What? You don't eat cinnamon?????
If you're an American conscious about your health, it's quite impossible. Unless you really don't like that!
.... Maybe you're french!
As a french girl, I discovered cinnamon pretty recently, it's not a spice we are consuming daily, but after watching videos and blogs, such as Tone It Up, or even Bethany Mota's videos, I found out that it was really normal for americans to eat that.
But Why?
It is an antioxidant, but also has multiple medicinal uses:
But we are interested by something else:
You're not convinced yet?
Penn State is completing a study in which they are demonstrating that cinnamon helps reducing body's negative responses to high fat meals!
Afraid to try?
Add it in your morning oatmeal!
Or try an overnight cold oatmeal (recipe soon).
If you're an American conscious about your health, it's quite impossible. Unless you really don't like that!
.... Maybe you're french!
But Why?
It is an antioxidant, but also has multiple medicinal uses:
- it helps treating muscle spasms, nausea, diarrhea, infections....
- is used against fungal infections
- it is effective againt mentrual pain
- it prevents infertility as it contains a natural chemical called cinnamaldehyde, which studies show increases the hormone progesterone and decreases testosterone production in women, helping to balance hormones. *
- (it may help prevent Alzheimer's)
- (it might be effective against HIV...)
But we are interested by something else:
- It helps lowering your blood sugar level: which potentially reduces hunger, and insuline's pike, because of that, it can be used by diabetics (of type 2)
- it helps lowering your triglyceride, LDL and cholesterol circulating in your blood.
You're not convinced yet?
Penn State is completing a study in which they are demonstrating that cinnamon helps reducing body's negative responses to high fat meals!
Afraid to try?
Add it in your morning oatmeal!
Or try an overnight cold oatmeal (recipe soon).
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| From Bethany Mota's video |
