than cane, brown), add 1/3 ¼ tablespoon of cinnamon, pour cold water, mix everything, put to a slow fire and wait until boiling.

If you will do everything with instant coffee, make yourself instant coffee and add cinnamon in about the same proportion. Someone else likes to add a clove bud.

Kefir and cinnamon for weight loss

Add one teaspoon of cinnamon to one cup of fat-free kefir. It is better to drink in the morning on an empty stomach. And if you add a small pinch of red pepper to this drink, you can activate the metabolism.

Another tasty and healthy cocktail based on kefir and cinnamon: take 3-4 apples without a peel and chop them on a blender or grate on a fine grater. Add a glass and a half nonfat kefir and a teaspoon of cinnamon to the resulting puree. A delicious cocktail is ready. By the way, on fasting days, kefir with cinnamon for weight loss is good to eat for breakfast or dinner. Both useful and pleasant.

Slimming Ginger and Cinnamon

Another seasoning, which is famous for its good effect in reducing weight, is ginger. We talked about it in more detail in the article Tea with Ginger for weight loss. It is quite logical that you can combine two spices in order to become slimmer. To use both cinnamon and ginger in this case it is better to grind - in the form of a powder. The point is that one spice successfully complements the other and together they work as fat burners and activate metabolic processes. Here is such an efficiency squared.

Use a combination of cinnamon with ginger for weight loss can again be in a different form. Either simply adding to your favorite dishes (especially good in soups, steamed veal, fish), or preparing drinks - ginger tea with cinnamon, tea with the addition of cinnamon and ginger powder, kefir, juice.

Cinnamon Slimming Wrap Recipes

It turns out cinnamon powder can not just be added to food to burn all unnecessary from the inside. Outside it can also be consumed. The effectiveness of this procedure will confirm its relevance and popularity in beauty salons. But, knowing the recipes, such a procedure can be carried out at home.

1. Wrapping honey + cinnamon

Mix honey and cinnamon in a ratio of 1: 3 (for example, for 3 tablespoons of honey - 1 tablespoon of cinnamon powder). First, a little heat in a water bath literally to room temperature. Mix the ingredients well and apply to prepared areas of the body (most often these are the hips, buttocks, stomach). Coat the area with cling film and insulate on top. Keep for half an hour, rinse with warm water.

2. Wrap cosmetic clay + cinnamon

You can get cosmetic clay at the pharmacy, we need one bag. We dilute clay powder in warm water to a consistency that resembles sour cream in density. Add 3 teaspoons of cinnamon and half a teaspoon of vegetable oil. Mix well and apply to problem areas, wrapping on top with a film and wrapping it further. Hold for about 30 minutes and rinse.

I must warn you right away: cinnamon wraps are a warming procedure. So it can not be made pregnant or those who suffer from thrombophlebitis, cardiovascular disease, hypertension.

Of course, only the use of cinnamon will not give stunning results. However, the use of these recipes against the background of proper nutrition and at least minimal physical exertion can bring a fairly effective effect. So I wish you to lose weight reasonably, tasty and healthy.

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Useful properties and contraindications of cinnamon

This is not just a dizzying warming aroma - cinnamon in diabetes mellitus reduces the level of glucose in the blood, and in colds without temperature it fights its causative agent. The benefits of cinnamon for women or men are noticeable, because it acts as:

1. Antipyretic drugs.
2. Antimycotic drugs.
3. Antimicrobial agents.
4. A substance that improves concentration.
5. Anti-inflammatory in the treatment of ulcers or gastritis.
6. A cholesterol-lowering natural medicine.

The calorie content of the spice is 261 kcal per 100 g, but the recipes use a much smaller amount, so it takes up a small part of the diet. The medicinal properties of cinnamon are contraindicated in medicine in some cases:

• The first is carrying a child. Cinnamon in early pregnancy is harmful, causing miscarriage due to stimulation of uterine contractions. In another period, consultation with a doctor is necessary.
• With lactation, spice, on the contrary, is included in the diet of a nursing mother.

Other cases when cinnamon can not be consumed:

1. Hyper excitability, diseases of the nervous system.
2. Infections with fever.
3. High blood pressure.
4. Bleeding.
5. Thrombocytopenia.

Cinnamon Slimming Recipes

For maximum effect, spice is included in the daily menu, seasoning diet meals or drinks. At the same time, they use cinnamon powder stored for six months, as well as sticks, the shelf life of which is about a year. Below you will find many recipes - by choosing any of them, you can lose weight, strengthen immunity, and even cure some ailments.

Cinnamon Drinks

If you supplement sports and diet with cinnamon drinks, you can get a more effective and quick result. Especially this option is suitable for fans of "seize" stress, because the spice is a sedative. In addition, for a slimming person, cinnamon is useful because of the ability:

1. Increase the speed of sugar processing, which limits the deposition of new fat.
2. Start the process of splitting existing fat.
3. Normalize insulin production.
4. Activate internal organs.

