How Can Honey Cinnamon Help You In Weight Loss?

Endless diet plans, experimental workouts and a plethora of sweat-releasing exercises might let your efforts go in vain, yet the weight loss issue will never be resolved. How about ditching your gym instead, and embracing a healthy life? Adopt natural way of living with our age-old organic foods like honey and cinnamon. 

The solution to many health and weight-related problems can be found in the kitchen itself, all you have to do is look for the right ingredient. The best cure for problems such as heart diseases, arthritis, toothaches, regulating blood pressure, curing skin problems is honey and cinnamon. This miracle combination can also help you to lose weight. The first thing to keep in mind though is that you are not allergic to any of the two ingredients. In case you are not, here are some of the health benefits of the two:

Health benefits of honey

#1. It boosts your metabolism and helps in burning fat.

#2. It is loaded with enzymes and antioxidants that have various health benefits.

#3. It is useful for diabetes and helps to regulate levels of triglycerides, cholesterol, and body weight.

#4. The power-packed vitamins and minerals will give you a boost of energy.

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Health benefits of cinnamon

#1. It is a great cleanser and removes bacteria, fungi, and parasites in the digestive tract.

#2. It elevates the metabolism of glucose.

#3. It also helps in improving insulin function which in turn helps you in losing weight.

#4. It makes you feel fuller and satiates hunger pangs.

#5. It stabilizes your blood sugar level and reduces the storage of fat.

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If you are primarily looking for ways to reduce weight, then you can try various drinks that are made using a combination of the two. They are delicious to taste and this sweet and spicy cup of tea can make you shed those extra pounds in a healthier way.

#1. Warm water preparation

This is the simplest way to consume honey and cinnamon and all it requires is water, honey, and cinnamon. First, boil a kettle of warm water and add some crushed cinnamon to the boiling hot water. Once it cools down, add a spoonful of honey to the cup of warm drink, and consume it on an empty stomach. This would detoxify the body and melt away all your fat.

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#2. Cinnamon bark with honey

Take a long cinnamon stick and break it into three pieces. Put them in a teapot and add 1 and a half cup of water in it. Then, boil this water in a tea kettle and pour the boiling water over the cinnamon sticks kept in the teapot and place a lid over it. Keep in mind to always boil cold water and never reuse the boiling water. Allow this mixture to steep for a while and then strain the tea into another cup, you can throw away the cinnamon stick. Add a spoonful of honey to this mixture and enjoy a warm and sweet cinnamon tea. It is useful in shedding weight

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Side effects

While honey does not have any harmful side effect apart from the fact that it is really sweet and delicious and if taken in excess, it can actually add to your weight, so stick to a few spoonfuls. Cinnamon, on the other hand, affects an enzyme that metabolizes certain medications such as calcium-channel blockers and cyclosporine that may sharply increase the level of these drugs. Also, it's advisable to not take cinnamon with blood thinning medications.

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