Dietitians explain what makes this delicious spice so great.
If you regularly experience brain
fog, chronic aches and pains, hormone imbalances, digestive distress, skin
issues or have an autoimmune disease, establishing daily habits that work to
minimize inflammation could significantly improve how you’re feeling.
Inflammation is the immune system’s response to harmful stimuli and while it plays an important role in defending the body from these unwelcome invaders, chronic inflammation can cause a long list of health woes. In addition to the aforementioned ailments, it can also cause chronic diseases and cognitive decline. This is why doctors and healthy eating experts often preach the importance of
building healthy habits that prevent or lower inflammation.Throughout the day, we are
engaging in dozens of actions that either are linked to preventing or causing
inflammation. This includes everything we eat or drink. Foods that are high in
sugar, fried or ultra-processed are linked to causing inflammation while
vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, legumes and many other whole foods are linked to preventing it.
What we drink plays a role too. If you pour yourself a cup of coffee in the morning, you are already starting the day with
a habit that helps prevent inflammation. But according to healthy
eating experts and scientific research, there’s a way to make your morning
drink even healthier: adding a dash of cinnamon.
Why Drinking Coffee
With Cinnamon Can Help Prevent Inflammation
Kristen Yarker, MSc, RD, a registered dietitian who leads a team of
dietitians in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, says that cinnamon is an
anti-inflammatory spice and is a delicious way to give coffee a hint of
sweetness without adding sugar or alternative
sweeteners, which are both linked to causing inflammation.
Scientific
studies show that cinnamon is anti-inflammatory, can help
reduce cholesterol and supports cardiovascular health, among other benefits.
One reason for this is because it’s high in antioxidants,
which protect tissues in the body from damage caused by free radicals. This in
turn prevents an inflammatory response.
When you add a dash
of cinnamon to your coffee, you’re adding an anti-inflammatory herb to a drink
that is already anti-inflammatory, getting benefits on top of benefits. “Most
of us think of our morning coffee as the reward for getting out of bed. It
turns out that plain coffee can help reduce inflammation,” says functional
medicine nutritionist Barbara Sobel, MS, CNS, LND. She explains that this is because, like cinnamon,
coffee is high in antioxidants. “Antioxidants help remove free radicals and
decrease oxidative stress, key components of inflammation. If we do not have
much variety in our diet, coffee can become one of the primary sources of
antioxidants in our diet,” she says.
Other Ways To Drink to Your Health in the
Morning
If you don’t like the
taste of cinnamon in coffee, there are other herbs you can try in your coffee instead.
Sobel says that unsweetened cocoa powder, nutmeg and cloves all contain
phytonutrients that help decrease inflammation and can be delicious additions
to coffee. You can even experiment with mixing some together to find a blend
you find irresistible.
While coffee does
contain antioxidants that help prevent inflammation, both Sobel and Yarker say
that not everyone should drink it. “[For some people], coffee can be
overstimulating, cause digestive issues, interrupt sleep and increase blood
pressure in those who already have high blood pressure,” says Sobel. For these
individuals, drinking coffee can backfire and cause inflammation instead of
preventing it.
Dietitians explain
what makes this delicious spice so great.
If you regularly
experience brain fog, chronic aches and pains, hormone imbalances, digestive
distress, skin issues or have an autoimmune disease, establishing daily habits
that work to minimize inflammation could significantly improve how you’re
feeling.
Inflammation is the immune system’s
response to harmful stimuli and while it plays an important role in defending
the body from these unwelcome invaders, chronic inflammation can cause a long
list of health woes. In addition to the aforementioned ailments, it can also cause
chronic diseases and cognitive decline. This is why doctors and healthy eating
experts often preach the importance of building healthy habits that prevent or
lower inflammation.
Throughout the day, we
are engaging in dozens of actions that either are linked to preventing or
causing inflammation. This includes everything we eat or drink. Foods that are
high in sugar, fried or ultra-processed are linked to causing inflammation while
vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, legumes and many other whole foods are linked to preventing it. What we drink
plays a role too. If you pour yourself a cup of coffee in the morning, you are already starting the day with a habit that helps
prevent inflammation. But according to healthy eating experts and
scientific research, there’s a way to make your morning drink even healthier:
adding a dash of cinnamon.
Why Drinking Coffee With Cinnamon Can Help
Prevent Inflammation
Kristen
Yarker, MSc, RD, a registered dietitian who leads a team of dietitians in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, says that cinnamon is an anti-inflammatory
spice and is a delicious way to give coffee a hint of sweetness without
adding sugar or alternative sweeteners, which are both linked
to causing inflammation.
Scientific studies show that cinnamon is
anti-inflammatory, can help reduce cholesterol and supports cardiovascular
health, among other benefits. One reason for this is because it’s high in antioxidants, which protect tissues in the
body from damage caused by free radicals. This in turn prevents an inflammatory
response.
When you add a dash of
cinnamon to your coffee, you’re adding an anti-inflammatory herb to a drink
that is already anti-inflammatory, getting benefits on top of benefits. “Most
of us think of our morning coffee as the reward for getting out of bed. It
turns out that plain coffee can help reduce inflammation,” says functional
medicine nutritionist Barbara Sobel, MS, CNS, LND. She
explains that this is because, like cinnamon, coffee is high in antioxidants.
“Antioxidants help remove free radicals and decrease oxidative stress, key
components of inflammation. If we do not have much variety in our diet, coffee
can become one of the primary sources of antioxidants in our diet,” she says.
Other Ways To Drink to Your Health in the
Morning
If you don’t like the
taste of cinnamon in coffee, there are other herbs you can try in your coffee
instead. Sobel says that unsweetened cocoa powder, nutmeg and cloves all contain
phytonutrients that help decrease inflammation and can be delicious additions
to coffee. You can even experiment with mixing some together to find a blend
you find irresistible.
While coffee does
contain antioxidants that help prevent inflammation, both Sobel and Yarker say
that not everyone should drink it. “[For some people], coffee can be
overstimulating, cause digestive issues, interrupt sleep and increase blood
pressure in those who already have high blood pressure,” says Sobel. For these
individuals, drinking coffee can backfire and cause inflammation instead of
preventing it.
If coffee isn’t for
you, there are other ways to start your day off with an anti-inflammatory
drink. Tea, particularly green tea and black
tea, is also high in antioxidants and linked to preventing inflammation. And
since fruits and vegetables are anti-inflammatory, you can savor a morning
smoothie spiked with cinnamon, unsweetened cacao powder or other herbs of your
choice.
Both healthy eating
experts emphasize that it’s important to think about your diet and lifestyle
habits as a whole when it comes to lowering or preventing inflammation.
Starting the day off with a healthy habit just might inspire you to live
healthier throughout the entire day. And besides, coffee with a dash of
cinnamon is certainly a lot more nutritious than a sugar-loaded specialty coffee
drink. Sometimes, simple really is best.
-Yahoolifestyle
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