No matter how we were assured in childhood that miracles happen by themselves, in reality it turns out to be a little different. In adulthood, miracles happen only when you yourself participate, and actively. This applies to absolutely all areas: whether it is a vacation at the edge of the Earth, a spacious and cozy country house or … a beautiful figure. If you decide to become a little slimmer, gather all your will into a fist and go in search of helpers on this thorny path - honey and cinnamon.
Useful properties of products
By themselves, honey and cinnamon are not capable of turning an ordinary girl into a Thumbelina by a wave of a magic wand. But for the body, these products are still very useful, and can become an additional assistant in the fight against extra pounds. So, in order. How is cinnamon useful for humans?
Cinnamon:
- is able to break down fat cells;
- soothes an overly accentuated appetite;
- has antioxidant properties;
- helps the stomach to digest heavy food;
- reduces bad cholesterol;
- accelerates metabolic processes in the body.
The whole range of useful properties will play into the hands of any person who decides to lose a couple of kilograms. After all, the arsenal of tasks that cinnamon copes with is very impressive. And many of them are really aimed at cleansing the body, and therefore losing weight. Now in more detail about the miraculous possibilities of honey. Praises all over the world are singing about its benefits, therefore it is extremely brief about what he can handle.
Honey:
- fully saturates the body with nutrients, from which the desire to eat something sweet disappears;
- perfectly breaks down fat;
- mobilizes metabolism;
- keeps the immune system in excellent shape.
That is, according to its characteristics, honey will also become a good friend on the way to health.
Purchase recommendations
In order for all the declared properties of the products to be fully revealed, it is advisable to take a responsible approach to their choice. It is better to buy cinnamon not Indonesian (cassia), but Ceylon. It is much less common on store shelves. But unlike its Indonesian sister, only Ceylon cinnamon has all the claimed properties. We'll have to try and look for it in the vastness of online stores. If you neglect this advice, the result can be unpredictable. Eating cassia every day for sensitive people will result in allergies or indigestion.
Now about honey. Ideally, of course, purchase it from an apiary, from trusted people. The value of such a product will be many times higher. You can check honey in a simple way - pour it on a saucer, twist it and wait for the honeycomb to appear on the surface. If the honey is fresh and ripe, you will see how it weaves the structured honeycomb pattern in which it has recently been. This secret is used by beekeepers. And it is recommended to all hunters for the real product.
So, the "heroes of the occasion" are purchased, you can start preparing "magic potions".
Homemade recipes
The simplest thing that can be made from honey with cinnamon is a drink. It is very easy to do. Take two cinnamon sticks and cover with hot water. Then let it brew for 20 minutes. When the water has cooled, add a little honey to taste and drink during the day - morning and evening. To enhance the cleansing effect, you can add a little grated ginger there. The result will be more pronounced. Plus, in cold weather, you will be protected from colds. Ginger is an excellent immunomodulator, and together with honey and cinnamon, it strengthens the immune system well, increasing the body's resistance to viruses.
If you don't like this drink, you can improvise. For example, repeat the same procedure not with boiling water, but with your favorite tea. Better, of course, if the choice falls on green. Then all the components will reinforce each other. But you can take any other. The main thing is that you like the taste of the drink. Then you will drink it often and with pleasure. Among other things, you can also make a honey-cinnamon mixture. Stick to a strict rule: always take 2 times more honey than cinnamon. Let the mixture steep and eat a tablespoon, divided into several receptions, every day.
A simple way for external use
If all of the above recipes did not please you, do not despair. There is one interesting trick. Honey with cinnamon can not only be eaten, but also applied externally.
Wraps
Take 100 ml of honey and a tablespoon of cinnamon. Heat in a water bath and apply to the steamed body with light massaging movements. Pay special attention to problem areas. Wrap on top with cling film, wait half an hour and rinse. Such procedures accelerate metabolism well, but they can be carried out no more than twice a week.
Scrub for massage
Add a teaspoon of honey and an equal amount of cinnamon to your favorite body cream and spread on the areas you would like to work on. This homemade original scrub will not only quickly tighten the skin, but make it even and smooth.
There is no specific time frame for using cinnamon honey. You can use them until you get the desired result. After all, these are products that can be consumed on an ongoing basis. Girls who have tried the cinnamon-honey diet on themselves speak of it in the most flattering way. The main points they focus on are:
- after some time after consuming honey with cinnamon, intestinal function improves;
- it takes a few kilograms, more energy appears;
- the skin is rejuvenated.
Adding physical activity and the right diet to a tasty and healthy dish, you will not leave a chance for extra pounds. And the result will inevitably be. Therefore, if you have long dreamed of losing weight, do not shelve it and go for it.