Kefir

The inclusion of such a mix in the menu will help to lose up to 1 kg per week, and with proper nutrition - up to 4-5 kg. Kefir with cinnamon for weight loss, cook according to the instructions:

1. Combine 250 ml of kefir and 0.5 tsp. cinnamon.
2. Add a pinch of red pepper if desired.
3. Drink a cocktail before meals, about half an hour.

Tea with Ginger and Cinnamon

The combination of two products is considered the best for weight loss, because both seasonings are fat-burning - with proper nutrition, you can lose about 4-5 kg \u200b\u200bin 7 days. Tea is prepared as follows:

1. Take a few slices of peeled and chopped ginger root, or pre-soak 0.5 tsp of this ingredient in powder form. Pour 1 tsp. cinnamon.
2. Put everything in a container with the usual serving of black tea. It is allowed to add cloves, vanillin or lemon if desired.
3. Pour boiling water.
4. Hold for 1 minute. over low heat.
5. Drink prepared tea on an empty stomach and a couple of times a day.

Coffee

The base of the next fat burning product is classic coffee or its substitute - chicory. If you season a strong drink with a healthy spice, then about 2 kg per week will leave:

1. Pour 1 teaspoon into a Turk. ground coffee, 0.25 tsp spices, granulated sugar to your taste.
2. Warm the mixture on fire to reveal the coffee aroma.
3. Pour 150 ml of water, wait for the mixture to boil.
4. After boiling, immediately remove from heat to pour a small portion of the drink into a mug.
5. Put the Turk on fire again and repeat the previous procedure again.
6. Have a drink in the morning, and also at lunchtime.

Honey water

Ground cinnamon for weight loss with the addition of honey improves the digestive system and eliminates 2-3 kg in one week. Use this recipe:

1. Before going to bed, put in a glass of 0.5 tsp. cinnamon. Pour in boiling water. Leave the infusion to stand all night under the lid.
2. In the morning, strain the drink, and then add 1 tsp. honey.
3. On an empty stomach, drink only half a glass, and leave the other half for the evening.

Milk

The next drink not only allows you to lose extra pounds, but also wakes the body in the morning, and in addition, milk with cinnamon is better absorbed. Cooking Algorithm:

1. Pour 1/3 tsp into a glass of milk. spice.
2. Stir well, boil.
3. To improve the taste, add 0.5 tsp. honey, but only when the cocktail cools down.
4. Half an hour before a meal, drink such a cocktail, but no more than 3 times a day.

Cinnamon with honey

Honey enriches the body with useful trace elements, and spicy spice helps to lose weight, which gives the right to call this combination of ingredients ideal. Their use is possible in a variety of forms:

1. Tea. In ordinary tea, preferably green, add 0.5 tsp. cinnamon powder, and after cooling 1 tsp. honey.
2. Decoction. Dissolve 1 tsp in 1 liter of cooled boiling water. cinnamon powder, then 2 tbsp. l honey. Insist a towel-wrapped broth for half an hour. Take 0.5 tbsp. fasting daily.

Apple with cinnamon

On a diet, it is not necessary to exclude desserts - just cook them from healthy foods, for example, like this:

1. Slice 4 washed and peeled apples into plates, lay on a plate.
2. Sprinkle with aromatic spice on top.
3. Add 3 walnuts, a few raisins and pour 1-2 tsp. honey.
4. Place in the oven, bake for about half an hour in a form half filled with water.

Cinnamon Curd

Another perfect combination is low-fat cottage cheese with a pinch of spice. You just need to sprinkle with spice the fermented milk product and eat it for breakfast. If the usual cottage cheese is already bored - prepare the casserole:

1. Add 1 tsp to pureed cottage cheese. cinnamon, 100 g flour, 2 tbsp. l sour cream, 3 beaten eggs, slaked with vinegar 1 tsp soda. Add salt and sugar as you wish.
2. Take oil to grease the baking dish. Put the mass there.
3. Bake at 180 ° C for 40 minutes.

Slimming Wraps

A good addition to weight loss will be cosmetic procedures with spices - anti-cellulite wraps. Folk recipes offer several options:

1. Pepper and cinnamon wrap. Combine 3 tbsp. l cinnamon powder and red pepper. Drop 3-5 drops of essential oil, add 4 tbsp. l vegetable. Distribute in problem areas, rub with a washcloth. Having wrapped a film, you can go to have a rest for half an hour and even lie down under a blanket. Then rinse with cool water.
2. Wrap with honey and spice. Prepare the mixture by combining 1 tsp. cinnamon with 2 tbsp. l ground coffee. Drip up to 3 drops of citrus essential oil. Warm the composition in a water bath. Then add 2 tbsp. l honey, grease problem areas, and rinse off after half an hour. Do not wrap with cling film. The course of procedures is at least 10.
3. Clay and spice wrap. Prepare a healing composition by diluting 100 g of white or blue clay with water. Add 3 tbsp. l cinnamon and optionally essential oil of any citrus. Distribute the composition evenly over problem areas up to 0.5 cm thick. Turn into cling film. After half an hour under the covers, rinse off the mixture and lubricate the skin with a moisturizer. Alternating a day of rest and a day of wrapping, do 10-15 sessions.