The problem of excess weight in modern society is quite acute. In this regard, pharmaceutical companies offer all kinds of medications that accelerate metabolism and promise trouble-free and quick weight loss to anyone. And none of the marketers report the possible side effects of the miracle cure. But there are absolutely natural compounds for weight loss that do not have an adverse effect on the body. These include cinnamon tea.
Cinnamon bark powder can be added to tea, compote, cognac or any other drink. But those who want to lose weight should remember that they will not be able to achieve the desired effect, just adding cinnamon to their diet. It is also necessary to introduce sports activities and a low-calorie diet into the daily routine.
Slimming Cinnamon
Some people who do not quite understand the mechanism of action of cinnamon are disappointed, not getting the desired result in the process of regular intake. After all, it is worth remembering that the powder itself does not break down fat, but acts on the body in such a way that the latter begins to cope more easily with physical activity and diet.
Regular and correct intake of aromatic seasoning works in this way:
- The effect of thinning the blood and lowering the level of sugar helps to reduce appetite and a quick feeling of fullness.
- The digestive system is stabilized, which helps the energy received from food to be properly consumed throughout the body without forming fat deposits.
- Cinnamon helps the body better absorb vitamins and nutrients from food.
- The desire to eat dessert decreases.
All these actions help to speed up the metabolism, in connection with which there is a breakdown of fats, which is called lipolysis. Up to 2 teaspoons of cinnamon can be taken per day.
Traditional recipe
There are many methods to create a healthy cinnamon drink. If desired, you can use various variations of performance, add any berries, fruits or spices. To choose your brewing method and ingredients, you will have to experiment, taking the traditional method as a basis. For those who don’t know how to make cinnamon tea, the recipe will be very useful:
- 0.5 l of water.
- 30 g of any tea.
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon powder.
- 15 g of ginger powder.
- 1-2 grains of cloves.
- 15 g finely chopped mint.
The process of making such tea is very simple. First you need to boil water, then add all the ingredients. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes, then strain. Fine flavored drink ready to drink.
Experimenting and having at hand some simple ingredients, it is possible to create your own almost unique cinnamon tea. How to cook it, only the inventor will know, who will be able to enjoy his recipe for a long time and surprise them with households and guests.
Slimming Green Tea Recipe
Two natural ingredients - green tea with cinnamon, which help in the fight against excess weight, effectively complement not only the palatability of each other, but also double the strength of the action. To prepare this magic drink, it is necessary to boil 0.5 l of water, cool it a little, then add 15 g of cinnamon and 25 g of tea. After the tea has been infused, you can drink it.
But you should not add anything sweet to this slimming product, as this will not only worsen the taste of the drink, but also reduce its effect.
Recipe for a festive table
Guests always want to surprise with interesting dishes and drinks that would make a good impression on them and would remain in their memory for a long time. For each celebration, whether it's New Year's, a birthday or just a cozy evening in the company of loved ones, you can choose your own recipe for making a drink.
Celebratory tea with cinnamon and tangerines, for example, comes in handy for the New Year's table, creating with its citrus aroma and taste the indescribable atmosphere of the winter sacrament. To make this drink you will need 2 teaspoons of black tea, the juice of one small tangerine, 1 clove of cloves, 2 tablespoons of honey, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and the same amount of ground ginger.
The brewing method is very simple. All spices and tea should be poured with hot water and insisted. After cooling, pour in portions, add tangerine juice and 1 teaspoon of honey in each, mixing thoroughly. Honey must always be added after cooling the drink, as in hot water it loses its beneficial properties.
Tea with apple slices
As you know, apples, like cinnamon, have the properties of accelerating metabolism, removing toxins from the body. Therefore, the combination of apples and cinnamon powder has a double effect of losing weight on people who want to lose weight. In addition, such a drink has a great taste and delicious spicy aroma that will brighten up the difficult process of losing weight and add positive notes to it.
Also tea with apple and cinnamon stabilizes the nervous system and tones the body. Here you can use both black tea and green.
To make such a drink you will need 2 small sweet and sour apples, 0.5 l of water, 1 tablespoon of tea, 0.5 teaspoon of cinnamon, honey. It is made as follows:
- Pour boiling water over the tea (for better preservation of the beneficial properties of tea, the water should not only boil, but should stand for 2 minutes after boiling).
- Cut apples into cubes 1 cm thick.
- Fold the sliced fruit into a glass, taking 0.5 of the total capacity.
- Add cinnamon.
- Strain the brewed tea, pour it into a glass with apples and cinnamon, cover and leave for 10-15 minutes.
- Put honey to taste.
You can drink such a drink chilled, this will not lose its spicy taste or beneficial properties. You can also add some citrus fruit juice.
