Cinnamon - a well-known spice. In nature, this small evergreen tree up to 15 meters high, growing in South India and Sri Lanka. The plant is grown for two years, then cut at the root, and the next year the tree gives new shoots. From them cut the bark and dry it. When dried, it curls into tubules, which are cut into pieces 5-10 cm long.

As a spice, cinnamon is sold in ground form or in the form of sticks. The best quality cinnamon is grown in Sri Lanka. It has a pleasant aroma and a warm, sweet, pleasant taste.

Cinnamon is often added to confectionery, and also used in recipes of traditional medicine. But for those who want to lose weight cinnamon is interesting in that it has fat-burning properties.

According to recommendations of nutritionists, cinnamon should be added to curd mixtures, cereals (semolina, oatmeal, etc.. ), Coffee, tea, juice or milk. And from the absorption of pies or buns with cinnamon should be discarded, since in confectionery products too much sugar and fat. With an excess of calories that enter the body with sweets, even cinnamon can not cope.

Here are the curing properties of cinnamon:.

- improves blood circulation, prevents the development of venous insufficiency;.

- reduces appetite;.

- increases vitality, gives vivacity;.

- lowers the level of sugar in the blood, which contributes to the formation of fatty deposits; Very useful for diabetics;.

- Together with milk he cures colds;.

- Together with honey lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood, strengthens the heart muscles, slows down the aging of the body, serves as the prevention of heart attack, normalizes the digestive system, cleanses the intestine.

For slimming and maintaining harmony cinnamon should be used as follows:.

- add to dishes (?-? teaspoon at one meal);.

- in dishes and drinks partially or completely replace sugar with cinnamon;.

- regularly drink a drink with honey and cinnamon.

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