Cinnamon is something that we add to our daily food items. For years, cinnamon is something that our older generation has told us to put in our food items because it is great for our health. However, to get the full benefits of cinnamon, we should add it to our tea. Cinnamon is available in the sticks. The bark of the tree is rolled into sticks. You can boil it with the tea to get the benefits, you can ground the cinnamon into a powder form and add it to your tea. Of course, people say cinnamon is full of good health benefits.
In this blog, we will look at certain specific benefits that you get from consuming cinnamon tea. So without further ado, let’s get into it!
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1. Antioxidants
Cinnamon is a kind of spice that is very rich in antioxidants. This information is completely based on science and research, so there is little room to doubt. Antioxidants are things that fight cell-damaging things like cancer. It is a very important compound which you should have in your body. Cinnamon is very rich in an antioxidant called Polyphenol. Having cinnamon in your diet also increases your body’s capacity to produce antioxidants. So, this spice is very important, and you should definitely try to include it in your diet daily.
2. Lowering inflammation and reducing the risk of an unhealthy heart
Cinnamon’s other benefit is reducing the risk of having inflammations. The inflammation issue might not sound like a big deal right now but it is one of the key reasons for having a chronic disease. Studies have shown that consuming cinnamon lowers the risk of inflammation by a considerable amount. When it comes to your heart health, cinnamon is extremely important. Scientists have found that cinnamon helps with high blood pressure and reduces bad cholesterol. Moreover, it slowly increases your good cholesterol over the years. Consuming even 120mg every day might help you reap the benefits of cinnamon.
3. Control blood sugar
Diabetes is a serious issue. Some people might be born with it, while others might develop it because of lifestyle issues. Whatever the case, blood sugar needs to be kept in check and reduced, even. Luckily, cinnamon is here to help us do that. Cinnamon acts like natural insulin. So if you’re drinking cinnamon tea, it is like you’re drinking a tea infused with natural insulin. Cinnamon also lowers your metabolic rate a bit. So after dinner, when your blood sugar is typically high, it slows the digestion of your food to control the sugar that seeps into your system from all the food.
4. Weight loss
Contributing weight loss to the benefits of cinnamon tea can be a far cry. Scientists have not experimented with this properly, so we cannot know for sure. We have no idea if cinnamon can actually help in weight loss for a long period of time. And we do not know how much weight loss we can expect from a certain amount of cinnamon. You definitely can drink a lot of cinnamon tea to kickstart your weight loss, but it is not going to be good for your health. So we advise you not to do it until conclusive results are produced by science.
5. Reduce menstrual pain
This might be one of the best benefits of cinnamon tea. A certain amount of cinnamon can help women with extreme menstrual pain. Menstrual pain might also include PMS symptoms. Cinnamon tea can help with that If consumed regularly in certain amounts. However, cinnamon tea is a natural remedy. If you suffer from extreme pain, taking prescribed medication would help you faster. However, cinnamon tea can reduce vomiting and nauseous feelings in women during their period. So you can drink cinnamon tea as a natural medicine during your periods.
6. Skin benefits
Drinking cinnamon tea can benefit your skin in a lot of ways. Sure, you can find skincare products infused with cinnamon extracts which you can apply to your skin. However, cinnamon works better when invested. So, drinking cinnamon tea is way more beneficial for your skin than applying products with cinnamon in it. It has antioxidants, which are very important in fighting signs of aging. The antioxidants present in cinnamon will fight off signs of aging and will give your skin a more young look. So, keep drinking cinnamon tea for rejuvenated skin! However, if drinking tea is not your cup of tea, you can always make homemade face masks with cinnamon. Mix cinnamon, honey, and yogurt for a DIY mask with the maximum benefits!
7. Hair benefits
Apart from making your skin look younger and youthful, cinnamon tea also affects your hair in the best way possible. Cinnamon tea promotes blood flow. So blood flow to your scalp will be increased and the cinnamon will also get rid of any bad lingering smell. Sure, you can use a beauty product infused with cinnamon. But as they always say, natural is better. If you do not want to drink tea, as it can get a bit much sometimes, make a hair mask! Make your cinnamon tea as usual. Then add some honey to it. One tablespoon would do. Then rub the concoction into your scalp. There, your hair is getting the benefits of cinnamon tea without you drinking it!
8. Can help with common cough and cold
Cinnamon tea can help you reduce common cough and cold. During some seasons, we see that common coughs and cold increases. Kids are always sick with a cold, running around with a runny nose. Cinnamon tea can really help with that. During the fly season, just make it a habit to drink cinnamon tea regularly. It will keep flu bacteria at bay. And drinking hot tea during the flu season will make you feel all warm and cozy anyways.
9. Fights bad odor
You might not believe this, but cinnamon helps reduce odor. Yes, it can be surprising. Cinnamon itself does not have a very pleasant smell. So people might outright dislike the smell of cinnamon. But if you consume cinnamon, it might help your fight odor. Especially bad breath. We all struggle with bad breath sometimes. The brushing and flossing at times can be too little to reduce the odor. So drinking cinnamon tea every morning can be a good way to reduce the odor over time. It is also a good way to start your day!
10. Other benefits
So, the benefits we talked about are the main benefits of cinnamon. There are other potential benefits of cinnamon tea that you can get. Those are: reducing aging; cinnamon tea can hydrate your skin if you drink it daily. It can help with cancer, as cinnamon has certain “anticancer” elements which make it great against cancer cells. Cinnamon tea can also help with skin problems like acne. It can reduce the presence of the bacteria which causes acne. It can also help you in the fight against HIV. But only the most usual strain of the HIV virus.
Conclusive Insights
So, we have come to the end of this blog. I hope that these benefits will make you drink cinnamon tea every day. If the flavor is too different for your taste, you can add some honey or stevia in it to make it taste a bit better. All in all, cinnamon tea is a great thing to add to your diet.