Lemon tea
A great helper in losing weight is tea with cinnamon and lemon. The recipe for such a drink is quite simple, but if you wish, you can complicate it by adding other ingredients. Lemon goes well with almost all fruits and spices that can be used to make tea. The main condition for such a drink is natural tea without additives.
Lemon can be used together with honey, which will serve not only as an effective means for losing weight, but also as a tasty prevention of colds and viral diseases. But you must always remember that these ingredients can not be added to hot water, otherwise they will lose their beneficial properties.
You can make tea with lemon and cinnamon as follows:
- Pour boiling water over 1 teaspoon of tea (green or black).
- In a separate container, mix 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of hot water.
- Combine cinnamon and tea.
- After cooling, add 0.5 teaspoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of squeezed lemon juice to it.
A variety of ingredients can be added to the basic cinnamon lemon tea recipe above. To achieve a bright citrus flavor, the juice of any other fruit (orange, mandarin, etc.) can be added to tea.
To add a pungency of taste, 1-2 pcs are perfect. carnations.
Gruel from grated apple and ginger root will give the drink an unforgettable piquant aroma. In addition, the beneficial properties of these products will have a tonic and healing effect on the body.
Gourmet tea
Such tea will perfectly complement the festive table and will be an unforgettable surprise for guests. But drinking it every day is not recommended, as it contains alcohol. To prepare it you will need:
- A pinch of cinnamon powder.
- 4 grains of cardamom.
- Sugar.
- Anise vodka - 0.25 liters.
- 0.5 l of water.
- 1 teaspoon of green tea.
All ingredients except vodka are poured with boiling water and infused. Then filter. After that, aniseed vodka is added, the whole mixture is put into the refrigerator for several hours.
The most effective drink is served in tall glasses and with a slice of lime and a sprig of mint.
Cinnamon and Hibiscus
Karkade, or Sudanese rose, is a very useful product that favorably affects the digestive and genitourinary systems of the body and reduces blood sugar. In combination with cinnamon, its beneficial effects will be doubled. But people with unstable blood pressure should be careful: hot broth hibiscus increases pressure, chilled - lowers.
To make tea you will need:
- 1 tablespoon of hibiscus.
- 0.5 l of water.
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- 1 apple
- 1 tablespoon of honey.
- 1 circle of lime.
First you need to cook an apple, cut into small pieces. After turning off, add cinnamon. Brew hibiscus and mix everything, add honey and lime. After a short insistence, you can use it with pleasure.
Cinnamon Selection
To achieve the greatest effect from drinking cinnamon tea, the main condition must be observed: all the ingredients for making the drink must be 100% natural. The choice of cinnamon powder has its own nuances, which must be very careful.
Many manufacturers, in the guise of healthy cinnamon spices, offer the customer cassia, which is also a spice similar in appearance and smell to cinnamon, but harmful to the human body.
Real cinnamon grows in West India and Sri Lanka. Cassia - in China and Vietnam. Its main harm lies in the high content of coumarin, which in large doses has a very bad effect on the body.
You can verify the authenticity of cinnamon powder with iodine. You just need to drop its drop on a small amount of powder, which was purchased under the guise of cinnamon. If the powder turns black, then this is cassia. real cinnamon will take on a bright blue hue.
Rules for making a cinnamon drink
In order to maximize the benefits of cinnamon tea, the recipe must meet the following requirements:
- You can not put too many spices in tea, as this will cause increased production of gastric juice, which will negatively affect the digestive organs.
- If the purpose of drinking is to lose weight, then cinnamon is poured with hot water. If any other purpose is pursued, for example, treatment of joints, then cinnamon powder is best placed in already cooled tea.
- It is advisable to drink tea 3 times a day before meals. This reduces appetite and speeds up metabolism, which helps food to digest faster and not go into body fat.
- This tea should not be consumed hot, it is better to cool it. In this case, the body will have to spend the extra energy to heat the drink.
- Take cinnamon tea should be courses of 2 weeks.
Contraindications to the use of cinnamon
It should be remembered and taken into account that, in addition to useful properties and pleasant taste, cinnamon drinks have contraindications:
- Cinnamon has the property of lowering pressure, therefore, for people suffering from hypotension, its use is undesirable.
- Categorically do not exceed the dosage. The acceptable amount of cinnamon is up to 2 teaspoons per day.
- Do not drink cinnamon tea brewed the day before. The drink should only be fresh.
- For diseases of the digestive system, cinnamon must be used very carefully and carefully, since it has the property of irritating the mucous membranes.
- Cinnamon is contraindicated in women during pregnancy and lactation.
- Cinnamon is also contraindicated for people with low blood coagulation.
Therefore, before introducing cinnamon tea into your diet, you should consult your doctor to rule out contraindications and not harm your body.