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Cinnamon:
Can This 1 Unique Spice
Help Fight Abdominal Fat?
by Mike Geary
www.TruthAboutAbs.com
This spice that I'm going to mention is
one of the most overlooked, but healthiest spices in the
world...
You might even call it a "fat burning spice"... in a
roundabout way.
And yes, it can actually help you win the battle against
abdominal fat if you use it daily...I'll explain why.
Here are some other benefits of this miracle spice:
* controls blood sugar levels
* helps maintain insulin sensitivity
* a VERY powerful antioxidant
* may have antibacterial and antifungal properties
* and dozens of other benefits
So what is this miracle spice that beats abdominal fat?
Well... it's good old tasty Cinnamon!
Although cinnamon does NOT directly increase fat burning
(such as by increasing metabolic rate, etc), it CAN actually
help you to burn off abdominal fat and get leaner in an
indirect way.
Here's how...
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Although cinnamon
has dozens of health benefits, the main benefit that
will help you to get leaner is through it's strong
effect on controlling blood sugar levels in your body.
In a study published in 2003 in the medical journal
Diabetes Care, groups were split into people taking 1,
3, or 6 grams of cinnamon per day in capsule form (the
equivalent of approx 1/4th to 1 teaspoon of cinnamon). |
The results of the study showed that all 3 amounts of
cinnamon reduced fasting blood glucose levels by 18-29%
after 40 days.
Cinnamon can also increase insulin sensitivity, which
essentially means that it is helping your body to
control blood sugar while simultaneously allowing your
body to produce less insulin.
As you know, chronically high insulin levels can make
your body pack on the blubber.
How to harness cinnamon to lose stubborn belly fat...
One possible way to benefit from cinnamon to lose more
fat is to use cinnamon daily in your meals when you can,
such as in yogurt or cottage cheese, in smoothies,
oatmeal, or anything else you can think of where it
would go well.
Also, you could use a cinnamon capsule before each of
your meals.
This could help to control blood sugar and insulin
response from your meals and thereby control your
appetite and cravings throughout the day... hence,
helping you to lose body fat more effectively over time.
So now you can see that not only is cinnamon a powerful
antioxidant that can help you stay youthful longer, it
can also help you to control blood sugar and get a
leaner sexier body!
Note: please make sure to consult your doctor before
adding any new foods or spices to your nutrition plan if
you are taking any medications or have food allergies.
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Go to
TruthAboutAbs.com to discover "the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth" about abdominals
training and losing the stubborn stomach fat that covers
your abs.
Mike Geary is a fitness coach, nationally certified
personal trainer (CPT), the author of the
internationally popular book -
The
Truth about Six Pack Abs, and a contributing writer
for Weider Publications, which publishes Men's Fitness,
Muscle & Fitness Magazine, and others. |
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Click
here to read more on
The Truth about Six Pack Abs
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